LMS Layout Design

For my first time using an LMS, I wanted to keep my layout and design as simple and efficient as possible.  Furthermore, I want to be able to manage it with relative ease and stay on top of all my students within my courses.  Using the LMS that I have chosen, there are many possibilities for a design.  However, given that I am teaching a mathematics course, I think what I have shown on the Google Drawing included above is the best direction.  Begin with the content itself, whether it be in the form of a resource video, a file of selected notes, or a website/webquest for the students to interact with.  From there, I would like to utilize the discussion thread feature with regularity and allow students to share their thoughts, understanding, and responses with one another.  Lastly, the student work will be submitted.  Depending on the material, it will either be a formative assignment in the form of a submitted assignment, or in the form of a summative quiz/poll for the students to complete through the website.  Simple, yet very familiar to structure of what students are used to in traditional classrooms.