Creating and Replying to Discussion Posts
Create a Discussion Post (Thread)
To create a Discussion thread:
On the navbar of your course, click Assessments and select Discussions.
Click the topic where you want to create a thread.
Click Start a New Thread.
Enter a subject and your post content. You can set any of the following posting options:
To keep the thread at the top of the list, select Pin Thread
To receive updates on the thread using your selected notification method, select Subscribe to this thread.
To attach a file, in the Attachments area, click Browse to locate the file that you want to attach.
To attach an audio recording, in the Attachments area, click Record Audio > Record. To make adjustments to your microphone selection and volume, click Flash Settings. To listen to your recording, click Play. To erase your recording, click Clear. If you have pre-recorded audio and are using a supported browser, you can drag audio files onto the attachments upload target.
To attach a video recording, in the Attachments area, click Record Video > Allow > Record. When you finish recording, click Stop. To erase your recording, click Clear. To add the recording, click Add. If you have pre-recorded video and are using a supported browser, you can drag video files onto the attachments upload target.
Click Post. If the topic is moderated, your post does not appear until a moderator approves it.
Reply to a Discussion Thread
On the navbar, click Assessments > Discussions.
Locate the thread you want to reply to.
Do either of the following:
To reply to the main thread post, click on the thread to open it, then click on Reply to Thread.
To reply to a particular post inside the thread, click Reply on the post you want to reply to.
Enter your reply in the dialogue box. To include the original post’s text in your reply, click the Add original post text link.
Set any of the following options:
To receive updates on the thread using your selected notification method, select Subscribe to this thread.
To attach a file, in the Attachments area, click Browse to locate the file you want to attach.
To attach an audio recording, in the Attachments area, click Record Audio > Record. To make adjustments to your microphone selection and volume, click Flash Settings. To listen to your recording, click Play. To erase your recording, click Clear. If you have pre-recorded audio and are using a supported browser, you can drag audio files onto the attachments upload target.
To attach a video recording, in the Attachments area, click Record Video > Allow > Record. When you finish recording, click Stop. Click Clear to erase your recording or Add to add the recording. If you have pre-recorded video and are using a supported browser, you can drag video files onto the attachments upload target.
Click Post.
