You can add a discussion in your course using the Teacher app.
The images in this lesson are shown for a phone display, but unless otherwise noted, tablet displays mirror the same steps.
Open Course
In the Dashboard, tap the name of the course you'd like to view.
Open Discussions
Tap the Discussions link.
Add Discussion
Tap the Add icon.
To choose an discussion view, click the View drop-down menu [1].
In the Topic Title field [2], add a title for your announcement.
Unpublished discussion will have a Not Published indicator [3].
In the Description field [4], add a description for the announcement. To format your description, use the Rich Content Editor [5]. If necessary, you can view all formatting options by swiping the formatting menu left and right. The Rich Content Editor supports undo, redo, bold, italics, underline, text color, bullet lists, numbered lists, hyperlinks, and images.
To add an image attachment to your announcement, tap the Attachment icon [6].
Set Options
To set student visibility within a discussion, click on one of the buttons under Anonymous Discussion [1].
To disallow threaded replies, tap the Disallow threaded replies checkbox [2].
To require other students to post before seeing replies, tap the Participants must respond to the topic before viewing other replies checkbox [3].
To enable podcast feed, tap the Enable podcast feed checkbox [4].
To create a graded discussion, tap the Graded checkbox [5].
To enable linking, tap the Allow liking button [6].
To automatically add the discussion to students' to-do, tap Add to student to-do checkbox [7].
To set the discussion as a group discussion, tap the This is a Group Discussion checkbox [8].
Graded Discussion
To enable graded discussions, tap the Graded checkbox [1].
Enter the possible number of points in the Points Possible text box [2].
To choose a grade format, tap the Display Grade As drop-down menu [3].
To choose an assignment group for your discussion, tap the Assignment Group drop-down menu [4].
To enable peer reviews, tap one of the different buttons under Peer Reviews [5]. You can set to Off, Assign manually, or Automatically assign.
Set Availability
To assign the discussion to a specific group, either type the group name or tap the drop-down menu in the Assign To text box [1].
To set the discussion's availability dates and times, select the Available from [2] and Until dates and times [3].
To assign the discussion to another group, tap the Assign To button [4].
Save and Publish Discussion
To publish the discussion, tap the Save and Publish button [1].
To save the discussion without publishing, tap the Save button [2].
