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JForum supports private messaging. Users may choose to view messages internally or have them redirected to an external email account.
Each of the three options support message composition using an HTML editor with Spell check enabled, and multiple attachment handling.
Additionally, the Announcements and Wiki tools allow instructors to broadcast messages to a class or group of students in a class. Announcements are posted in the Announcements tool and are displayed in the home page of a site, and they can (selectively) be sent to the students' personal email, registered in the system.
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The Resources tool in a user's personal workspace or course sites can also be used to create, store, and organize students' notes or online journals.
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Additional Comments:
* Instructors can create an unlimited number of new chat rooms or give students permission to do so. Multiple chat rooms may be used within a single site.
* The system clearly displays who is in the chat (a dot by the user's name in Users Present*), alerting site participants that others are in the chat with whom they can talk in real-time.
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*Chat history may be preserved on the site or cleared at an instructor's discretion
*Instructor's may set up a room as the default to which all site participants are directed and later point the chat tool to a different room. (ie for setting up Office Hours, online advising etc)
*Fine grained permissions allow instructors to alter ability for students to participate in chat.
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Whiteboard | Select all that apply from the following options: |
| The whiteboard supports image and PowerPoint uploading. |
| The whiteboard supports mathematical symbols. |
| The software supports graphing, polling, and instructor moderation. |
| The software supports group web browsing. |
| The software supports application desktop sharing. |
| The software can archive a recording of whiteboard sessions for future viewing. |
| The software supports two-way voice chat. |
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Agora is a real-time eCollaboration tool designed for use in Sakai. It offers tightly integrated features that support video conferencing, desktop sharing, whiteboard and instant messaging
The Sakai CLE can also be integrated with Elluminate Live or Horizon Wimba and supports the functionality above when integrated. . Presentation management tools allow annotations, drawing canvas and whiteboard, resource sharing, scalable chat program, as well as a fully integrated web browser. (verify)
The Sakai CLE can also be integrated with Elluminate Live or Horizon Wimba and supports the functionality listed above when integrated.
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PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
Bookmarks | Select all that apply from the following options: |
| Students can share their bookmarks. |
| Students can create bookmarks in a private folder. |
| Students can bookmark any content material in a course. |
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Reviewer Comments
Bookmarking functionality is available in several tools. These include:
*JForum Discussion & Private Messaging tool
*The Web Content tool, which can be used to add bookmarks as tool buttons to any course site.
*The Resources tool, which allows bookmarks to be placed as resources.
*The Lessons tool, which supports bookmarks as part of any module.
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Calendar/Progress Review | Select all that apply from the following options: |
| Instructors and students can post events in the online course calendar. |
| Instructors can post announcements to a course announcement page. |
| Students have a personal home page that lists all courses in which the student is enrolled, new email and all course and system-wide events from their personal calendar. |
| Students can view their grades on completed assignments, total points possible, course grade, and compare their grades against the class performance. |
| Students can subscribe to RSS feeds to be notified of changes to materials. |
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* Users each have a personal workspace home page that provides a calendar summary of upcoming activities, deadlines, events, etc in any of their group sites
* Users can create new items on their personal home pagethe calendar in their personal workspace and import events from calendars in Microsoft outlook, Meetingmaker, or as a generic csv file
* Instructors and students can post events in the online course calendar.
* Instructors can post announcements to a course announcement pagesend progress reports via the Calendar or Announcements tools.
* Students can view their grades on completed assignments, total points possible, course grade, and compare their grades against the class performance in the appropriate assessment tool.
* Students can subscribe to RSS feeds to be notified of changes to materials in the wiki tool.the Wiki tool.
*ePortfolio tools such as the Matrix, Wizard, and Portfolios allow users to submit material, receive feedback, assessment etc and see their progress at a glance.
*The Checklist tool allows users to track progress on formal and informal steps towards fulfillment of graduation or institutional requirements.
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Searching Within Course | Select all that apply from the following options: |
| Students can search all course content. |
| Students can search all discussion threads. |
| Students can search chat or virtual classroom session recordings. |
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