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I. Accessing your WebBoard Course

To use WebBoard, you need a computer with an Internet connection and a World Wide Web browser application. In order to take full advantage of certain WebBoard features, the latest version of Netscape, Internet Explorer, Opera, etc, is recommended. You can use the computers in the UIS Computer Lab to access WebBoard. Your instructor should have provided you with the URL (i.e., web address) of your WebBoard board. Alternatively, if your course has a Web page, your instructor will have a link from that page to your WebBoard course.

When you know the URL (e.g. http://wb5.uis.edu/~board_name) of your course, access WebBoard by following these steps:

Start your browser application, Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, by double-clicking on the appropriate icon

  1. Type the URL (e.g. http://wb5.uis.edu/~board_name) for your WebBoard conference into the address bar.
  2. Click "Go" or hit enter.
or,
  1. Open the browser File menu and select Open.
  2. You will be asked to enter the location into a window as shown in the example below:

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  3. Type the URL (e.g. http://wb5.uis.edu/~board_name) for your WebBoard conference into the window and click the Open button.

When you reach WebBoard, you'll be prompted to log in.

Please send comments and suggestions to the UIS  webmaster.

Written content provided by Jolee West and the Sloan Center for Asynchronous Learning Environments .