Using course tools>>Discussion Board
To add a forum:
1. Click the course name on the My CourseCompass page.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Click Discussion Board under Course Tools.
4. Click Add Forum.
5. Enter a title for the forum.
6. Enter a description, and click one of the options for displaying the text:
o Smart Text displays the text as it is entered, but converts URLs and e-mail addresses into links.
o Plain Text displays the text exactly as it is entered, with no links.
o HTML displays the text as you format it using HTML tags.
7. Select the forum settings:
o Allow anonymous posts lets participants add and respond to messages without identifying themselves.
o Allow author to modify message after posting lets participants modify their own messages after adding them to the forum.
o Allow author to remove own posted messages lets participants delete their own messages after adding them to the forum.
o Allow file attachments lets participants attach a document, presentation, graphic, or other type of file to their messages.
o Allow new threads lets participants add a new main topic to the forum.
8. Assign user privileges by clicking a name in the Forum User Settings box, then clicking one of the following buttons:
o Click Moderate to assign administrator privileges to a user.
Note: If you assign administrator privileges to a student, that student will be able to manage, and archive forums.
o Click Normalto revoke a user's administrator privileges.
o Click Block to prevent a user from posting messages to a forum.
o Click Unblock to return posting privileges to a user.
9. Click Submit, then click OK.