How to get started on the Hub
Olivia @ the BNC
15 April 2021
We hope you're all having a great time on the Hub!
Lots of you have been here for a little while now, but if you're new there is a video at the bottom of this page about how to get started.
Here's a few reminders of the really important stuff
1.We don't publish all posts - we only publish those with original questions that haven't already come up, and are packed full of opinion. Watch Olivia's video below for more about posts.
2. If you're going to write a post, check your question or topic hasn't been raised already.
3. So, try to COMMENT as much as you can - this creates discussion between you and others. How do you do this? Well...
- Click a post you like the look of...
- Read it!
- Go to the bottom to give your opinion!
In the video below, Olivia explains how to get started on the Hub. It's short and very useful - so make sure you watch it all!
Video not working? Download a written guide to the Hub here.
A few other things...
- We don't approve A-Z's as they do not give us much to comment on. So why not think of a new and interesting question that will get other students on the Hub thinking?
- Our current topic is "Building Back Greener", so please keep all posts and comments to this! We will not be approving contributions about anything else. Learn more about the latest on the Coronavirus here.
- Wondering why your post wasn't published or have another question? Read Frequently Asked Questions here.
- We cannot approve posts or comments until your teacher has returned a form to us at the start of the year - so if your contribution is still awaiting approval, this may be why!
- We welcome volunteers to the Hub. They'll be joining the discussion and asking you questions to help push your thinking!
Finally, if your question has not been covered on this page, in the FAQ, or in the comments below, then pop it in the comments section below and we'll get back to you.
Comments (51)
01 Sep 2020
Thank you Olivia !
04 Sep 2020
thanks for putting this up, i still wasnt as shore about it but this helped.
05 Sep 2020
Thank you Olivia! Now I know what to get started on.......... THE THINKING QUESTIONS! Thank you!
06 Sep 2020
And the other ones you said too! Thank you!
07 Sep 2020
I think you are a brilliant women thank you for your work thank Olivia
07 Sep 2020
This really helps when you are new and start commenting on BNC
08 Sep 2020
It is nice to hear my fello students!
09 Sep 2020
Thanks olivia you have given me a helping hand.🍔🍟😀
14 Sep 2020
Thank you so much Olivia!
14 Sep 2020
It was really useful!
14 Sep 2020
Thank you so much Olivia! This has definitely given me an idea of how to start off.
15 Sep 2020
Thank you Olivia that really helped now I know how to get started on BNC.
Thanks Olivia now I can use BNC more often
16 Sep 2020
Thank you Olivia, this really helped!
18 Sep 2020
Thank you Olivia you really helped me to get started on the HUB! Since i am new to the HUB i need to learn how to use it even though my teacher helped me too by showing us another video on the HUB but that was how to log in and explore but thank you so much and have a lovely day!
19 Sep 2020
Thanks!
25 Sep 2020
Thank you!!!
25 Sep 2020
thank you for that information olivia
28 Sep 2020
Thank you Olivia.Everyones already said but I'm going to say it again.
29 Sep 2020
thank you Olivia
02 Oct 2020
Thanks for that information it helps a lot
02 Oct 2020
Hi Olivia I Think that you made a huge amount of information and now I know how to get my name on the Hub! Also you just gave me a brilliant idea🤔.
Thank you for read hopeful_deer comment bye 😄😄😄👋🏻
05 Oct 2020
Thanks,now I’ve been doing a LOT on the hub, and trying to get stars and post,comments here
07 Oct 2020
when you enter a competition, can you put more than one entry?
No, please stick to one entry each week!
15 Oct 2020
Thanks for putting this up it really helped me
19 Oct 2020
Hello, recently I won the weekly competition but didn't receive any stars? I was just wondering if that issue could be resolved.
Hi careful_science, congratulations on your competition win! You did receive a star, but the little 'trophy' icon replaces the star icon, to show you've won. You'll be able to see your star notifications on your profile page by clicking the little green person symbol in the top right-hand corner of your screen.
20 Oct 2020
ThAnK yOu OlIvIa
04 Nov 2020
thank you
05 Nov 2020
if there were no trains we could still travel
trusting_dragonfly | Whyteleafe School E
06 Nov 2020
Thank you Olivia! I am new here so this was a lot of help!
10 Nov 2020
im really enjoyed doing this BNC thank you a lot
12 Nov 2020
thank you a lot for this information, this was useful because i already have 5 post and 2 stars and 115 comments and thi is really fun
i havea quetion, at the beggining when i only got BNC why did you not post all post but only a few.I have got a few posts and a LOT of comments so this helped me to know more things because i atucally never really knew about the America election and Joe Biden so this has helped me a lot thank you i am lucky to be dong BNC its now my favrite thing to do
We are so pleased you are enjoying the BNC terrific_raccoon. In response to your question, we only publish posts that are original ideas and that are packed full of interesting information. If we think something would be better as a comment or if a post is too similar to one that already exists, we can't post it. Thank you for joining in so much with the discussions on the Hub!
resplendent_goji | Whyteleafe School D
18 Nov 2020
Can i access past competitions that I missed?
You can search for competitions using the handy search tool at the top of the page. You will be able to read other people's competition entries to past competitions but you won't be able to enter because the competitions have closed. If you'd like to enter a competition, try this week's one on the homepage!
19 Nov 2020
Hello this made me feel more confident now.Thanks for your help
you're welcome! I can't wait to read your comments and posts.
04 Dec 2020
Thank you Olivia that really helped now I know how to get started on BNC.
11 Dec 2020
Thank you so much Olivia it really helped I got a question what are you doing for this Christmas
11 Dec 2020
Hi Olivia, please help me. i am very upset, last night i entered this week's competition and posted my comment on various problem solving jobs, i did it in 10 minutes submitted it and was there when i went to double check to make sure it was there, and it was, waiting for approval. but today when i logged on it was not there again! this happened to me last time. Why does this keep happening, and other times it works fine. can someone in IT look into this as something like this can really put people off from using burnet news club, when it happens to those who missed out on a star or winning the competition because the website didn't save my comment / post.
please can someone get back to me on this. thanks
Hi discreet_drum, this is very strange! Your comment has worked on this post which makes it even stranger! As nobody else seems to be having this problem it might be that it is an issue with your computer. To make sure you don't lose your comments, try copying and pasting your ideas into a word document before you click submit. That way, if it doesn't send, you still have your comment ready to try again. Have another try at entering the competition this week and let us know how you get on.
Thank you Olivia, it's strange that it works other times, but it never works on competitions.
15 Dec 2020
Thank you Olivia.
16 Dec 2020
Hi Olivia, i just noticed on the notifications that my comment for the competition is now showing there, and the date i sent it was last Thursday which was before the competition finished. It was not there before after i kept checking it all last week. maybe it did not show up for you to see aswell, and i did not get a star because of this, even if i did not win the competition, it sad that my comment did not even get notified when it should have.
just now when i clicking on the tabs, it was there.
Hi discreet_drum, not sure why the notification didn't come through. It seems like that's a one-off. Well done for winning competition #12!
Thanks Tom
11 Jan 2021
Thank you. I have been on here for a little while now but there were still a few things that I was confused on but this post has really mad me know a lot more on the app. xx
Excellent, we're glad to hear it!
16 Apr 2021
Excellent, beautiful, nice
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