Having scheduled online chats or roundtables will further promote the online system in the classroom environment by familiarizing students with the WebBoard system in a fun and informative format. Some other features Files can be attached to messages posted to a conference. Email messages can be sent to users to inform them when messages have been posted to a conference. Messages can be spell checked. Messages that meet the search criteria are displayed with hypertext links that take users directly to the message.
Users can also search for other participants by first name, last name, or by listing all users.
Passwords can be saved and users can reenter during subsequent visits without prompting them to enter a password. Participants also have the option to view all new messages posted since a previous visit. The New Messages page lists the new messages as hypertext links so users can directly access and read their current messages. All the messages in a topic can be viewed on one web page as a continuous stream of text as opposed to reading one message at a time. WebBoard users can post messages to a conference anonymously.