How To: Posting to a Forum

Your course may require you to post to a forum on classes.tyndale.ca or open.tyndale.ca

Creating New Topics

  1. From your main course page, select the Forum you wish to post to.

Screenshot of course page with "News forum" link highlighted

  1. To create a  new topic, select Add a new topic

Screenshot of forum page with "Add a new topic" button highlighted

  1. Enter information in the required fields:  Subject (a brief summary of your post), and Message (your post)

Screenshot of forum post edit form with subject and message fields filled out

  1. Select your E-mail Subscription:
    1. I don't want email copies of posts to this forum:  No notifications will be sent when a new topic or response is posted.
    2. Send me email copies of posts to this forum:  An e-mail will be sent for new topics and responses.  You can set the number of e-mails and content in your profile under E-mail Digest.

Screenshot of forum post email notification options select list

  1. Add any Attachments you may wish to add

Screenshot of file attachment option on new forum topic

  1. Select Post to forum when complete

Screenshot of "Post to forum" button

Replying to Discussion Topics

  1. From your main course page, select the Forum you wish to post to

Screenshot of course page with "News forum" link highlighted

  1. Select the Discussion you wish to respond to

Screenshot of list of forum discussion topics with link to "Discussion Topic 1" highlighted

  1. Choose the post you wish to respond to and select Reply.  You may edit or delete your posts if the instructor has allowed that action.

Screenshot of forum discussion topic with "edit - delete - reply" links highlighted

  1. Follow steps 3-6, as posted above.