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Welcome to Mt. SAC Moodle!
This video is a demonstration of how to post and reply in Moodlerooms Forums.
Starting from the Moodlerooms course front page
Find the link to the forum.
Forum links look like speech bubbles.
Once in the forum, read the instructions carefully. This example is showing the Standard forum
type. If you are instructed to add a topic or thread,
click on the Add a new discussion topic" button.
Type an appropriate subject so that readers will understand the subject of your post
Type or paste your answer in the text box.
Decide if you wish to have other's posts emailed to you. In the Subscription drop down box,
select your preference.
Once you are satisfied with your post, scroll to the bottom of the page.
And click the Post to forum button.
A message shows you that your post was successfully added. You will have 30 minutes to return
to your post and edit it. Afterwhich, you will no longer be able to change your post.
You can now see that your post has been added to the forum.
Now let's look at how to make a reply to a post.
Click on the link to the post.
Click Reply on the post you wish to reply to
Type your reply in the text box.
When you are finished, scroll down the page
and click on the Post to forum button
Again, you will see that you have 30 minutes to make any changes.
Now let's look at a different type of forum. The Q and A forum.
Click on the forum link.
You'll see the instructions here tell you you will need to reply to the professor's
post before you can see the posts from other students.
You can see here that the student's post is hidden.
Click on the reply link to the professor's question post.
and type your answer to the question.
When you're finished, click the Post to the forum button
This concludes the tutorial on Forums
For Support in Moodlerooms, you can use the Student Support link at the top of every Moodlerooms
page.
The MR Support page contains answers to some frequently asked questions and the email address
to contact technical support.
You can also find the MR Support page through the Portal by going to the eLearning Tools
tab and clicking on the help button or the Support for students link