Users can initiate and contribute to conversations. Conversations are monitored and organized by moderators. Shop Talk is ideal for extending classroom discussions to the WWW, conducting electronic conferences, and hosting public discussions. The basic topic structure is set up by the board administrator and the topic moderators. Anyone with WWW access can read any message in any area of Shop Talk .
Users can add a message to an existing conversation .
Your message will then be added to the bottom of that conversation. Users can start a new conversation . You also type in the first message that will appear in that conversation. Anyone with access to the World Wide Web may access Shop Talk and read any of the posts on Shop Talk . User accounts are created by discussion moderators.