How to Create a Discussion in Ultra
Once you have selected the course that you would like to add the discussion to in Ultra, navigate to the area within your content where you want the discussion to appear.
Now that you are in the area where you want the discussion to appear, you will need to hover the mouse over one of the grayish lines. This will turn the line purple.
Click on the line and a dropdown menu will appear.
Click on the "Create" button.
Once the create button has been pressed, a panel will appear from the right side of the browser window.
Here you will find and click on the "Discussion" option. A panel will appear from the right side that will open up the discussion editor.
Now it is time to click on the textbox at the top of the page. This will give the discussion a name.
Now in the lower textbox, you can type out what it is that you want your students to discuss, and the rules/metrics for grading the discussion.
Once all of the text has been entered, click on the save button. This can be found near the bottom right corner of the discussion textbox.
Now it is time to alter the discussion's settings. To do this, click on the gear icon on the upper right of the page.
Now you can set various settings, and the alignments for the discussion. Remember to click on the save button at the bottom of the settings in order to save the settings for the discussion.
The last thing that needs to be done is to set the visibility of the discussion for students. Now you can click on the "Hidden from students" button in the upper right corner of the page. From here, you can set the visibility to "Visible to students" or set release conditions for the discussion. Now the discussion is ready to be used.
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