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How the community works

Conversations and reviews are started on content pages. Comments are gathered in the community page for members to see. You can search for and reply to other members’ posts in the community.

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Conversations

A Conversation is a thread to discuss site content. You can start your own or reply to an existing conversation.

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Start a conversation

To start a new conversation, click the "Start a Conversation" box or "Start" button at the bottom of the content page.

Try it now: click the "Start Here" blue box (to the right) to start a conversation.

Try it now: Enter a short title or ask a question. Then insert your message into the text box.

You can also tag your post with a category and upload files. Once you're finished, click "Post" to submit your conversation.

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    Ask a question or share your thoughts with other educators. You can also attach handouts or other resources.

    Conversations

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    Reviews

    Reviews are like conversations, but they allow you to rate the activities using a 1-5 scale, which is shown as 1-5 water drops.

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    Review an activity

    Reviews are like conversations, but they allow you to rate the activities using a 1-5 scale, which is shown as 1-5 water drops.

    Try it now: Click the "Write a Review" blue box (to the right) to start a review.

    Try it now: Enter a short title as you would do normally with your posts.

    Try it now: Add your rating, then insert a message into the box.

    Just like conversations, click "Post" to submit your review.

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      Start a Conversation

      Ask a question or share your thoughts with other educators. You can also attach handouts or other resources.

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      Write a Review

      Rate this activity from one to five water drops and share your thoughts with the community.

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      Get Started

      Browse the content to start new conversations or reviews. Or, you can simply reply to existing ones!

      Check out the "About this Site" menu if you need further assistance using the site.

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      Exploring Our Fluid Earth, a product of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG), College of Education. University of Hawaii, 2011. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit educational purposes.