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Discussion Board

Create Discussion Forum, Post a Thread, Reply to a Thread

Information on core skills necessary to design, develop, and participate in Discussion Forums

Moderate a Discussion Forum and Grading Discussions and Threads

Information on how to moderate a forum and how to grade a forum.

Discussion Forum Settings

Valuable information about the various settings that you control in Discussion Forums.

Copy Discussion Board Forums

Learn how to copy forums within the course. 

Discussion Board Forum Toolbar

Learn about Remove, Collect, Mark Read and Unread, Moderate, Change Status and Search

Searching the Discussion Board

You can search the Discussion Board using several different options.

Force Moderation of Posts

Information on forcing posts to be moderated prior to publishing.

Lock Forum

You can lock forums to prevent editing of previously published posts. Students can still access and read the forum.

Rate Posts

Students can rate the post on a five-star rating system. This provides a “peer review” option for the forum.

Subscribe to Threads and Forums

Blackboard allows students and instructors to subscribe to a thread. Once you subscribe, you will receive an email alert when the post is updated or a reply is added to the post.

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