Creating a Discussion Board Forum

Watch a demonstration about how to add a forum to the Discussion Board. Your online course provides a discussion board as a communication tool. This feature is designed for asynchronous use, meaning users do not have to be available at the same time to have a conversation. An additional advantage of the discussion board is [...]

Description of Discussion Forum Settings

The following is a quick summary of each option available under Forum Settings. Allow anonymous posts This option allows students to post messages without revealing their identity. It should be used only when you are looking for everyone in your course to post anonymously, such as a mid-term discussion on how your students feel the [...]

Posting a Discussion Board Message

The term thread is used when referring to a message in a Discussion Board forum. This is because you can visually trace the conversation based on how responses are indented; you can thread your way through the conversation. Posting a Discussion Board Message Log into your course site. Click the Discussions link in the navigation menu. [...]

Part of My Discussion Board Message Is Missing

“Part of my Discussion Board message is missing. Where did it go?” If your response if fairly lengthy and is being copied from Microsoft Word, sometimes the text doesn’t display correctly.  So, please try the following: Log into your course site. Click Discussions. Click on the name of the forum to which you wish to [...]

Adding an Attachment to a Discussion Board Message

Note: Instructors may choose to allow or not allow students to add attachments to Discussion Board messages based on options they select when setting up a forum. Under the Attachments section located below your message, click the Browse My Computer button. Locate the file you want to attach.  Click on the file name, and click [...]

Creating a Clickable Link in a Blackboard Discussion

To create a clickable link within a Discussion: Log into your course site. Click Discussions. Click on the name of the forum in which you will post your message. Click Create New Thread (or click Reply to an existing message). Type your message. Select the portion of the message you wish to turn into a [...]

Sorting and Searching Messages on the Discussion Board

Click the image below for details about how to sort and search messages on the Discussion Board.

Checking on Students Using the Performance Dashboard

Instructors can easily check when students have last accessed a course site and what they have posted to the course Discussion Board by using the Performance Dashboard. To access the Performance Dashboard: Log into your course site. Under the Control Panel, click Evaluation > Performance Dashboard. Click the graphic below for details about how to [...]