Deleting Messages
Deleting messages is not a common activity within the Manhattan Virtual Classroom. Both the teacher and the student have worked hard to post the many public messages, assignments and private post office messages that make up the virtual classroom. Most of the time, you will want to keep all of the messages intact for the class members to refer to, at least until the class is over.
In fact, you will find that students cannot delete any messages at all on the system, even messages they have sent. The teacher cannot delete Post Office messages (see The Attics - Post Office messages can't be deleted) and also cannot delete an assignment posted to the Assignments module if a student has already submitted work for that assignment. (see What can the teacher delete?)
All other messages in all other modules can be deleted, but only by the teacher.
As the teacher, you will find an option like the one above at the bottom of the messages you and your students post to the classroom. If you click in the little box (where it says 'check this') and then click the Click Here button, the message will be gone forever. As the text in the box warns, you will be deleting the message from EVERYONE'S inbox. You are not simply removing the message from your view of the system , you are completely and permanently removing it from the classroom.
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For the public discussion modules, including Class Discussion, Student Lounge, Team/Teacher Discussion, and Anonymous Discussion, messages are organized by topic. Deleting a topic automatically and permanently deletes all messages associated with that topic. |
You should think carefully before deleting a message. Never delete a message just because you are done reading it. Are you sure everyone in the class is done with the message? The ability to delete messages from the discussion areas is a privilege given only to the teacher. Use it wisely.
On the other hand, the ability to delete messages makes it possible for you to correct errors made to messages you post to the one-way-from-teacher-to-students modules like Handouts/Notices, Lectures, Internet Resources, and Self-tests.