MyGateway System Help
Using the Discussion Board in MyGateway
To access the Discussion Board element of the "MyGateway" course site, click on the "Communication" button located on the left-hand side of your course site.
From within the "Communication Area" click on the "Discussion Board" icon:
It is also possible to have a button with a direct link to the Discussion Board placed along with the other area buttons:
Finally, Instructors may access the discussion board from within the Control Panel:
Creating Discussion Forums
To begin using the Discussion Board, the course instructor must first create one, or more forums. To create a forum, click on the "Forum" button located at the top of the page (only course instructors and TAs will have access to the "Forum" button).
After you click on " Forum" type title and description for your new forum.
Please note the following default options for new forums which include the NEW feature which allows you to Grade forums and threads.
Instructors may change settings as desired when creating a new forum,
or change settings at any time after the forum has been created by accessing
the Discussion Board through the control panel, selecting forum, and clicking
on "Modify" to the left.
By disabling the "Allow New Threads" option, student users can only read and reply to existing forum threads. Using the "Modify" option on existing discussion forums allows you to reset other options, as well as to designate particular students as forum administrators, and/or block a particular student from posting to the forum.
Using and Administrating Forums
Select the forum you wish to enter by clicking on its name. The default forum view appears as follows:
New threads can be started by clicking on the "Thread" button located at the top of the main forum screen. A simple template opens allowing you to type in
a subject line and a message, as well as attach files (if that option
has been enabled), preview your message, and submit it to the forum.
Reading and Replying to a Message: Clicking on
the subject line of a message to open the message. On the message read
screen, you will also find a "Reply" button (clicking this will
open a template similar to the one above, but with the subject line filled
in), and a list of other messages in a particular "thread."
At the bottom of the main forum screen will will find controls that allow you to sort messages.
