student discussion boards
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How to access and use a dicussion board in your BlackBoard courseTRANSCRIPT
Discussion Boards
Click Discussion Board
Select a Forum
Select a thread
* Click Tree View (top right) to change the view.** Choose the number of items per page.
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In Tree View threads can be expanded
Click on a post
Reply to the post in this
panel
1. Edit Subject if needed
2. Type reply post
3. Spell Check or Preview Post
4. Click the link to add an attachment if
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Reply was posted
Clicking Quote (if available) will automatically include the post (in
this panel) in your reply
Flag a post
Post was flagged
1. Select posts
2. Click Collect
Collected posts are displayed on one screen. * Posts can be printed
** Posts can be filtered or sorted.
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Add a Thread
2. Type the post
1. Include a subject
3. Spell Check or Preview
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The new thread is added to the
forum
Depending on the type of discussion board, users may be able to edit, remove, or rate posts. Some
discussion boards will not allow file attachments, and some will not allow the creation of new threads.
For more information contact Lisa Hawkins at [email protected]