--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Discussion_Board.tex 2002/07/22 16:49:42 1.1 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Discussion_Board.tex 2005/05/03 17:01:10 1.5 @@ -1,12 +1,22 @@ -To create a place explicitly intended as a discussion area, the -easiest thing to do is make a short HTML page, with contents set to +\label{Course_Discussion_Board} +To create a place explicitly intended as a discussion area, do the following: + +\begin{enumerate} + +\item Select \textbf{DOCS} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. +\item Make a short HTML page, with contents set to something like \emph{General Discussion Board: Please post general discussion here.} Then add that page as the first page of your course -sequence, or whereever else you would like the general discussion +sequence, or wherever else you would like the general discussion page. LON-CAPA's built-in discussion features will do the rest. -You might also want to include information on that page about how to +NOTE: See section \ref{Docs_Creating_From_Template} for more information +on how to do that. + +\item You might also want to include information on that page about how to post to the discussion. -You can make as many of these discussion board areas as you like; for -example, you might want to make one for each chapter or section. \ No newline at end of file +\item You can make as many of these discussion board areas as you like; for +example, you might want to make one for each chapter or section. + +\end{enumerate}