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