You get kicked off of the system a lot and have to constantly log back on. Those of you using AOL as your ISP will have to call Tycho Support to get a few useful tips. WebTycho is designed to be used with Netscape. All UMUC labs are equipped with Netscape. You can download a free copy of Netscape by going to Netscape's Download page .
Participation needs to be in the form of an ongoing conversation.
It is highly recommended that the students check their responsibilities of each module at the very early stage of each module's week and plan their participation accordingly. It is a good rule of thumb that the students check the class once in every day, and keep the limit of uncheck period within two days. It is strongly suggested that you either type your answer right in the Classroom, or cut and paste from your word processing program, or use html code when you upload a document. Most modern word processing software can convert a document you type into html code. Submission of documents in Ascii, Rich Text, Word or Word Perfect formats will not count as completion of an assignment.