Fostering+Online+Communication+and+Collaboration

How do we want to use the discussion board?

Have specific forums so everyone knows where to go for discussions.(NYHS, AMNH and general) In the forum there is a thread where you can post something. All of the posts in the same discussion is called a thread. Think of a thread as a conversation. -This is a place to ask questions and for mentors and mentees to share resources. - A schedule should be made and we are responsible to starting a new open-ended thread (everyone posts once a year = 1 post a month = 12 posts for year) - We must monitor our message board according to our month assignment.

Side Questions: Can we have an update sent to our emails when someone posts on the website? How do we not take someone else's mentee? Can we get a protocol? How does logging in work when it comes to public forums or is it just during one to one emails? Can we have the ability to post attachments? Can there be a resource folder/tab to post everything for the 3 years and not have to scroll through 3 years of forums to find it? (such as blackboard) Whats the protocol for the discussions? How do we know someone posts in the discussion? Can we get another site to post on for our mentees to start so we dont lose them?

Whats going to motivate the mentees to post? -Start a forum for WOW MOMENTS or BEST PRACTICES - Monthly contest ( best joke about science, create a caption with pictures then reward them). What can we reward them with? - Fun forensic sites or photos - lateral thinking (forenics)