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Open and View Discussions
Navigate to the Discussions space within your course. This is visible on the lefthand side of your course or in the hamburger menu.
You will see a list of the discussions within your course. Click on the discussion you want to look at, write an initial post for, or reply to.
There are a number of ways to interact with the discussion posts from here, with the Discussion Tool Bar, based on what you want to do.
Discussion Tool Bar Features
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