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Facebook gives much less feedback than Twitter. You won't see a confirmation message after clicking "like", but it will show up on Facebook wall nonetheless.
Facebook and Twitter buttons.
Twitter and Facebook buttons in the content title bar.

Buttons exist in the content title bar at the upper right corner the page, and also down at the bottom in the footer. To like an entire collection of modules, go back to the START page of the collection by clicking the collection title. The description at the bottom of the page will say "Share collection" instead of "Share module", as it does on the module pages.

Facebook and Twitter buttons. Facebook and Twitter buttons.
Twitter and Facebook buttons in the footer.

The Facebook and Twitter buttons give direct feedback to authors by letting them see instantly how many people have liked or tweeted their content.

In the Featured Links portlet that appears to the right of the module content you can view links to examples , supplemental material , or prerequisite material provided by the module author. The importance of the links are shown by the number of bars in the box to the left of the link name. These links can be to material within Connexions, to included files, or to a website outside of Connexions. Featured Links are only included in the online views of content; the PDF and EPUB downloads will not include these.

Featured Links portlet.

You can view content related to the content you are displaying using the links in the Related Material portlet that appears on the left side of the page. The links inside this box are specific to the content you are viewing at the time.

Links to related material

Included in the portlet are:

  • a list of similar content generated by the Rhaptos platform underlying Connexions. Click a title to display that content. Browsing the content listed here is a great way to find similar learning materials on a related subject.
  • lists any other collections that contain the current module. (This header only appears if you are viewing a module which is included in at least one collection.) You can click on the names of the listed collections to be taken to the start page of that collection.

Recently viewed

Unless this is your first time viewing Connexions content on this computer or under this account, the Recently Viewed portlet will be populated with modules , collections , and lenses you have recently browsed, so that you can easily jump back to them. This portlet can be collapsed by clicking on the triangle next to the title of the portlet.

Recently Viewed.
"Recently Viewed" portlet.

Lenses

If the content you are viewing is included in any public lenses, then the "Lenses" portlet will appear on the left side of the page. This portlet lists all the various lenses which include the content being viewed.

Lenses portlet
Display lens information in a popup.

Hover over the name of a lens to see more information about it, including who created it, and the comment (if any) they wrote in their lens about the content. Clicking on the name of a lens will take you to the lens page with the full list of content included in the lens.

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Source:  OpenStax, Connexions tutorial and reference. OpenStax CNX. Feb 23, 2012 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10151/1.27
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