Welcome to the Instructor Help Guide. This is a one-stop shop for all your questions. Use the lefthand menu to navigate to a specific topic or scroll down the page to browse available resources.
Create a discussion
Get started fast
Want to create a discussion quickly, with no frills? Try one of our quick start guides.
Create a full-featured discussion
Have a little more time? Try one of our guides to creating a full-featured discussion.
- Create a Discussion: Blackboard
- Create a Discussion: Brightspace
- Create a Discussion: Canvas
- Create a Discussion: Moodle
Create a non-graded discussion
Hoping to provide optional opportunities for engagement? Non-graded discussions create a space for engagement without mandating it.
Learn about Specific Discussion Features
Basic features
Learn to use some of the basic discussion settings, such as word count minimums and time limits for recordings.
- Set assignment dates
- Configure Multiple Due Dates/Milestones
- Add milestone word count minimums
- Change time limits for student recordings
- Designate Student Facilitators
Groups, anonymity, and posting before seeing replies
Harmonize offers a variety of ways to control who sees discussions and how.
- Allow anonymous posting
- Require students to post before seeing replies
- Use Groups (Canvas)
- Use Sections (Canvas)
- Use Groups or Group Sets (Blackboard)
- Use Groups in Blackboard Learn (Blackboard)
Build Content and Navigate Discussions
Navigate a discussion
Learn how to change views and find what you're looking for.
- Familiarize yourself with the Harmonize layout
- Change between grid and list view
- Sort posts by type (most recent, unread, etc.)
- Filter posts by group
- Search within posts and videos
Create content (posts, comments, instructions)
Formatting text? Uploading images, videos, or files? Recording media or sharing your screen? We have you covered.
- Add and format text
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Upload images, videos, or files
- Record audio and video
- Share and record my screen
Take content creation to the next level
Ready to do more? Draw on images and annotate screenshots. Respond to videos with timestamped comments. Add polls, equations, or code snippets.
- Draw on images or annotate screenshots
- Respond to videos with timestamped comments and drawings
- Add equations
- Add a poll
- Delete a post, comment, or reply
Grade or Monitor a Discussion
Grading basics
Learn about manual grading and auto-grading, as well as comment submission.
- Grade a discussion (Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle)
- Grade a discussion (Canvas)
- Use auto-grading
- Submit comments to the gradebook
- Leave private comments
Do more with grading
Looking for an easy way to give students targeted feedback? Want to use AI to generate a rubric. Worried about plagiarism? Explore our advanced grading features.
- Generate a rubric with AI help
- Detect plagiarism or AI use by students
- Use a rubric (Blackboard)
- Add an existing rubric to my discussion (Canvas)
- View Harmonize auto-grading & Canvas SpeedGrader FAQs (Canvas)
Monitor a discussion
Use engagement insights, update notification settings, view activity, or view version history.
- Use Engagement Insights
- Update notification settings
- View discussion activity
- View post version history
Save time with AI, auto-grading, and more
Save time with AI
Our AI integration can help you generate rubrics or brainstorm instructions. Use the time you save to do what matters most: interacting with your students.
- Generate a rubric draft with AI
- Brainstorm instructions with AI
- Empower students to check their work with AI coaching
Explore other time-saving features
Save time grading with auto-grading or with the Canvas SpeedGrader integration. Use Q&A forums to avoid answering the same question twenty times.
Encourage students to read and watch content
Do you wish your students would do the readings or watch your videos? Check out these additional tools and suggestions.
- Assign PDF annotations to encourage reading
- Use standalone polls to check knowledge (Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle)
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Use standalone polls to check knowledge (Canvas)
Still Need Help?
Change my profile and course settings
Update your profile, change your preferred name, update notifications, or enable/disable chat.
- How do I access and edit my profile?
- How do I change my preferred name?
- How do I update my notification settings?
- How do I disable chat?
Still have questions?
- How do I enable or disable Harmonize in the course navigation menu?
- Can I use Harmonize to track attendance?
- Can I download all my students’ files at once?
- How can I set up video introductions? (Canvas)
- Can I copy my discussions to a new course? (Canvas)
Submit a support request
Contact our helpful support team.