Purdue Fort Wayne- Discussion Posts in Brightspace (Student Guide)

Overview

This guide will show you how to use discussion posts.

Instructions

Discussion Posts

1. Discussions are your course message boards, which are organized into Forums and Topics.

2. Forums are categories that organize topics. There are options to filter the threads.

3. Discussions can be found on your Navigation Bar and under the Course Tools tab.

4. Click on a topic to view and reply to Threads.

5. Click Start New Thread to create a new message.

6. Enter a Subject and Message.

7. You can attach Files and make Audio recording as well for your message.

8. Click Post to add your message to the Discussion. You can also click Save as Draft to save your message as a draft under the current Topic, which can be viewed by selecting Filter by Drafts when reentering the topic. 

9. Click the Threads content menu if you want to edit, delete, or complete other actions.

10. You will be able to Subscribe or Unsubscribe from Threads by clicking the Subscribe icon.

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