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Setting up a message board

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EdTechonGC Mallett
EdTechonGC Mallett

This document provides instructions for teachers on how to create and use a message board in myPLS to post messages that will be emailed to subscribed students. It describes how to add a message board to a class, post new threads that will be emailed, and change the email address that appears in student inboxes. Teachers can use the message board to automatically communicate important announcements and updates to their students via email.

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Using Message Boards in myPLS The purpose of the message board is to post messages to students. These messages are sent to the students’ email inboxes once the students have subscribed to the message board. 1. Login to “The Education Portal”. 2. Click on classes. 3. Click on the class you wish to add the message board to. 4. Click “ADD”. To add a new page to this class, follow these steps: 1. Click on the + sign (which is found at the top left hand side of your page). 2. Click here where it reads “Message Board”.
3. Type in the Subject. 4. Type in the body of the message. 5. Make sure the subscribe Me box is ticked, as you need the students to subscribe to the message board. 6. Make sure that it is viewable by “Site Members” 7. Click “Publish”.
Posting a new thread to a Message Board. When you would like to post a new thread that is emailed automatically to all subscribed students, follow the following steps: 1. Click “Post New Thread” 2. Type in the subject of your message. 3. Type in your message here. 4. Click ““Publish”. The message will appear in the students’ email inboxes within about 15 minutes of your post like this:
To change the email address that appears in the students’ inboxes follow the following steps: 1. Click on the button at the side that looks like a spanner”?” 2. Click configuration
3. Click “Email From”. 4. Type in the name you want to appear in your students’ email accounts here (e.g. Mrs. Jones, Year 7 English, etc..). 5. Click “Save” and then click the red “x”. 6. You have now created your message board and it is ready to be used.

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Setting up a message board

  • 1. Using Message Boards in myPLS The purpose of the message board is to post messages to students. These messages are sent to the students’ email inboxes once the students have subscribed to the message board. 1. Login to “The Education Portal”. 2. Click on classes. 3. Click on the class you wish to add the message board to. 4. Click “ADD”. To add a new page to this class, follow these steps: 1. Click on the + sign (which is found at the top left hand side of your page). 2. Click here where it reads “Message Board”.
  • 2. 3. Type in the Subject. 4. Type in the body of the message. 5. Make sure the subscribe Me box is ticked, as you need the students to subscribe to the message board. 6. Make sure that it is viewable by “Site Members” 7. Click “Publish”.
  • 3. Posting a new thread to a Message Board. When you would like to post a new thread that is emailed automatically to all subscribed students, follow the following steps: 1. Click “Post New Thread” 2. Type in the subject of your message. 3. Type in your message here. 4. Click ““Publish”. The message will appear in the students’ email inboxes within about 15 minutes of your post like this:
  • 4. To change the email address that appears in the students’ inboxes follow the following steps: 1. Click on the button at the side that looks like a spanner”?” 2. Click configuration
  • 5. 3. Click “Email From”. 4. Type in the name you want to appear in your students’ email accounts here (e.g. Mrs. Jones, Year 7 English, etc..). 5. Click “Save” and then click the red “x”. 6. You have now created your message board and it is ready to be used.