Let's create an online discussion area for the students to share their views and comments. This discussion area is called the Forum.
1. With editing turned on, click on Add an activity and select Forum.
2. In the Forum type field, click on the drop-down arrow and choose A single simple discussion (we'll investigate the other options later).
3. In the Forum name field, enter some text that will invite your students to click on it to join the discussion.
4. In the Forum introduction field, enter your starting topic, with images and hyperlinks if you wish.
5. If you want the description displayed on the course page, check the box Display description on course page. Here's a screenshot of where we are so far:
6. Change the option Force everyone to be subscribed to Yes, if you want people to get an e-mail every time somebody adds their comments or suggestions to the forum.
7. Leave the option Read tracking as it is, and people can decide whether...