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student logins

Wednesday, September 10 you can log in through DoITif you are on my list of volunteers. I have sent the list to the FirstClass administrator who is authorizing you and assigning you a password as below. I do not have a friendly message up on FirstClass for you yet--have been too busy getting this class rounded up!

login procedure

  • All student logins/passwords have the same convention (unless other arrangements have been made).

    LOGIN ID = student 10-digit student id number
    TEMPORARY PASSWORD = the student birthdate in MMDDYY format
    (Example: April 3, 1967 would be 040367, without a - or /.)

training session

HEAR THIS! There will be a training session:
  • Thu Sep 11, 1997 at 7:00 pm
  • B147 Computer Science and Statistics
  • Lecture followed by
  • One-hour hands-on practice


help desk support

24-hour Help Desk support is available to FirstClass students and they are encouraged to call DoIT's Help Desk at 4-HELP. If the Help Desk cannot help you, a call will be opened and assigned to a FirstClass administrator for followup.

documentation for students

See the FirstClass website ¬http://www.wisc.edu/firstclass/, particularly DOCUMENTATION and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. This same information is also posted on the FirstClass server in the HELP conference. It references the following:

  • FIRSTCLASS    A brief description of the software
  • TEACHING WITH COMPUTER CONFERENCING    How to implement computer conferencing into your teaching and class instruction.
  • SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS    Required hardware.
  • UW POLICIES    Conference service policy, service responsibilities, leader responsibilities, fees, and contact person.
  • DOWNLOADS    3.5 clients available for download including download instructions. Click here for download information, or on the download button.
  • WEB INTEGRATION#160   How to launch FirstClass from a Web Page. We will get it set up so that you can lauch from the launch button here on this web page.
  • TUTORIALS
    • University of Illinois - AIM Lab FirstClass Tutorial
    • Southern Methodist University FirstClass Tutorial
  • DOCUMENTATION
    • HELP and Other Information
    • Using FirstClass
    • Other Features
    • UW-Madison Network Usage Policy
    • FirstClass License Agreement and Limited Warranty
  • FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
  • OTHER FIRSTCLASS WEB SITES
  • SOFTARC WEB SITE (VENDOR SITE)
  • SOFTARC EDUCATIONAL PRICE LIST
  • FEEDBACK
  • SEARCH CAPABILITY

FirstClass clients

3.5 is the client version that was recently released and the one DoIT recommends you use. It is available for download from the website http://www.wisc.edu/firstclass/, the FirstClass server, loaded in all of the DoIT InfoLabs, and available in the DoIT TechStore for $1.50. The clients available are:

  • Windows 95/NT
  • Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11
  • Macintosh

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Please email any questions, comments, or suggestions to Professor Bernice Durand, bdurand@theory3.physics.wisc.edu.

Revised September 10, 1997.


Content © 1997, Bernice Durand
Images and layout © 1997, Shane Hamilton