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There are several little features of the Jforum Discussions & Private Messages tool that you may want to know about. They are introduced in this section.
If you click on "Watch" at the top of a topic, you will be notified via email when replies get posted. The email notifications will go to the email address that you are registered within the system. This is a useful feature if you want to keep an eye on a discussion that might otherwise get buried.
If the topic gets too much traffic, and the email notifications are getting out of hand, polluting your in-box, you can turn it off by click on "Unwatch" topic.
Note: if you use the QuickReply feature to reply to a topic, it will automatically turn on the Watch feature. You will need to return to that topic and "Unwatch" if you don't want to receive email notifications anymore.
You have the option to bookmark topics that may be of interest to you and want to save or revisit regularly. To bookmark a topic, click on the link named "Bookmark It!" located at the top right corner of a topic thread.
To view your bookmarks, click on My Bookmark in the breadcrumb links at the top of the window. In a particular site, you'll only see the bookmarks for that course. You can delete the bookmarks or edit their title and descriptions in the list of bookmarks.
You can view and contact any active member in your class by clicking on Member Listing in the breadcrumb links at the top of the window. As the purpose of Member Listing is to communicate and collaborate with other members of your course, only "active" users are listed.
The discussion tool allows you to search for topics. Accurate word(s) must be provided. Partial words will not return information. Enter the search terms and select "search all items" if the string must be matched or select "Search any term, or as is written" if any of the terms included should be matched and the condition does not require that all are found.
You can limit your search to one forum or one category if you want to narrow down your search.
Since we have no verbal ways of expressing ourselves in a virtual class, consider using smilies to help clarify your meaning or to show the emotion behind your words. These "smilies" may appear silly, but they can help to avoid misunderstanding. When posting new topics or messages, you have access to a small library of emoticons in your editor.
Content originally developed by the
ETUDES Consortium Project.
This version is licensed under
Creative Commons, Sarah Phinney, 2007.
12/28/06