The best way to incorporate a forum into your DigitalChalk organization is to setup a forum utilizing a tool such as ProBoards , Forumbee  or any other online forum tool of your choosing. Once the forum has been established you will need to create a bulletin on your Dashboard tab or Login page that guides the students to your forum with a "Click Here To Visit Our Online Discussion Forums" type of link. You may also want to consider adding links to specific forum discussion threads through the use of hyperlinks within assignment elements in your courses.

Here are some additional tips that you may find helpful in this process: