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title: Discussions
description: "The **Discussion Rooms** screen allows users to search for or create discussion rooms. It features a Search bar, a Create Room button, and a Sort option to organize rooms by the latest or other criteria. ![](http://manual.classera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-25-1024x224.png) **To navigate through the…"
url: "https://manual.classera.com/ar/docs/discussions-2/"
updated: "2024-10-17"
category: Activity officer / Discussions
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# Discussions

The **Discussion Rooms** screen allows users to search for or create discussion rooms. It features a Search bar, a Create Room button, and a Sort option to organize rooms by the latest or other criteria.

![](http://manual.classera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-25-1024x224.png)

**To navigate through the Discussion Room screen:**

1. Use the **Search** bar to find specific discussion rooms by typing in relevant keywords. Click the magnifying glass icon to perform the search.
2. Click the **Create Room** button to create a new discussion room.
3. Click the **Sort** button to sort the discussion rooms. By default, it appears to sort by **Latest**, but you can change the sorting order.

##### **Adding New Discussion Room**

![](http://manual.classera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-26.png)

You can create a new discussion room easily to facilitate your work with students for any purpose related to the activities.

1. Enter the title of the new room in the **Title** field marked by the red asterisk (**\***).
2. Optionally, type in instructions or guidelines for the room in the text area labeled **Room Instructions**.
3. Check the **Hide all new topics** box if you want to hide all new topics created in the room by default.
4. Click the **Next** button at the bottom left to proceed with creating the room.

1. Choose the students who will participate in the discussion.
2. Click the **Select All** checkbox to select all students for the discussion.
3. Click **Create Room** to finalize and create the discussion room.
4. If you need to go back to the previous step, click the **Previous** button

![](http://manual.classera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-27.png)

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