Blackboard Ultra (Students) - 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 the course.
2. Locate and click on the Discussions tab.
3. In Discussions, click the New Discussion button on the far right. Please note that the ability for students to create a new discussion is off by default when each course is created. If the New Discussion button is not present in the Discussions tab, then this option has not been enabled by the instructor.
   
   
   
   
4. Locate and click on the title of the discussion. By default, this is "New Discussion", followed by the current date. Replace the default title with a new descriptive one.
   
   
   
   
5. Type or paste text in the textbox that says "What do you want to talk about?"
   
   
   
   
6. (Optional) Insert a link into to the discussion by clicking the Link button (chain link). This is the recommended path for sharing video. 
   
   
   
   
7. (Optional) Attach files to the discussion by clicking the Attachment button (paperclip).
   
   
   
   
8. Click Save to create the discussion.
   
   

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