Messages & channels
Class and committee conversations, and private direct messages — channels, reacting, mentions, and moderation.
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How channels work
Messaging in Lumicura happens in channels — who's in each one, why you're already in the right ones, and how channels relate to the announcements feed.
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Send a message and react
Posting in a channel, reacting with emoji, read receipts and typing indicators — the everyday mechanics of Lumicura chat.
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Add a nametag so people know who you are
Set a per-channel nickname — like "Josie's mom" — that shows beside your real name, so the class channel knows which kid is yours.
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Mention someone
Use @mentions to get a specific person's attention — and understand why mentions notify people even in muted channels.
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Why a message was hidden
Lumicura channels are moderated community spaces. What a paused or removed message looks like, what to do if it was yours, and how to report one.
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Send a direct message
Start a private one-on-one conversation with another parent or a staff member — and tidy it away again when it's done.
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Control who can message you directly
Turn off new direct messages from other parents, block a specific person, and decide whether people see when you've read their messages.
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Understand direct message privacy
What's actually private in a direct message: who can read it (just you two), what changes when someone reports one, and what never happens.