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Creating Discussions

• To Create a Discussion Forum
• To Create a Discussion Topic

Important Notes:
• 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.
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.
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 item select the Assessment Tab.
7. From the Grade Item drop-down menu, select the appropriate Grade Item or create a New Grade Item.
8. Enter the total number of points possible in the Score Out Of text field.
9. Select Save and Close.