--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Discussion_Board.tex 2005/05/03 17:01:10 1.5 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Discussion_Board.tex 2013/08/27 17:28:31 1.6 @@ -3,20 +3,21 @@ To create a place explicitly intended as \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 wherever else you would like the general discussion -page. LON-CAPA's built-in discussion features will do the rest. - -NOTE: See section \ref{Docs_Creating_From_Template} for more information +\item Either select \textbf{Course Editor} on the Inline Menu or +select \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs} +\textbf{Edit course contents} on the Main Menu. +\item Select the \textbf{Collaboration} tab. +\item Select the ``Discussion Board'' item. +\item Enter a title for the Discussion Board in the pop-up window. +\item Click the \fbox{re-initializing course} button to make changes active for the current session. +\item Click the \underbar{Edit} link in the \textbf{Actions} column for the new Discussion Board. +\item Enter information in the template's text boxes. +See the Other Content section (\ref{Docs_Creating_From_Template}) for more information on how to do that. +\item Press the \fbox{Save} button. +\item Click \textbf{Exit Editing} in the Functions menu. +\end{enumerate} -\item You might also want to include information on that page about how to -post to the discussion. - -\item You can make as many of these discussion board areas as you like; for +NOTE: +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}