Use course tools>>Discussion Board

Adding a forum

To add a forum:

1. Click the course title on the My CourseCompass page.

2. Click Control Panel from the Course Home page.

3. Click Add Forum.

4. Enter a title for the forum.

5. Enter a description, and click one of the options for displaying the text:

6. Smart Text displays the text as it is entered, but converts URLs and email addresses into links.

7. Plain Text displays the text exactly as it is entered, with no links.

8. HTML codes the text you enter with HTML tags.

Note: You can also format text directly using HTML tags.

6. Select the forum settings:

7. Allow anonymous posts lets participants add and respond to messages without identifying themselves.

8. Allow author to edit message after posting lets participants modify their own messages after adding them to the forum.

9. Allow author to remove own posted messages lets participants delete their own messages after adding them to the forum.

10. Allow file attachments lets participants attach a document, presentation, graphic, or other type of file to their messages.

11. Allow new threads lets participants add a new main topic to the forum.

6. Assign user privileges by clicking a name in the Forum User Settings box and then clicking one of the following buttons:

7. Click the Admin button to assign administrator privileges to a user.

8. Click the Normal button to revoke a user's administrator privileges.

9. Click the Block button to prevent a user from posting messages to a forum.

10. Click the Unblock button to return posting privileges to a user.

7. Click Submit to create the forum.

Note: Click Cancel to return to the Discussion Board page without creating a forum.