00:07: How do I use the discussion index page? 00:12: In course, navigation, click the discussions link. 00:16: The discussions index page is designed with global settings at the top of the page, 00:20: followed by the discussion groups. Individual discussions 00:24: are nested within each Discussion Group. 00:27: Global settings include a drop-down menu to filter all or unread discussions 00:31: and a search field for searching discussions by title or discussion author. 00:35: You can also add a new discussion and edit discussion settings. 00:40: Discussion groups can be expanded and collapsed by clicking the arrow next to the 00:44: name. Discussions are organized into three main areas. 00:52: Pinned discussions. These are discussions that you want your students to see at 00:56: the top of their page. Pinned discussions can be arranged in any order. 01:00: Students will only see this section heading. 01:02: If there are discussions within this section, 01:06: Discussions. These are current discussions within the course. 01:09: Discussions can remain open indefinitely Or you can specify a 01:13: date range as designated by the available from until date. 01:17: Discussions with replies are ordered by most recent activity, discussions 01:22: with no replies are ordered by creation date. 01:24: Students will only see this section heading if there are discussions within this section, 01:30: Closed for comments. These discussions have been manually closed for comments 01:34: or the discussion is past the available from until date. 01:38: These are discussions that are only available in a read-only state. 01:42: Closed for comments. Discussions are also ordered by most, recent activity. 01:46: Students will always see this section heading, even if there are no discussions 01:50: within this section, 01:53: Each discussion displays whether or not it is a graded discussion. 01:56: The name of the discussion the date on which the last discussion reply 02:00: was posted. 02:02: Additionally, you can view the number of unread total posts in the discussion, 02:06: the discussion State published or unpublished. 02:08: And whether or not you are subscribed to the discussion. 02:13: You can also view availability dates for graded and ungraded discussions. 02:18: The unread icon next to a discussion indicates an unread discussion. 02:23: The number of unread total posts is not included for group discussions and discussions 02:27: that have no discussion replies. 02:31: The peer-review icon. Also displays, if a graded discussion has been assigned 02:35: peer reviews, 02:37: Discussions can also include availability dates availability. 02:40: Dates can make a discussion available for only a specific period of time. 02:46: To manage an individual discussion, click the options icon. 02:50: From the options drop-down menu, you can edit the discussion close the discussion 02:55: for comments, assigned to discussion pin, or unpin the discussion. 02:59: Open Speed grader duplicate, that discussion, send 03:03: a discussion to another instructor copy, the discussion to another course, 03:07: add the discussion to a Mastery path or delete the discussion. 03:13: To view discussion, details and replies, click the name of the discussion. 03:18: If you use Mastery pads in your course, you can tell which items are set up in 03:22: modules as Mastery paths or conditional content items. 03:27: To view the discussions index page as a student. 03:29: Click the view as student button. 03:33: This guide covered how to use the discussions index page.