Northwest School Division Email & Collaboration System

1. Northwest School Division Email & Collaboration System The easy way to integrated communication

2. Concept 1: Shared Objects • Desknow will allow a user to share information with any other user on the system even if that user is in another domain. • Staff domain is nwsd.ca • Student domain is k12.nwsd.ca

3. Sharing Objects • Desknow considers an object to be any item listed on the navigation pane. • This includes • Mail Folders • File Folders • Message Boards • Calendars • Tasks • Contacts

4. The process of sharing objects • Step 1: Create a set of Class Objects • Creating the file share • Creating the class calendar • Creating the class discussion board • Creating the class contact list

5. The process of sharing objects • Step 2: Sharing a set of Class Objects and setting share permissions • Sharing Files • Sharing the class calendar • Sharing the class discussion board • Sharing the class contact list

6. The process of sharing objects • Step 3: Adding information to a set of Class Objects • Uploading Files • Editing the class calendar • Starting a class discussion thread • Adding users to the class contact list

7. The process of accessing shared resources • Linking to a set of shared class objects • Linking to the file share • Linking to the class calendar • Linking to the class discussion board • Linking to the class contact list

8. Manipulating Shared Files • File Locking • Downloading and Editing Files • Re-Uploading Files • File Naming Conventions • Don’t use spaces