First make sure you are in the class in which you want to create a discussion for
Next click ‘Communication’ from the Navbar
Then click ‘Discussions’ on the drop down menu
Click on ‘New’ and then select ‘New Topic’
The next page is Properties of the New Forum, Fill in each item accordingly
Choose a Forum for the New Topic to be associated with
Give the New Topic a Name
Enter a description if desired
Under Options
Check to allow anonymous posts, instructor will not see who posts what in the forum
Select if the post must be pre-approved by a moderator
Check if users must create a new thread before reading and posting replies to other threads
Choose whether people can rate other posts in the Topic
Select availability and locking options
The first option, Availability, should be used only when you want to hide the Discussion Topic or Forum from participants outside of the specified dates and times.
The second option, Locking Options, should be used when you want to allow participants retain visibility of the Forum or Topic, but block them from being able to post a message outside of the restricted dates.
On the ‘Restrictions’ Tab
You can set when the grade category is visible along with release conditions
On the ‘Assessment’ Tab
If this Discussion is not graded then skip this step
If this Discussion is graded
Select the grade item from the gradebook to associate it with
Choose the score, If a value is entered, it represents the denominator value for topic scores.
Add a rubric if one is needed
Select this next check mark if each post in a Topic is graded separately
On the ‘Objectives’ Tab
Associate Learning Objectives if any are needed
When finished click ‘Save and Close'
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