--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Resource_Discussion.tex	2004/01/14 15:51:07	1.2
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Resource_Discussion.tex	2013/07/15 12:32:20	1.6
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 \label{Resource_Discussion}
 
 Unless banned by an instructor, all resources in the course can host
-discussion, which means students may post comments that will appear
-for all viewers on the resource. Course members will see new discussion
-on their Navigation screens. Instructors may allow course members
-to post anonymously or not, and course personnel can see who posted
-the anonymous messages. Anonymous only prevents students from seeing
-the poster. (Sometime instructors or TAs post anonymously to discreetly
+discussion, which means students may post comments that will appear to all viewers. 
+
+For all course members a \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{chat} icon appears on the \textbf{Course Contents} screen next to any resource with new discussion postings. 
+In addition, course members will see new discussion 
+on their \textbf{What's New?} screens within the box headlined 
+\textbf{Unread course discussion posts}. 
+
+Instructors may allow course members
+to post anonymously or not, and course personnel can still see who posted
+the anonymous messages. "Anonymous" only prevents students from knowing who posted. (Sometimes instructors or TAs post anonymously to discreetly
 help the students.) Course personnel may hide or delete inappropriate
 messages.
 
-Users use the same mechanisms to post to resources and to send internal
-email to resource authors or course administrators, and the user can
-do more than one of these things at the same time with a message simply
-by clicking multiple checkboxes.
+To participate in a discussion on the a resource, click 
+\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{chat} \textbf{Post Discussion} 
+at the bottom of a resource.  If you want to reply back to a particular post, then click the appropriate \underbar{Reply} link.
+
+To control how discussions are displayed, see section \ref{Change_Discussion_Display}.