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==Creating a new group== |
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This page concerns the discussion groups powered by Google Groups (provided by the [[Sagamore Hills PTA Google account]]), and shouldn't be confused with the other [[Sagamore discussion lists]] privided by [[Project:About|Parents]]. |
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There are actually [https://support.google.com/a/answer/33343 2 ways to create a group]—we're going to do it through the Groups interface instead of the Admin panel. |
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Most email should be sent to an appropriate Sagamore group instead of specific people (or at least always CC a group too). Everyone decides how "plugged-in" to a group they want to be: completely ignore, browse past conversations on the web, subscribe to receive weekly or daily digests by email, or subscribe to receive every message. Anyone can email a (non-announcement) group, but messages from non-subscribers are moderated (I can moderate more heavily if need be). |
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See the [https://groups.google.com/a/sagamorehillspta.org/d/forumsearch Sagamore Hills Elementary Schoo PTA Google Groups for a '''list of current groups''']. The first group was [[Sagamore Hills PTA Google account setup#2014-05-06_22:00_Create_Google_Group_for_Garden|created 2014-05-06 for the garden]], |
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#* Be sure you're using the [[Sagamore Hills PTA Google account#admin.40sagamorehillspta.org|'''<code>admin@sagamorehillspta.org</code>''' Google Account]] ([[Sagamore Hills PTA Google account#sagamorehillspta.40sagamorehillspta.org|<code>sagamorehillspta@sagamorehillspta.org</code>]] ''won't'' work) |
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See also: [[Sagamore email]] |
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#* Go to [https://groups.google.com/a/sagamorehillspta.org Sagamore Hills PTA's Google Groups] |
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# Create group (red button at top) |
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# Be sure of the following: |
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#;Group email address |
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#: @'''groups'''.sagamorehillspta.org |
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#;Select a group type |
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#: Email list |
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#;View topics, Post, & Join the group |
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#: Public |
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Then, in the '''group's settings''': |
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'''Details on [http://www.9.0ne.org/mw/index.php?title=Sagamore_PTA_discussion_groups&oldid=2581 how to ''add members and create new groups''] was moved to the [[Sagamore Google Drive]] ([https://docs.google.com/a/sagamorehillspta.org/document/d/17PGJdML0EZXEIPefG0HgWoOYVh18Ed1Xt4CWLtF_a6g/edit?usp=sharing])''' |
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;Don't force using Google Accounts |
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: Settings → Identity → Required forms of identity → Display names only |
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;Don't allow posting from the web |
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: Information → General information → ''disable'' Allow users to post to the group on the web |
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;Allow controlling replies |
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: Email options → Post replies → To the author of the message only |
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: ''Necessitates reply'ing-to-all to include the group, but otherwise, can't reply to original sender (who might not be a subscriber)'' |
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[[Category:Sagamore Hills online]] |
[[Category:Sagamore Hills online]] |
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==Initial setup== |
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[[Sagamore Hills PTA Google account setup#2014-01-18_19:00_Enable_Google_Groups]] |
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