Post Control Options for Students:

By clicking on the dot icon in the upper-right corner of a post, students can access the post controls:

• Edit - Edit the content of your own post only
• Delete - Delete your own post only
  
  
• View Post URL – Access the specific post’s URL. The URL can be copied from web browser’s URL bar and shared with others.
• Repost - Share your own post again within the course
• RememberIt - Save in your RememberIt list in the settings to revisit for future activity or reference
• Translate - View the post translated into a different language
• Cancel Notifications - Turn off notifications for ratings or reflections for this post
• Show Word Analytics – View an analytic graphic showing keywords used in the post
  
  
• Anar Seeds Received - View the number of Anar Seeds that were awarded for your own post only.

Post Control Options for Instructors:

Instructors also have three additional controls: Adjust Anar Seeds, Highlight Post, and Hide Post.

Instructor view of a student's post

Instructor view of their own post

Adjust Anar Seeds

Instructors may also adjust Anar Seeds for a specific post. The current number of seeds awarded is shown inside of the parantheses. Again, instructors have three options after selecting this option.

1. Type in an adjusted seed number within the parameters and select “Save”
2. Type in an adjusted seed number within the parameters and select “Save and Email” to email the student who posted it
3. Cancel the selection entirely

Note: Once an instructor adjusts post Anar Seeds, the change will automatically be reflected in all applicable places, such as Anar Seeds Progress bar and Roster. Adjusting Anar Seeds can be used when instructors want to grade each post using Anar Seeds.

Highlight Post

A course instructor or Network moderator may use this control to pin an important post to the top of a post feed for an indefinite or specified period of time. A comment may accompany the post explaining why it is highlighted. Highlighting a post helps draw attention and interactivity to specific content, and provides social recognition to students who create higher-quality posts.

1. Select Highlight Post

2. Choose a highlight length: Indefinitely, or for a specific amount of time 

3. Type in a comment to explain to the class why this post is highlighted and then select “Pin” to highlight

If the post is highlighted, a yellow highlighter icon will appear on the post, as displayed in the screenshot below. Users may hover over the highlight to see who highlighted it and why they highlighted it (the comment).

Hide Post

Instructors may hide a particular post by clicking this option. Once selected the “Are you sure you want to hide/remove this Post?” will appear prompting instructors to choose one of three options:

1. Continue to hide the post by selecting “Hide”
2. Hide the post and email the user who posted it by selecting “Hide and Email”
3. Cancel the selection entirely

If the post is hidden, a red lock will appear on the post, as displayed in the screenshot below. Only course instructors and the person who posted it can see it once it is hidden.

Note: Instructors can go back and un-highlight, adjust seed numbers or un-hide posts at any time.