Understanding the Discussion List Page

Step-by-Step: 

1. Click on Submissions on the Navbar
2. Click on Discussions, then click New Forum or New Topic. Note: You must have a Forum to attach a discussion topic to, so make sure you have done that first. 
   
   
   
   

More Actions 


Filter by Unread or Unapproved: 

• Clicking on Unread will filter all topics to show only those topics with unread posts
• If you have set that you must approve a topic before publishing, clicking on unapproved will filter all topics to show only those topics with unapproved posts
  
  
  
• Forum drop-down options
• Add Topic:  This will allow you to add a new topic directly to this forum
• Hide Topics:  This will allow you to hide the topics in this forum
• Edit Forum:  This will allow you to edit the settings for this forum
• View Forum Statistics:  This will provide you with detail information for this forum that you can export
• Subscribe:  This will allow you to subscribe to this forum
• Delete:  This will delete this forum and ALL topics in the forum
  
  
  
• Topic
• Within the topic area, you will find the topic information, how many threads, how many posts, and the who posted and when the last post
  
  
  
• There are a number of icons that can show up underneath the topic title:
• - You have set dates for the visibility options for the topic
  
  
• - You have set dates for the locking options for the topic
  
  
• - This topic is linked to the gradebook
  
  
• - Students must do an original post before they can view other posts
  
  
• - The end date has passed, the students will not be able to do a new post but can read the previous posts
  
  
• - The end date has passed, the students can longer access or see the topic
  
  
• - There are conditions on the topic such as getting a certain score on something prior to being able to view this topic
  
  
• - This topic can only be seen by students in a specific group
  
  
• - This topic you will need to approve all messages before they are posted to the topic