Discuss
Create a space for students to interact with each other
Use the Discussions tool to keep the conversation going before and after class
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Set up a discussion forum and topic where students can post and interact with you and one another. First you'll need to create a forum, then you can add a discussion topic to it.
Step 1: Create a Forum
Click Discussions from the navigation bar
Click the blue New button
Choose New Forum
Give the forum a name
Click Save and Close
Step 2: Create a Topic
Click the blue New button
Choose New Topic
Select the forum in which the topic should be placed
Give the topic a name
Provide some instructions for the activity in the description box
Optional: Click the Restrictions tab at the top of the page to set availability dates. Click the Assessment tab to make the discussion topic a graded item and associate it with Grades.
Click Save and Close at the bottom of the page when you have finished
Looking for more?
Explore Brightspace's guide to Getting Started with Discussions. Use the grey menu on the right of the screen to read through the guides.