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- Navigate to Control<\/strong> Panel<\/strong> > Course<\/strong> Tools <\/strong>> Discussion<\/strong> Board<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Enter your course\u2019s forum area by clicking the course ID of the container.<\/li>\n
- Click the Create<\/strong> Forum<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n
- While in the Create Forum<\/strong> page, write a name and an optional description.<\/li>\n
- In the Forum availability field, select the time you want your forum to be available.<\/li>\n
- In the Forum Settings field, select your forum settings based on your needs.<\/li>\n
- Click Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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To start a discussion you need to go into the forum by clicking it and create a Thread<\/strong>. Threads are the subtopics of your forum. State a question or a point of view for discussion. Users will reply to your thread and will be able to create Threads of their own.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nTo reply to a Thread, click the Reply<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n
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The Discussion Board is now redesigned and new features have been added. These include:<\/p>\n
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- All posts appear on one page.<\/li>\n
- Conditional highlighting of instructor\u2019s posts.<\/li>\n
- Content Editor: Respond to posts inline. By clicking Reply<\/strong>, the Content<\/strong> Editor<\/strong> comes up on the same page for the user to respond. In that way the user can directly post into the page without disruptions.
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- Post first feature: The Post first feature<\/em> enabled by the instructor in a forum, requires students to first submit their own<\/em> thread before<\/em> they see other threads in the forum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Note, that when students are not permitted to create threads the post first feature is not an option.<\/p>\n
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How to Reply to a Thread:<\/strong>
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- Navigate to Control<\/strong> Panel<\/strong> > Course<\/strong> Tools <\/strong>> Discussion<\/strong> Board<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Access a Discussion Board and then select a forum.<\/li>\n
- While inside the forum, select the thread you want to reply to.<\/li>\n
- Hover your cursor over the Reply<\/strong> button, in order to reveal additional options.<\/li>\n
- Click Reply<\/strong> and write your reply in the message field that will appear. You can also change the subject title.<\/li>\n
- Click Quote<\/strong> if you want to include in your answer, the post’s text.<\/li>\n
- Click Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Discussion board \u201cReplies to me.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Keeping up with discussion posts is simpler with unread replies to your own posts called out for you.
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- Navigate to Control<\/strong> Panel<\/strong> > Course<\/strong> Tools <\/strong>> Discussion<\/strong> Board<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Post first feature: The Post first feature<\/em> enabled by the instructor in a forum, requires students to first submit their own<\/em> thread before<\/em> they see other threads in the forum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n