Participate in a Discussion Forum or Student Bios Forum : e-Zlrn forums

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Student Biographies

1. View / Hide Message Postings
2. Reply to Message Postings
3. Mark old Messages as "New."
   
• Reply to the instructor' Messages
    
   
• Reply to your classmate's messages.
   

1. View / Hide Message Postings
The first entry, written by the instructor, states the discussion topic or prompt. Click on VIEW to read it. Do the same to read your classmate's messages.

VIEW MESSAGESviewing a message

 

You will now see the message below the title. Click HIDE to go back to list view or REPLY to reply to the message.

revealing the post

 

2. Reply to a Message

To create your own response, reply to the instructor's post.

Step One:
To reply to a message, click REPLY.

  REPLY TO A MESSAGE reply to a message

 

Step Two:
Scroll to the bottom of the page past all the other entries to get to the "Post Follow Up" form.

Write your response in the "Message" field. Then click on "Post Message."

If you wish to respond to a specific classmate's message, not just the instructor’s message, click to reply on the student message and then fill in the "Post Follow Up" form at the bottom of the page.

typing in the post follow up form

 

3. Mark old messages as "New"
To reply to a message, click REPLY.

mark old messages as new