How to Use Posts on CampusKnot (Students)

Posts inside the CampusKnot feed is where your class talks between sessions. Post a question when you're stuck, join discussions, and earn points when your instructor drops a point post.

Before You Start

You have a CampusKnot account. If you don't have one yet, see How to Create a CampusKnot Account.

How to create a post

Step 1 Open your course and go to the the '+ New Activity' button

New Activity button below the selected course in the My Courses sidebar

Step 2 Click on the 'General Post' option

⚠️ This post type will enable students to post anonymous questions.

General activity type highlighted on the Pick activity screen for creating a post

Step 3 Write your post. Use the toolbar to bold, italicize, or underline text

Step 4 If you'd like to make your post anonymous, choose the 'Anonymous Question' option

Anonymous Question selected in the Default tags list of the Topic Tags dropdown

Step 5 Click 'Publish'

Publish button in the bottom right corner of the New Post screen

This 👇 is what the anonymous question looks like to other users:

Create a Post from the Mobile App

⚠️Math and chemistry equations are only available on the web version.

Step 1 Open your course list and choose the course you want to post in

Course card highlighted at the top of the Courses list in the mobile app

Step 2 Select the pink '+' icon → 'Create New Post'

Pink plus button at the bottom center of the course feed in the mobile app

Create New Post option highlighted in the menu that opens from the plus button

Step 3 Under 'Select Tags' choose one of the default tags

Plus button next to Select Tags on the Create post screen in the mobile app

Anonymous Question selected under Default Tags, with the Okay button below

Step 4 Tap Aa to open the text formatting options or the paper clip (📎) icon to attach images

Aa button below the message field that opens text formatting options in the mobile app

Step 5 Select the 'send icon' a confirmation message will confirm the post is available within the course

Send arrow highlighted with a success alert confirming the post was shared to the course

This 👇 is what the anonymous question looks like to other users:

Edit a Post inside CampusKnot (Web + Mobile Steps)

Step 1 Navigate to your post

Step 2 Choose the three-dot (⋮) icon

Three-dot menu highlighted in the top right corner of your post in the course feed

Step 3 Choose the 'Edit' option

Edit option highlighted in the menu that opens from the three-dot icon on your post, above Delete and Duplicate post

Edit option highlighted at the top of the post options menu

Step 4 Click on the send icon, once ready!