Creating Discussions
- Discussions can be accessed from either the Assessments or Communication drop-down menu.
To Create a Discussion Forum
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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.
To Create a Discussion Topic
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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.