1. Click Discuss
2. Click New Forum
3. Title Forum and Set Properties and/or Restriction Settings
4. Save
5. Click Forums & Topic List
6. Click New Topic (or New Topic Icon next to Forum)
7. Choose Correct Forum from the Forum Drop Down Menu
8. Title the New Topic
9. Set other Property, Restriction, and Assessment Settings
10. Save

1. Click Edit Course
2. Click Groups
3. Click New Category
4. Enter Name of Group
5. Choose Type of Enrollment (# of Groups, Group of #, Auto-enrollment, etc)
6. Enter the Number of Groups or Groups of Number
7. Check Setup Discussion Areas
8. Click Create
9. Stop! Go Back to Discuss
10. Click Group Restrictions on Far Left Side
11. Click Automatically Create Restricted Topics
12. Choose the Correct Group Category and Forum from the Drop Down Menus
13. Click Create
14. Click Save