Discussion Forum

The NYU Brightspace Discussions is a threaded discussion tool collaboration where learners can post, read and reply to fellow students' posts on different topics, share their thoughts about course materials, ask questions, share files, or collaborate with their peers on assignments and homework. Learn more.

Google Sites is a structured web site/blog creation tool included as part of the Google Docs suite of applications for education. The service also includes applications such as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Jamboard and others. Sites can be used for organizing thread-based discussions, as well as for other purposes such as hosting a portfolio, collaborative group work, posting course resources, and more. This website was constructed using Google Sites. Learn more.

Google Groups enables faculty and students to create self-moderated discussion/work groups using a threaded discussion format. Using Groups streamlines communication and the centralization of work so that collaborative projects can proceed without the messiness of multiple email chains. Learn more.

Slack is a commercial instant-messaging applications that can be used to create multiple spaces for different projects, teams, and communication purposes. It is commonly used in the private sector to promote communications and collaboration within and across teams, but can also be applied to educational settings communication channels are needed for groups working on assigned projects, and where groups may also share and respond to communications with the whole class. There are free and paid versions of Slack. Learn more.