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This video will discuss how to use a Moodle forum.
From the course home page, scroll down to find a forum titled “Introduce yourself.” Click on the forum title to enter it.
On the main forum-page you’ll notice the instructor’s message at the top. Read it thoroughly for any deadlines and instructions.
On the main forum-page you’ll notice the instructor’s message at the top. Read it thoroughly for any deadlines and instructions.
In this forum, the instructor requests a message about academic goals.
So to respond, we'll click on “Add a new discussion topic”.
Name your post using the subject field then begin typing your message in the message field.
For longer posts, consider using Microsoft Word to first write your message, then pasting it to the message box.
You can do this by using the "paste from word" icon.
Also notice the other text editing icons as well as an HTML icon to insert live links and an “insert image” icon to insert images next to your
text.
To add an attachment scroll down to the attachment section.
By clicking “Add” you can browse for a file to post with your message.
Before completing your post, ensure that all the fields in red are complete.
And you can check the “Mail Now” box to make your message available immediately in Moodle.
For further help you can also click on the question mark icons.
And when you're finished, click "post to forum".
The message now appears on the main forum page.
If you need to edit the post, click on its title.
Moodle allows 30 minutes to edit a post.
The words edit, delete, and reply appear in the bottom right of the message.
If this were someone else’s post, we could click on “reply” to respond to their message.
However, we won't be making any changes.
And we'll instead return to the main forum page.