Viewing Year Group Calendar, Discussions & Files

The Faria Team
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Viewing your Year Group Calendar

Via Year Groups > Calendar

Screenshot: Accessing Year Group Files

This calendar will contain Events and Deadlines from your Year Group.

Screenshot: This calendar will contain Events and Deadlines from your Year Group

By hovering over the "i" icon in the bottom right corner of an event or deadline you will be able to view more details. Such as, files and description. Additionally, if it is a deadline with dropbox submission enabled you will be able to submit a file before the deadline.

Screenshot: By hovering over the 'i' icon in the bottom right corner of an event or deadline you will be able to view more

Note: If you use Apple iCal, Mozilla Calendar, or any other programme that fully supports the iCalendar standard, you can subscribe to these events in iCalendar format by clicking on the Subscribe to Calendar button. You will be able to view deadlines and events one month prior to subscribing, and three months after.

 

Viewing & Responding to Year Group Discussions

Via Year Group > Discussions

Screenshot: If you use Apple iCal, Mozilla Calendar, or any other programme that fully supports the iCalendar standard, you

You can view, create & respond to discussions for your Year Group via Discussions in your Year Group menu. Discussions posted here as public discussions are visible to all members of the year group. You can filter on the right for Public or Private Discussions, any by Discussion type (Deadline, Announcement, Homework).

Screenshot: Year Group Discussion Roster Comment Student Annotated0

On each Discussion, you can:

  • Click < Comment to open a comment box to post a reply
  • Click the Smiley face icon to add Emoji responses to the post
  • Click Open Discussion to view the full discussion thread including all replies
  • Access and download files or media shared in the Discussion post

On a thread, you can further:

  • React to other members' discussions or reply to their posts and comments, creating sub-threads
  • Add private discussions which are visible only to the message author (ie you), the teachers of the class and school administrators

Add your Body, Add Comment to respond to the original discussion

Screenshot: Year Group Student post reply annotated0

Click << Reply, Add Reply to respond to a post response

Screenshot: Student Year Group threaded reply0

Tick Private Comment for responses only visible to your teachers

Screenshot: Year Group Student private response0

 

Accessing Year Group Files & Student Handbooks

Via Year Group Manager > Files

Screenshot: Add private discussions which are visible only to the message author (ie you), the teachers of the class

You can access and download files uploaded to the Year Groups > Files in separate folders. Links to student handbooks for different components of your Year Group can be found on the right navigation panel. 

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