--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Resource_Discussion.tex 2005/06/19 17:58:59 1.3
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Resource_Discussion.tex 2013/08/27 21:36:57 1.7
@@ -1,13 +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 personnel will see new discussion
+on their \textbf{What's New?} screens within the box headlined
+\textbf{Unread course discussion posts}.
+
+Instructors may allow course participants
+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.
-To participate in a discussion on the a resource click the \underbar{Post Discussion} link at the bottom of a resource. If you want to reply back to a particular post, then click the appropriate \underbar{Reply} link.
+To participate in discussion on 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 ``Change the way Discussion Posts are Displayed'' section (\ref{Change_Discussion_Display}).