Judy Welcome to D2L Training Module 3: Login: 2 More Communication Tools: Discussion Board & Course Mail Adding Course Content

Judy Discussion Board The Discussion Board is organized around forums which contain different topics. Begin by clicking on Discussions on Course Home NavBar. Click on New Forum. Complete New Forum Details and Availability information. Click SAVE.

Judy Discussion Board… Click on Forum & Topic List. Your new forum appears. Click on New Topic to add a topic to this forum. Complete New Topic Details, using pull down menu to select the Forum where you want this placed. If desired, indicate dates for Visibility and Locking. Click SAVE.

Judy Discussion Board… If you want to grade discussion board posts & have grades entered automatically in grade book: Click on the Assessment tab under Edit Topic (pen icon next to your topic name) and complete grade info: Click SAVE.

Grading Discussion Board Posts: Click on the Assessment icon next to topic title: Click on the Topic Score link to read the post.

Score message at right, check the grade box near top, and click SAVE & it’s automatically entered into Grades.

Judy Discussion Board… To refresh your memory later: Watch SDSU’s training video: Tutorials/Discussion/discussion.html

Judy To students using Course Mail Click on Course Mail on top navigation bar Decide how you want to filter your mail: Now click on Compose.

Judy Click on Address Book and then scroll down to desired student’s name. Check box next to name and click on TO. (The name will appear above in the “Recipients” box.) Click on Add Recipients at lower right. Now you’ll be back at Compose New Message screen.

Judy Add your Subject, type message in the HTML editor box, & add attachments, if desired. Click SEND. To refresh your memory later: Watch the SDSU training video: 20Tutorials/ / .html

Frank Adding Content Watch SDSU video: 20Tutorials/Content/content/content.html Let’s Practice! Click on Content on the lower navigation bar.

Frank Quick Review of Steps to Add Content… Click on New Module Give it a title and click Save. Click Manage Content again to see added module. Now click on New Topic. Use one of four ways to add content to your topic. Fill in dialog boxes for: Create New File, Course File, Uploading New File, or QuickLink. Click SAVE. If desired, click on Restrictions to hide the topic or set up release dates. Click SAVE.

P.S. Uploading Zipped Files & Unzipping them in D2L Click on Edit Course/Manage Files. Click on Upload: Browse to where your zipped file is saved and click Upload.

Your zip file will appear in Manage Files. Now click on unzip icon and click “OK”: Your individual files will be unzipped in Manage Files:

Frank Homework! Before next time, practice adding topics using each of the four methods for adding content to a new topic: Create New File Course File Uploading New File QuickLink Homework Again! I’d rather play “stump the teacher”!