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Registration
The first thing you must do to use the forum is sign up. Click on the "register" button at the very top of the page. Registration is required to keep out any strangers from joining our forum. We all know there are people who would use a forum for an elementary school to gather personal information on children. The registration may seem cumbersome and annoying, but I'm sure you can appreciate that it is designed to protect our children. You will only have to do it once.
Choose any username and password you want. You must give us a valid email address. It will be used to verify that you are a St. Joseph's parent. The confirmation code must be re-typed in all CAPS. Profile information is optional, but if your business has a website you should consider filling in that and your occupation. St. Joseph's families like to patronize our own. Many people use the "Signature" section to put a quote or saying that means something to them. It gets added automatically to the end of everything you write in the forum.
In the "Preferences" section I would leave most of it as is. If you want other St. Joseph's parents to be able to email you, then check "Yes" for "Always show my email address". Also you might want to check "Yes" in "Notify me on new private messages (Private Messages are covered later). Now click "Submit"
The forum administrator (a St. Joseph's parent as well) will get an email requesting that your account to be activated. You will get an email from the administrator asking you to verify your idientity. For example, you may be asked to give your children's names and their teacher's names. Once this is verified, your account will be activated and you will receive an email stating such.
It all works very easily and seemlessly. It is near impossible for someone who doesn't belong to get into our forum.
Choose any username and password you want. You must give us a valid email address. It will be used to verify that you are a St. Joseph's parent. The confirmation code must be re-typed in all CAPS. Profile information is optional, but if your business has a website you should consider filling in that and your occupation. St. Joseph's families like to patronize our own. Many people use the "Signature" section to put a quote or saying that means something to them. It gets added automatically to the end of everything you write in the forum.
In the "Preferences" section I would leave most of it as is. If you want other St. Joseph's parents to be able to email you, then check "Yes" for "Always show my email address". Also you might want to check "Yes" in "Notify me on new private messages (Private Messages are covered later). Now click "Submit"
The forum administrator (a St. Joseph's parent as well) will get an email requesting that your account to be activated. You will get an email from the administrator asking you to verify your idientity. For example, you may be asked to give your children's names and their teacher's names. Once this is verified, your account will be activated and you will receive an email stating such.
It all works very easily and seemlessly. It is near impossible for someone who doesn't belong to get into our forum.
Topics
You must log in by either clicking the "log in" button or typing your info into the space at the bottom of the page. Click on the forum you want to view to get started. If you have never used a forum before, you will notice that there is a list of topics to view. These are also referred to as Threads. Anyone can start a new topic to discuss. If you have a specific question or comment that has not already been opened in a topic then you can click "New Topic". Anything you wish to discuss can be opened in a new thread. If you are looking for a better recipe for pumpkin bread, need to find a good plumber in the area, or if you want to discuss a new school policy. The forum can be used to send out invites to birthday parties, set up sleepovers, or get homework help. PLEASE MAKE THE SUBJECT OF NEW TOPICS CLEAR AND DESCRIPTIVE SO OTHERS CAN EASILY KNOW WHAT THE TOPIC IS ABOUT. Or you could browse through the other topics and choose one to read and dicuss if you wish.
Replying
When you click open a topic you can choose to reply to it. Replies are added in a list one after another. Just click "Post reply" and write your reply.
Avatars
You will notice that some users have an icon next to their name. These are called avatars and you can go to your profile and add or delete one anytime you want. You must have the image on your computer and then upload it to the system. If this is confusing to you then ask your adolescent son or daughter to help you with it.
Private Message (PM)
You can send and receive private messages from other users. These will only be seen by the user it is sent to. It is useful if you want to say something to another parent that you don't want to be public.
The Students Forum
The students have their own place to communicate with eachother. They can discuss projects they are working on together in school or find out who is going to the movies this weekend. A student account will never have access to the Parents Forum, but a moderator can and will read the Students Forum on a regular basis to see what is being written and take appropiate disciplinary action in required.
More Questions
If you have any other questions that are not covered here, please refer to the FAQ page on the forum. Or you can email or PM the administrator directly. You do this by clicking on "Member list" and finding the username of the administrator.
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