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With Discussions, you can allow your students to have discussion board-based conversations in your class.
Create a Discussion
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Follow these instructions to create a discussion that is attached to the gradebook.
Create a Discussion in an Assignment
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Follow these instructions to create a discussion that is attached to an assignment in the gradebook.
1. From the Gradebook screen, select "+New Assignment" or "New Assignment."
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| 2. On the Assignment page, select "More options..." |
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3. Select the option, "Add this assignment to class Discussions."
4. Select "Save Assignment."
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Edit Discussion Settings
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| Edit Discussion Settings (Engrade Support) |
The default settings for discussions are to only allow teachers to create discussion topics and allow for students to use plain text only. The following optional settings are available:
- Allow students to post topics to the discussion board allows students to create discussion topics.
- Allow student attachments in discussion board posts allows students to attach files to their discussion posts.
- Allow student rich text in discussion board posts provides students with a rich text editor they can utilize when posting to the discussion board.
This article shows you how to view and edit these settings.
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Moderate Discussions
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