Adjust Your Profile Settings: Your profile helps other community members get to know you. Click on your avatar in the top banner to edit your profile and access settings. Of course you can update any of your profile settings, but we recommend you include a brief bio that mentions the subject and grades you teach to provide context when interacting with others.
Turn On Group Subscriptions: Select an OER Project group from the left-hand side of the Community home page. To subscribe, open the group page, click Email Digest Options under the Subscribe header on the top right, and choose your subscription preference.
Forum Notifications: Forum notifications alert you whenever someone posts in that forum. You can toggle forum notifications on or off under the Subscribe heading on the right-hand side of the page.
Follow a Member: To follow a member, click their name anywhere in the Community to visit their profile. From the Connect menu in the member’s banner, select Follow. The member will be notified that you have started following them. You can also become friends with a member by clicking Request a Friendship, which will send a customized message to that member.
Review Requests: To review your friends, followers, and pending requests, go to your profile and view your Friends page. Here, you can cancel, accept/reject requests, or unfriend/unfollow members.
Private Messages: Send private messages to friends in the community by clicking the Messages icon in the header. Select New Message and search for a friend using the Find Recipients field.
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