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If your class is using eCompanion or WyoSakai as an online supplement, your instructor will have told you which.  Choose one set of instructions below, accordingly.  (For Course Studio help, see the bottom of the page.)

 

ECOMPANION ACCESS

If your instructor has requested an eCompanion shell to enhance the classroom course, you are automatically enrolled in that eCompanion shell in conjunction with your official UW registration.  You should already have received an automatically generated e-mail letter.

>>>>  Your eCompanion/OnlineUW user account is separate from your WyoWeb (UWYO domain) authentication; you must remember both.

Obtaining your User ID and Password for eCompanion/OnlineUW:
Go to the eCompanion/OnlineUW login page through the link in your "My Courses" channel in WyoWeb, or the link on the left-hand bar here, and click on the upper box labeled "Login."  Please follow the "New Login Instructions" there if you have not already obtained the credentials that consist of your W-number and new password, used since 2006.

Getting to your eCompanion:   Login with your new user ID and password.  After you login, you will be looking at your personal home page. Feel free to explore the links you see there. To get to the eCompanion for your course, click on the "Academics" tab, upper left, and then click on the course name.

To Obtain a Forgotten Password:  Use the "Forgot your Password/User ID?" link on the eCompanion/OnlineUW login page to have the details sent to via e-mail.  You must enter your UWYO domain account, that is, your official UW e-mail address.

E-Mail:  Your eCompanion/OnlineUW e-mail address is your official UW e-mail address, that is, your UWYO domain account username attached to "uwyo.edu."  This cannot be changed.  (You can, of course, forward your UW e-mail to some other e-address if you wish.  See the UW IT pages for help.)

 

WYOSAKAI ACCESS

To (a) create a WyoSakai account and (b) register for a WyoSakai course, project, or portfolio, follow the instructions below.

(a)  Getting into WyoSakai

1. On the WyoSakai login page:
     http://WyoSakai.uwyo.edu
   Click on "I'm a new user, sign me up!"  Follow the on-screen instructions, completing the required fields (those marked with asterisks).  Both ID and password are case-sensitive.  Please choose strings of letters and digits with no spaces, punctuation, or other odd characters-- we recommend that you use your UWYO user ID-- and make certain that you will remember both.

2. Your role will show as "guest" until your instructor changes it.  Remember your WyoSakai ID and password, or store them in a safe place.

3. You will be logged in for the first time and your My Workspace site will now appear.  Continue to (b) to join your courses, projects, or portfolios.  Your WyoSakai account will persist across semesters.

(b)  Getting into a WyoSakai course

1. When you have logged in to your My Workspace page in WyoSakai, find the MY ACCOUNT box and click on the "Membership" tool.
2. Click on the "Joinable Sites" link at the top of the frame to open the list of courses,  find the title of the course, project, or portfolio worksite concerned-- you may have to page through the list using the arrows on the upper right-- and click on its "Join" link.  (If you have already joined the worksite, it will not show on the list.)  Take care that the course you select shows the correct semester, section, and instructor. 
3. At this point, the new course or worksite will be listed in your "My Sites" tab.  Click on the title of  your new course or any other worksite to enter it.  (You can add a worksite at any time through "Joinable Sites.")

From now on, just log in and enter your course worksite through the Quicklinks at the top or "My Sites."

 

COURSE STUDIO in WYOWEB

Students, if your instructor tells you that your course materials are in WyoWeb, log in to the WyoWeb portal, and, under the Student Resources tab, locate the My Courses channel (upper left) and click on the semester link.  You will see a list of the courses for which you are registered.  Click on the course title to enter the home page for that course.  You will see the tools and materials to which your instructor has referred.

EVERYBODY:

Students, please allow adequate time and resources for the acquisition and use of online course materials, which are provided as a supplemental service to you.  Connections from home through a third-party ISP are fraught with problems beyond our control.  Downloading images over a slow modem connection can take several minutes, perhaps hours.  You are invited to use the faster Student Labs.  If you have difficulties, call 766-5499 or e-mail onlnsupp@uwyo.edu.

Last update:  18 September 2009; RKH

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