Creating Discussions

Important Note: Discussions can be accessed from either the Assessments or Communication drop-down menu.

To Create a Discussion Forum

  1. From the Assessments or Communication menu, select Discussions.
  2. Select New, then select New Forum. From the New menu, New Forum is selected to create a new forum.
  3. Enter a Title for the forum.
  4. Enter a Description to explain the purpose of the forum.
  5. Select the Checkbox for each desired forum option. NOTE: To require students to post first before reading other student posts, select the checkbox for Users must start a thread before they can read and reply to other threads in each topic.
  6. Select Save and Close.

To Create a Discussion Topic

  1. From the Assessments or Communication menu, select Discussions.
  2. Select the drop-down menu next to the title of the forum you wish to add a topic to.
  3. Select Add Topic. Topics are added to existing Forums by selecting Add Topic.
  4. Enter a Title for the topic.
  5. Enter a Description to explain the purpose of the topic.
  6. To link a discussion topic to a grade book, add points in the Grade Out Of field. To link a discussion topic to a grade book, add points in the Grade Out Of field.
  7. From the In Gradebook drop-down menu, select the Edit or Link to Existing item.
  8. From the Edit or Link to Existing screen, select Create and link to a new grade item or Link to an existing grade item.
  9. Select Ok.
  10. Select Save and Close.