{"id":500,"date":"2022-08-05T14:40:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T14:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/uncategorized\/adding-background-info\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T13:29:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T13:29:44","password":"","slug":"adding-background-info","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/adding-background-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Background Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h_01EZNS70GY4P0DJ0KJMPEN4JBN\">About Background Info<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To introduce students to the discussion, give instructions for their task, and\/or provide key background information, you can write a background info section.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The background info appears when users first open a discussion and can be viewed at any time by clicking <strong>Info \/ Stats \/ Topology<\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/navigating-the-discussion-menu\/\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">Discussion Menu<\/a> (also see <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/statistics-and-the-infographic\/\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">Statistics and the Infographic<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image lightbox is-style-framed\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/bginfo-3.png\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/bginfo-3-1024x899.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5005\" style=\"width:688px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h_01EZNS74MHVTY22QGQK5HWWCW4\">Adding, Editing, or Removing Background Info<\/h2><section class=\"kialo-callout note\">\n    <div class=\"callout-icon-wrapper\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-helpcenter-theme\/assets\/icons\/book.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"callout-icon\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"callout-content\">\n        <em>Note:<\/em>\n\t\t<p>To modify the background info in a discussion, you must have <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/participant-roles-and-permissions\/\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">Admin permissions<\/a> or higher.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><p>To add, edit, or remove the background info:&nbsp;<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-4482\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/Settings.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Settings icon <\/strong>in the top-right of a discussion. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the <strong>Background Info<\/strong> section. 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