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| style="background-color:#c0c0c0;border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Visual Cue
| style="background-color:#c0c0c0;border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Narration

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 1:

Spoken Tutorial Forums
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Welcome to the''' Spoken Tutorial''' that explains how to use '''Forums'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 2:

Learning Objectives
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In this tutorial we will learn to

* Register on the '''Spoken Tutorial '''website
* View '''forum''' questions
* Post a new question in '''forums'''
* Answer a question in '''forums''' and
* Search via '''keyword''' or '''video time'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 3:

System requirement
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| This tutorial is recorded on

* '''Ubuntu Linux 16.04''' operating system
* '''Firefox web browser'''

You can use any '''OS''' or '''web browser''' of your choice.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 4:

'''Spoken Tutorial Forums'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"|
* '''Spoken Tutorial Forums''' are used to post questions on a particular portion of a specific tutorial.
* Any registered learner can ask doubts related to a particular FOSS course
* Offline learners can refer to the '''Forum''' questions and answers to clear their doubts

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Open Firefox web browser.

Type [http://spoken-tutorial.org/ spoken-tutorial.org]
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| I’ll open '''Firefox web browser''' and type [http://spoken-tutorial.org/ spoken-tutorial.org]

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Show the web page
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| The '''Homepage '''of '''Spoken Tutorial website '''opens.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on Forums
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| On the menu bar, locate '''Forums '''and click on it.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Spoken Tutorial Forums webpage'''.

| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| We are redirected to the '''Spoken Tutorial Forums webpage'''.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the slider bar
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| On the top part of the page is a slider, which displays all the software series in graphic form.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to''' '''blue button named “'''View all previous questions'''”
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Just below the slider, is a prominent blue button named “'''View all previous questions'''”.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to '''Total questions '''and '''Total answers'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| On the right of this button, we can see the total number of questions posted so far.

And the total number of answers posted till date.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to '''Recent questions '''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Below this is the '''Recent questions '''section.

Here we can view the 10 most recently posted questions, arranged in chronological order.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the 3 links
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| At the top-right corner, we can see '''Search, Ask Question '''and''' Login''' links.

We will learn about these later in this tutorial.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on '''View all previous questions''' button
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Now, let’s click on '''View all previous questions''' button.

Immediately, we can view all the questions that have been posted in '''Forums,''' till date.

The entire sorting is in alphabetical order of '''FOSS''' name.

All questions with '''FOSS''' name starting with “A”, is displayed first.

So, we see '''Advanced C''' questions followed by '''Advanced C++''' and so on.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to '''Showing 1-20 of 956 questions''' text above the displayed list
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| 20 questions are displayed at a time on the page.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Highlight the page selector at the bottom
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| To see more questions, we can use the page selector at the bottom of the list.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the Login link at the top right.
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Please note.

We are viewing these questions without any login.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on any question in the displayed list.
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| To view the corresponding answers, simply click on the '''Title''' of the question, like this.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Cursor on the page.
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Now we can see all the answers posted by various users for this particular question.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click the back button of the browser
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click the back button of the browser to come back to the previous page.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the column headers
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Note the various column headers.

These are clickable.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on '''Tutorial''', '''Question '''and '''User''' column heads one by one
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Now, let’s click on '''Tutorial''' and '''Title''' column heads, to see what happens.

Each time we see that the sorting changes to alphabetical order of that column.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| click on '''Min, Date, View''' and '''Answers '''columns heads one by one

| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Now let’s click on '''Min, Date, View''' and '''Answers '''columns.

The sorting changes to ascending or descending order of that particular column.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to '''Answers''' column
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| We can see how many answers have been given for a particular question, in the '''Answers''' column.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to '''Views'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Views''' column specifies the number of views that a particular question has received.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to '''User'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''User''' column displays the '''username''' who posted the question.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In the '''FOSS''' column >> click on the magnifying glass icon next to '''Moodle-Learning Management system'''

| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In the '''FOSS''' column, click on the magnifying glass icon

next to the '''FOSS''' name.

For example, I’ll click on the magnifying glass next to '''Moodle-Learning Management system.'''

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the list
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| It shows a list of all the tutorial names on which questions were posted, in alphabetical order.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the magnifying glass icon next to and tutorial name
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Now, click on the magnifying glass icon next to any tutorial name.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on '''Admin Dashboard'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| I’ll click on '''Admin Dashboard.'''

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the list
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| All the questions posted for the tutorial '''Admin Dashboard '''are displayed.

The order of display is in ascending order of minutes and seconds.

This helps us to check all the questions that are posted under a particular '''FOSS '''and tutorial.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on any question
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Now click on any question to read the full question and the answers posted.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on the name of the tutorial button below the question.
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| To return back to the question list of that particular tutorial, click on the name of the tutorial.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Come back to the previous page
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Let me go back to the same page once again.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on the name of the '''FOSS '''name below the question
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| To return back to the question list of that particular '''FOSS''', click on the name of the '''FOSS'''.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on the '''logo''' and the text '''Spoken Tutorial Forums''' at the top left

| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Let us go to the '''Homepage''' of '''Forums'''.

To do so, click on the '''logo''' and the text '''Spoken Tutorial Forums,''' at the top left.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the '''Search''' link at the top right
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Next we will see how to use the '''Search''' feature on '''Forums'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on the '''Search''' link
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on the '''Search''' link at the top right of the page.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In the '''Search by Keyword tab''' >> '''textbox '''>> type '''Arduino''' >> click on '''Search''' button
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In the '''Search by Keyword tab''', we see a '''textbox '''with a hint to type a '''FOSS''' name.

I’ll type '''Arduino '''and click on the '''Search''' button.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the list
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| All the''' forum''' questions that contain the word '''Arduino''' get displayed.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on the '''Search by Time tab'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Next, click on the '''Search by Time tab'''.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to each dropdown
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| 4 drop-down menus are displayed on the page.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In '''Select Category '''dropdown >> select '''Scilab'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In '''Select Category '''dropdown, we have to choose the '''FOSS.'''

I will select '''Scilab.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In '''Select Tutorial '''dropdown >> select “'''XCOS Introduction'''”

| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In '''Select Tutorial '''dropdown, choose the tutorial.

I will select '''“XCOS Introduction”'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Select minute and seconds range

| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Then select the minutes and seconds range in the respective dropdown menus.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on '''Search''' button

Point to the results
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| And click on the '''Search''' button.

If the selected minute and second has any questions, then they will be displayed.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| This is how we can view questions and answers on '''Forums'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 5:

Post a new question
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| What should we do if we want to post a new question?

First of all, we have to be a '''registered user''' in '''Spoken Tutorial''' website to post a question.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to and click the '''Login''' link
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on the '''Login''' link at the top right of the page.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the '''username''' and '''password''' on the left side of the screen
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| If you are a '''registered user''', type the '''username''' and '''password''' and click on the '''Login''' button.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the Register form on the right side
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| If you are not a '''registered user''', please read the information given under '''Rules and Regulations'''.

Then click on the '''Register''' button.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Enter sample data
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Register Yourself''' window appears.

Type in all the details as requested in the form.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to '''Register Me''' button
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| And then click on the '''Register Me''' button at the bottom right of the window.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Show the mail
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| You will get a '''notification email''' in your registered email id.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Show the link and click on the link
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Locate this mail in your''' Inbox, Spam '''or''' Junk''' folders.

Move it to your '''Inbox '''and click on the link given in this mail, to activate your '''account'''.

This is a self-authentication process.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Back to the '''Forums homepage >>''' login with correct '''username '''and '''password'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Now, let’s come back to the '''Forums homepage'''.

And login with our '''registered username''' and '''password'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Next, we will see how to post a question.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on the''' Ask Question''' link
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on '''Ask Question''' link at the top right of the page.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on '''Select a Category '''

Select '''Moodle Learning Management system.'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on '''Select a Category''' dropdown.

Select the '''Foss''' in which you want to ask the question.

I’ll select '''Moodle-Learning Management system.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on '''Select a Tutorial.'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Next dropdown is to select which particular tutorial you want to post a question on.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| select '''Users in Moodle.'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| So, I’ll click on '''Select a Tutorial '''dropdown and select''' Users in Moodle.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to min and secs drop down box

Demo for 6-7 mins and 20-30 secs.
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Next select the minute range at which we have a doubt in that tutorial.

We can also specify the exact seconds range from the tutorial.

For example, while watching the tutorial, I have a doubt in between 6-7 min and 20-30 secs.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to Title

Type ‘How to create CSV file?’
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Next, type a proper title for the question.

This will help other '''users''' to search for the same kind of related questions.

I’ll type '''‘Create CSV file’ '''in the title textbox.

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| style="background-color:transparent;border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| What are the steps that need to be followed to create a CSV file?
| style="background-color:transparent;border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Question text part:

I’ll type the question as shown here.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on Submit Question button
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Then click on '''Submit Question''' button.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the question that has been posted
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Immediately, the question is posted on the '''Forums''' page.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Next we will see how to answer a question.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 6:

Answer a question
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Domain experts, Spoken Tutorial team members or anyone who knows the answer can reply.

But one has to give relevant answers and use a friendly tone.

Also, avoid posting any obscene, hateful or nasty comment.

The questions and answers posted on '''Forums''' are moderated at regular intervals.

Any of the above mentioned content will be purged.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Login as Nirmala Venkat
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Now I’ll login as another registered user Nirmala Venkat and post an answer to this question.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on the Question link
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In the '''Question''' column, I’ll click on the question title ‘'''Create CSV file’.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the Answer editor window.

Copy/Paste the below text:

“Please go through the Additional reading material link which is located below the video “users in moodle”

Follow the instructions to create a CSV file”
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| It will open a new webpage.

In the '''Answer''' textbox, I can type the answer.

I’ll type as shown.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on Submit Answer button.
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Then click on the '''Submit Answer''' button.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| So, this is how we can post questions and answers on '''Spoken Tutorial Forums'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 7:
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Forum''' questions and answers are displayed on the Video Player page of each tutorial.

This applies to '''online''' as well as '''offline''' content.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Let us summarize.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 8:

Summary
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In this tutorial we learnt to

* Register on the '''Spoken Tutorial''' website
* View the '''forum '''questions
* Post a question in '''forums'''
* Answer a question in '''forums''' and
* Use the '''Search''' feature of '''forums'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 9:

Points to remember:
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* Login is not required to view the questions that are posted in '''Forums'''
* To post a question and to answer a question, login is mandatory
* Don’t post irrelevant questions in the '''forums'''
* Make use of the '''Forum discussion''' as instructional reading material

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 10:

(About Spoken Tutorial Project)
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| The video at the following link, summarizes the''' Spoken Tutorial '''project.

Please download and watch it.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 11:

(About Spoken Tutorial Project)
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| The '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates.

For more details, please write to us.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Slide 12:

(Acknowledgement)
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project is funded by '''NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.206cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| This script has been contributed by Nancy and Nirmala Venkat.

And this is Nancy Varkey along with the Spoken Tutorial team signing off.

Thanks for joining.

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