Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Discussions: Create a New Discussion

Create a New Discussion

To create a new discussion in a Blackboard Ultra course, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to your course.
2. Either Locate and Click on:
   1. Discussions tab
   2. Content tab
3. If the intent is to create a Discussion from the Content tab, once in Content, Locate and Click the + button. Then, under the "Create Item" menu that will appear on the right side of the page, Locate Discussion under Participation and Engagement, and Click on Discussion. If not, go to #4.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. If the intent is to create a Discussion from the Discussions tab, once in Discussions, Locate and Click the New Discussion button on the far right. 
   
   
   
   
5. Locate and Click on the title of the discussion. By default, this is "New Discussion", followed by today's date. Replace the default title with a new descriptive title.
   
   
   
   
6. Type or paste your text in the textbox that says "What do you want to talk about?".
   
   
   
   
7. (Optional) Insert a link into to the discussion by clicking the Link button (chain link). This is the recommended path for sharing videos, as well. 
   
   
   
   
8. (Optional) Attach files from your computer to the discussion by clicking the Attachment button (paperclip).
   
   
   
   
9. Click Save to create the discussion.
   
   

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