Creating Discussions

Important Notes:

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

From the Assessments or Communication menu, select Discussions.
Select New, then select New Forum.
Enter a Title for the forum.
Enter a Description to explain the purpose of the forum.
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.
Select Save and Close.

From the Assessments or Communication menu, select Discussions.
Select the drop-down menu next to the title of the forum you wish to add a topic to.
Select Add Topic.
Enter a Title for the topic.
Enter a Description to explain the purpose of the topic.
To link a discussion topic to a grade book item select the Assessment Tab.
From the Grade Item drop-down menu, select the appropriate Grade Item or create a New Grade Item.
Enter the total number of points possible in the Score Out Of text field.
Select Save and Close.