Assignment 3

This assignment is about online forum which include nine issues. My task is to reply and give reflection regarding to the issue as many as I can before its closing date. I really enjoy posting the suitable issues and give feedback to my friends' posts. Its give me freedom to exchange opinion and information. Here is some information about online forum. 

Definition of online forum

An online forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived. Also, depending on the access level of a user or the forum set-up, a posted message might need to be approved by a moderator before it becomes visible.
Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum

The potential benefits of regular online forum participation

• Intellectual exchange
• Learning new ideas and refining old ones
• Enjoying community membership
• Influencing the forum's evolution
• Contributing to others
• Making new friends and contacts
• New business leads
• Keeping up with current events
• Learning about new opportunities

The potential negative effects of excessive forum usage

• Reduced concentration and focus
• Reduced productivity
• Chronic procrastination
• Increased pessimism and/or apathy
• Being distracted by endless debates and idle gossip
• Gradually substituting tribal group think for your own intelligence
• Impaired social skills, neglected relationships, and a weakened social circle (a consequence of substituting online socialization for face-to-face conversations)
• Reduced energy (forum participation is sedentary compared to more active social outlets)
• Reduced self-esteem
• Career and income may suffer (including loss of employment)
• Forum addiction

The guideline to apply online forum in class

Here is the video on the guideline to apply online forum, the rules and regulation to post and reply issues and the benefits of online forum.