Teaching Software: Illinois Compass

Blog Topics

To access your discussion, select the Discussions button under Course Tools on the navigation bar.

Here, you will have the option to:

• View existing blogs and their comments
• Post comments on existing blogs
• Create your own blog

Here’s how the main Blog Topics screen looks. You will able to view all of the posted blogs from this screen.

Creating a Blog

Click on Create Message. This opens a new window that lets you create your blog.

Enter a Subject and Message. When you are finished with your blog and would like to submit it, click Post. If you would like to see what your post will look like before you submit it, click Preview. If you would like to close your message and come back to it later, click Save as Draft. If you would like to cancel your message and start over, click Cancel.

Once you click on Post, you will get a confirmation saying the blog was successfully posted. You will then be returned to the Blogs main screen.

Commenting on a Blog

Click on the Create Comment button below that blog. This opens a new window that lets you post new comments and also see previously posted comments.

Type your Comment in the box.

When you are finished with your comment and would like to post it, click Post Comment. If you would like to see what your post will look like before you submit it, click Preview. If you would like to close your comment and come back to it later, click Save as Draft. If you would like to cancel your comment and start over, click Cancel.

Adding an Attachment to a Blog

Click on Add Attachments while creating or commenting on a blog.

In the pop-up window that appears, click on My Computer to upload new file(s) from your computer.

Alternatively, you can also upload multiple files at once.

Click on Browse to open the File Select dialogue and select the file(s) you want to upload. Click on OK once you are finished.

The uploaded files should show up in the Create Message or Comment window.