What do groups do? One of the main things is sharing messages! If you go to the "Messages" section of a group, you can see its discussion list. These messages are threaded so you can follow the course of a dialogue over time.     How to Send a Message: Find the group you want to send a message to and click on "Messages." Then click on the "post a Message" button. From there fill in the text area and click on "Review" to double check or on "Send" to send the message to all participants in the specified group. EdGateway messages are automatically delivered to group participants' e-mail addresses. For example, if another participant in the "AAAS" national organization (see image above) sends a message to that group, you would receive the full text of that message, with subject line and sender intact, via e-mail (contingent upon the fact that you are subscribed to that group, too). You are able to reply straight from your own e-mail inbox back to the group. If you want to reply just to the author of the message and not to the whole group, you need to start a new message rather than using your e-mail system's reply function. All messages mailed to EdGateway groups are archived under the "Messages" button on each group's page. This feature enables you and others to see all the messages related to a particular group. These messages are threaded according to subject so you can follow the course of a discussion. If you would prefer not to receive EdGateway messages via e-mail, go to your Homebase and click the "Modify your Profile" button. Click on the Notify me button in the "Email and Messages" section near the bottom of the page: Click on "Save" and all future messages will appear on your EdGateway home page instead of directly in your e-mail. Once a day you will receive an e-mail summary (author, group, subject) of all new messages that have been posted to your subscribed groups.