Creating a Discussion Forum

1. First make sure you are in the class in which you want to create a discussion for
2. Next click ‘Communication’ from the Navbar
3. Then click ‘Discussions’ on the drop down menu
4. Click on ‘New’ and then select ‘New Forum’
5. The next page is Properties of the New Forum, Fill in each item accordingly
6. Give the New Forum a Name
7. Enter a description if desired
8. Under Options
   1. Check to allow anonymous posts, instructor will not see who posts what in the forum
   2. Select if the post must be pre-approved by a moderator
   3. Check if users must create a new thread before reading and posting replies to other threads
   4. Select if you want to display the Forum description along with the topic description
9. Select availability and locking options
   1. 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.
   2. 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.
6. On the Restrictions Tab
   1. You can set when the grade category is visible along with release conditions
7. When finished click ‘Save and Close’

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