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| Welcome to the''' Spoken Tutorial''' that explains how to use '''Forums'''.

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| 00:07
| In this tutorial we will learn to

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| 00:10
| Register on the '''Spoken Tutorial '''website

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| 00:14
| View '''forum''' questions

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| Post a new question in '''forums'''

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| 00:21
| Answer a question in '''forums''' and

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| 00:24
| Search via '''keyword''' or '''video time'''

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| 00:28
| This tutorial is recorded on

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

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| 00:38
| You can use any '''OS''' or '''web browser''' of your choice.

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|00:43
| '''Spoken Tutorial Forums''' are used to post questions on a particular portion of a specific tutorial.

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| 00:52
| Any registered learner can ask doubts related to a particular FOSS course

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| 00:59
| Offline learners can refer to the '''Forum''' questions and answers to clear their doubts

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| 01:06
| I’ll open '''Firefox web browser''' and type '''spoken hyphen tutorial dot org'''

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| 01:15
| The '''Homepage '''of '''Spoken Tutorial website '''opens.

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| 01:20
| On the menu bar, locate '''Forums '''and click on it.

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| 01:25
| We are redirected to the '''Spoken Tutorial Forums webpage'''.

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| 01:30
| On the top part of the page is a slider, which displays all the software series in graphic form.

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| 01:38
| Just below the slider, is a prominent blue button named “'''View all previous questions'''”.

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| 01:46
| On the right of this button, we can see the total number of questions posted so far.

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| 01:53
|And the total number of answers posted till date.

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| 01:58
| Below this is the '''Recent questions '''section.

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| 02:02
| Here we can view the 10 most recently posted questions, arranged in chronological order.

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| 02:10
| At the top-right corner, we can see '''Search, Ask Question '''and''' Login''' links.

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| 02:19
| We will learn about these later in this tutorial.

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| 02:23
| Now, let’s click on '''View all previous questions''' button.

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| 02:28
| Immediately, we can view all the questions that have been posted in '''Forums,''' till date.

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| 02:35
| The entire sorting is in alphabetical order of '''FOSS''' name.

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| 02:40
| All questions with '''FOSS''' name starting with “A”, is displayed first.

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| 02:46
| So, we see '''Advanced C''' questions followed by '''Advanced C++''' and so on.

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| 02:54
| 20 questions are displayed at a time on the page.

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| 02:59
| To see more questions, we can use the page selector at the bottom of the list.

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| Please note.

We are viewing these questions without any login.

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| 03:12
| To view the corresponding answers, simply click on the '''Title''' of the question, like this.

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| 03:19
| Now we can see all the answers posted by various users for this particular question.

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| 03:26
| Click the back button of the browser to come back to the previous page.

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| 03:31
| Note the various column headers.

These are clickable.

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| 03:36
| Now, let’s click on '''Tutorial''' and '''Title''' column heads, to see what happens.

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| 03:44
| Each time we see that the sorting changes to alphabetical order of that column.

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| 03:51
| Now let’s click on '''Min, Date, View''' and '''Answers '''columns.

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| 04:01
| The sorting changes to ascending or descending order of that particular column.

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| 04:08
| We can see how many answers have been given for a particular question, in the '''Answers''' column.

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| 04:15
| '''Views''' column specifies the number of views that a particular question has received.

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| 04:22
| '''User''' column displays the '''username''' who posted the question.

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| 04:27
| In the '''FOSS''' column, click on the magnifying glass icon

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

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| 04:34
| For example, I’ll click on the magnifying glass next to '''Moodle-Learning Management system.'''

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| 04:41
| It shows a list of all the tutorial names on which questions were posted, in alphabetical order.

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| 04:49
| Now, click on the magnifying glass icon next to any tutorial name.

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| 04:55
| I’ll click on '''Admin Dashboard.'''

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| 04:58
| All the questions posted for the tutorial '''Admin Dashboard '''are displayed.

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

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| 05:10
|This helps us to check all the questions that are posted under a particular '''FOSS '''and tutorial.

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| Now click on any question to read the full question and the answers posted.

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| 05:25
| To return back to the question list of that particular tutorial, click on the name of the tutorial.

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| 05:33
| Let me go back to the same page once again.

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| 05:38
| To return back to the question list of that particular '''FOSS''', click on the name of the '''FOSS'''.

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| 05:45
| Let us go to the '''Homepage''' of '''Forums'''.

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| 05:49
| To do so, click on the '''logo''' and the text '''Spoken Tutorial Forums,''' at the top left.

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| 05:57
| Next we will see how to use the '''Search''' feature on '''Forums'''.

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| 06:03
| Click on the '''Search''' link at the top right of the page.

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|06:07
| In the '''Search by Keyword tab''', we see a '''textbox '''with a hint to type a '''FOSS''' name.

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| 06:15
|I’ll type '''Arduino '''and click on the '''Search''' button.

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| 06:19
| All the''' forum''' questions that contain the word '''Arduino''' get displayed.

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| 06:25
| Next, click on the '''Search by Time tab'''.

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| 06:30
| 4 drop-down menus are displayed on the page.

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| 06:35
| In '''Select Category '''dropdown, we have to choose the '''FOSS.'''

I will select '''Scilab.'''

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| 06:43
| In '''Select Tutorial '''dropdown, choose the tutorial.

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

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| 06:51
| Then select the minutes and seconds range in the respective dropdown menus.

And click on the '''Search''' button.

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

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| This is how we can view questions and answers on '''Forums'''.

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| 07:11
| What should we do if we want to post a new question?

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

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| 07:23
| Click on the '''Login''' link at the top right of the page.

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| 07:28
| If you are a '''registered user''', type the '''username''' and '''password''' and click on the '''Login''' button.

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| 07:35
| 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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| 07:45
| '''Register Yourself''' window appears.

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| Type in all the details as requested in the form.

And then click on the '''Register Me''' button at the bottom right of the window.

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| 08:00
| You will get a '''notification email''' in your registered email id.

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| 08:06
| Locate this mail in your''' Inbox, Spam '''or''' Junk''' folders.

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| 08:12
| Move it to your '''Inbox '''and click on the link given in this mail, to activate your '''account'''.

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| 08:20
|This is a self-authentication process.

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| 08:24
| Now, let’s come back to the '''Forums homepage'''.

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

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| 08:33
| Next, we will see how to post a question.

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| 08:37
| Click on '''Ask Question''' link at the top right of the page.

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| 08:42
| Click on '''Select a Category''' dropdown.

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| 08:45
| Select the '''Foss''' in which you want to ask the question.

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

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| Next dropdown is to select which particular tutorial you want to post a question on.

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| 09:00
| So, I’ll click on '''Select a Tutorial '''dropdown and select''' Users in Moodle.'''

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| 09:07
| Next select the minute range at which we have a doubt in that tutorial.

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| 09:12
| We can also specify the exact seconds range from the tutorial.

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| 09:17
| For example, while watching the tutorial, I have a doubt in between 6-7 min and 20-30 secs.

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| 09:28
| Next, type a proper title for the question.

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| 09:32
| This will help other '''users''' to search for the same kind of related questions.

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| 09:38
| I’ll type '''‘Create CSV file’ '''in the title textbox.

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| 09:44
| Question text part:

I’ll type the question as shown here.

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| 09:49
| Then click on '''Submit Question''' button.

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| 09:52
| Immediately, the question is posted on the '''Forums''' page.

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| 09:57
| Next we will see how to answer a question.

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|10:01
| Domain experts, Spoken Tutorial team members or anyone who knows the answer can reply.

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| 10:09
| But one has to give relevant answers and use a friendly tone.

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| 10:14
| Also, avoid posting any obscene, hateful or nasty comment.

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| 10:21
| The questions and answers posted on '''Forums''' are moderated at regular intervals.

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| 10:28
| Any of the above mentioned content will be purged.

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| 10:33
| Now I’ll login as another registered user Nirmala Venkat and post an answer to this question.

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| 10:41
| In the '''Question''' column, I’ll click on the question title ‘'''Create CSV file’.'''

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| 10:47
| It will open a new webpage.

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| 10:50
| In the '''Answer''' textbox, I can type the answer.

I’ll type as shown.

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| 10:57
| Then click on the '''Submit Answer''' button.

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| 11:01
| So, this is how we can post questions and answers on '''Spoken Tutorial Forums'''.

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| '''Forum''' questions and answers are displayed on the Video Player page of each tutorial.

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| 11:15
|This applies to '''online''' as well as '''offline''' content.

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| 11:20
| Let us summarize.

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| In this tutorial we learnt to

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| 11:25
| Register on the '''Spoken Tutorial''' website

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| View the '''forum '''questions

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| Post a question in '''forums'''

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| 11:35
|Answer a question in '''forums''' and

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| 11:39
| Use the '''Search''' feature of '''forums'''

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| 11:43
| Login is not required to view the questions that are posted in '''Forums'''

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| 11:50
| To post a question and to answer a question, login is mandatory

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| 11:56
| Don’t post irrelevant questions in the '''forums'''

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| 12:01
| Make use of the '''Forum discussion''' as instructional reading material

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| 12:07
| The video at the following link, summarizes the''' Spoken Tutorial '''project.

Please download and watch it.

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| 12:16
| The '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates.

For more details, please write to us.

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| 12:27
| '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project is funded by '''NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India'''.

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| 12:34
| This script has been contributed by Nancy and Nirmala Venkat.

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| 12:40
| And this is Nancy Varkey along with the Spoken Tutorial team signing off.

Thanks for joining.

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