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What do I need to join the caucus? How do I join a conference? How do I read an item at the caucus? How do I post a response? How do I change my response? How do I contribute an item to the caucus? How do I post my assignment? Who has viewed my item/post? How Do I Email My Assignment to the Instructor From the Caucus?

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What do I need to join the caucus?

A. The caucus is password and user ID protected. Every student that attends Stockton gets a free account and free internet access to the web. This is called your loki account. You will need to activate this account to participate in the caucus. All you have to do is go to Computer Services and ask them to activate a loki account for you. Once you receive your stk ID and password, give this information to your class instructor so he/she can add you to the caucus active list. You cannot receive a password and stk ID over the phone or online, for security reasons, you must go in person to Computer Services located in D wing.

How do I join a conference?

A. Once you have entered your password and have come to the main page of the caucus, you must place the conference you wish to join to your Personal Conference List.  To do this, click on 3. List all Conferences. Scroll down using the scroll bar on the right of your screen, find the conference you want to join (any conference that appears blue and underlined, you may join).  Choose: Yes, make me a member of the conference, and add it to my Personal Conference List. If the conference you need to join is in black letters, this means it is unavailable to you. Inform your instructor. Your instructor will need your stk ID and password so they can make the conference available to you.

How do I read items at the caucus?

A. Just click on any item, blue and underlined in appearance, and read your item. When finished, choose the Back button (top left corner of your browser) to return to the list of items available to read.

How do I post a response?

A. Click on the item you want to respond to. Using the side bar on the right hand side of your browser. scroll down to the bottom of the item you are viewing. Click on the small down arrow located next to Enter your and choose the format you wish to use. Keep it on word-wrapped or choose literal from the drop down menu. For those who are familiar with HTML, yes this is acceptable at the caucus but you must choose the format HTML in the drop down menu. Be sure your cursor is in the box provided by using your mouse, and type your response. When complete, click on the grey box entitled, Post and Go. If you choose Post and View, you will be able to see your response directly on the next screen without having to scroll down.

If you want to post a new subject, just click on the blue letters at the top of the caucus that say, "Create a New Item". Then, pick a title for your post and follow the instructions above.

How do I change my reponse?

A. Click on your item you wish to change. Scroll down using the scroll bar on the right hand side of your browser and find your specific response that you posted. Next to your response, click on the little blue icon entitled,Edit.In the box provided, be sure that you choose the same format as your original response. You can then add more information by taking the mouse and moving the cursor where you want to change your response. Once you see the vertical blinking line in position, begin typing. When finished, be sure you choose the grey box entitled, Change Item. If you choose Undo Changes or close your browser before you saved your changes, your work will be lost. On the next screen, scroll down to the bottom of the page and choose, Post and View or Post and Go

How do I contribute an item to the caucus?

A. At the homepage of your particular conference, choose creat a new item. On the next screen, create a title for your item. In the box provided, type your item then, click the grey box entitled, Post and Go or Post and View.

Our instructor gave an assignment, I see it on the Class homepage. How can I post the assignment and answer the questions as I go?

A. There are several steps to follow to make this possible:
    1). Create item: Follow the same steps as mentioned under Contribute an item to the caucus. Name your item My Assignment for example.
      2). Cut and Paste: Go to the page on which your assignment appears. Now you must cut and paste this assignment into the box provided you under the item that you entitled, My Assignment. To do this, follow these steps:
            1). Highlight text: In your brower, choose Edit, located top left side of your browser. Under Edit chooseSelect All  then, in the same drop down menu under Edit choose copy or highlight the text by left-clicking on your mouse, dragging to highlight what you want. Right-click and choose copy. Both ways work. Choose which ever you prefer.
            2). Go back to caucus: Using the Back button in your browser, top left corner of your browser, click on Back  until you have reached your desired location in the caucus where you created your item entitled, My Assignment.
           3). Using the mouse, place the cursor in the text box provided by left clicking the mouse one time.
          4).In your brower, choose Edit, located top left side of your browser. Under Edit, choose paste or highlight the text by left-clicking on your mouse,  choose paste. Both ways work. Choose which ever you prefer.
    3). Now, choose the grey box entitled, Post and View or Post and Go.
   4). You may add your answers following the same instructions under How do I change my Response?

How do I know who has viewed my item/post?

A. Click on the particular item in question. Scroll down using the scroll bar on the right hand side of your browser. Scroll past the box supplied for an answer. Right under the box, on the right hand side of the box at the bottom where it says Box width:, there is a hyperlink that says, Who has seen this item? Click on this hyperlink. On the next screen, you will see Report on EVERYONE or PEOPLE named __________. Choose EVERYONE. Once clicked, a list of everyone in the class who is participating in the caucus should appear. If the individual has seen the item, a check mark will appear next to their name. If they have not viewed the item in question, a yellow New Icon will be present.

1). Highlight text: Find the assignment in the Caucus. Highlight the text by left-clicking on your mouse, dragging to highlight what you want. Right-click and choose copy.
2). Now, open up the program that you which to paste this text into whether it be a Word Processor of your choosing or an email. Right-click again and now choose paste.
3). Using the mouse, place the cursor in the text where you want to start answering the questions by left clicking the mouse one time. When you see the blinking cursor, begin to type your answers.
4). Now, you can save your entire Word Document and cut and paste this entire document into an email or you can send this as an attachment. If you do not know how to send an attachment via email just cut and paste the document into an email and send it to the Instuctor this way. ALWAYS Print out a hard copy and ALWAYS save your work on your computer until you get feedback from your instructor concerning your assignment.
If you are on a public computer and no email program comes up, don't worry. An online email form has been added for your convenience and it can be found at the Professor's main site or you can just click http://loki.stockton.edu/~davisn/email.html