1. Log in to Moodle and go to your course:



WelTec Moodle: https://moodle.weltec.ac.nz/login/


Whitireia Moodle: https://moodle.whitireia.ac.nz/login/




2. Locate and click into the Forum you want to add a post to:




3. Read the instructions and click on the 'Add a new discussion topic' button:



4. Fill in the Subject title of your post



5. Click into the Message field and type in your post details:




6. If you need to attach a file to your Forum post click the 'Advanced' link to see more options.


NOTE: If you don't need to attach a file you can click the 'Post to forum' button.



Attaching a file to your Forum post


You can either Add or Drag and drop a file to your Forum post:




7. Click the 'Add' icon to open the File picker

Select 'Upload a file' from the side menu

Click the 'Choose file' button to navigate to your file




Click 'Open' to add the file to the Files area

Click the Upload this file to add the file to your Forum post




OR


8. 'Drag and Drop' files into the indicated area:



Once you are ready to make your posting, click on the Post to forum button.





You will have 30 minutes to make any changes to your post, after this time an email notification will be sent out to other participants.





To edit your Forum post, click the subject link under 'Discussion' and click Edit at the bottom right of the page: