OERu learner support/Links/FAQs/Mastodon concepts


 * Boost
 * An action to share a toot with your followers (called a "Retweet" in Twitter).


 * Hashtag
 * A user generated keyword prefixed with the hash or pound sign (“#”) without any spaces, for example “#LiDA101”. Hashtags help with searching for toots that contain the keyword tag. It OERu we recommend that you tag toots using the course code.


 * Instance
 * Instance is the location of the Mastodon community you join. Mastodon is a federated technology with the ability to connect with multiple instances. You will find the OERu instance at mastodon.oeru.org.


 * Favourite
 * An action to "like" another user's toot by clicking the star icon underneath. It signifies that you are "listening', agreeing or offering support to the ideas expressed in the original post.


 * Follow
 * An action to follow toots from a user on Mastodon


 * Home
 * The home column lists toots from people you are following


 * Notifications
 * The notifications column lists boosts, favourites, mentions and who has followed you.


 * Reply
 * An action to reply to a user's post which includes the @username of the original poster and displays the reply as a "thread" in the context of the original post.


 * Toot
 * Refers to a message posted on Mastodon (in Twitter, messages are called a "tweets").