Discussions

What is the Discussions Tool?

The Discussions tool is a collaboration area to post, read and reply to threads on different topics, share thoughts about course materials, ask questions, share files, or work with your peers on assignments and homework.

Accessing the Discussions Tool

The Discussions tool is one of the links found on the default navigation bar of your CourseLink course site and can be accessed directly from that link.

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Location of the [NAME] link on a face-to-face course site

For Distance Education (DE) courses, the Discussions link appears under the drop-down menu of the Tools link on the navigation bar (provided that the course is using Discussions).

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Location of the [NAME] link on a DE course site

Using the Discussions Tool

For the most up-to-date information on how to use the Discussions tool, please follow the links below to the Brightspace Help documentation site.

• Create a discussion thread

• Reply to a discussion thread

• Subscribe to a discussion

• Unsubscribe from a discussion

How to use Video Note in Discussions

Video Note is an option available to instructors and students to create short videos of up to 30 minutes in length.

1. Go to to Discussion section of your course and enter an existing Discussion Topic you would like post in.
   
   
   
   

2. Click the button for Start a New Thread.
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Enter a subject for your video
   
   
   
   

4. Select the Add Stuff button.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

5. Select the option for Add Video Note.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

6. You will have two options available - Record Webcam Video or Upload File (if you already have an existing video that you would like to use).
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

7. If you’d like to Record Webcam Video, scroll down to where it says New Recording.
   
   
   

8. Click the New Recording button to start your recording.
   
   Note: if this is the first time you are using the tool the browser will ask you to allow webcam permissions. Please enable this permission

9. Click Stop Recording when you are done with your video.
   
   
   
   
   
   

10. Review your recording at this step. If you’d like to try again click New Recording to restart the process. If you are satisfied with the recording click Next.
    
    
    
    
    
    

11. Add a Title and Description for your recording (optional).
    
    
    Click Next.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

12. Click Insert.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

13. You should now see the recording appear under the Content section of the thread.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

14. Select Post to make the video available to others.

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