Post on 16-Jan-2015
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Internet Technologies & Hearing Loss -
ForumsHeidi Walsh
Over the next few weeks, we will look at an Internet Technology per week including: Forums Chatrooms Blogs Facebook Twitter Skype
And how these technologies can support people with hearing loss
Forum A forum or message board, is an online
discussion site where people can hold conversations by adding messages to the online area
A message is called a post Other people reply to the post A group of posts is called a thread You normally have to ‘join’ a message board
before you can post a message
Where can I get new hearing aid batteries from?
New post
I get mine from my audiology clinic Reply
Have you asked at your GP surgery? Reply
My GP surgery does not have batteries
Reply to a reply
What do you do about ear wax?
New post
Activity: Your own forum In groups: start a discussion forum using a sheet
of flipchart paper At least one person should think of a question (s)he has
about hearing loss and add a new post using a red post-it note
One of more people should reply to that post using a yellow post-it note
You can reply to a post using a post-it note MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR POST-
IT NOTE!
Useful Forums Forums are available on almost any topic Many organisations have forums Many companies have forums
Answers to questions and problems Feedback on products
There are forums on hobbies as well!
British Tinnitus Association
Links http://www.rnid.org.uk/community/forums/ http://www.tinnitus.org.uk/bta-forum http://www.anausa.org/smf/ http://www.bana-uk.com/ http://experience.patient.co.uk/
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