| Many instructors utilize the Discussion Board feature in their courses. The Discussion Board is a very popular and easy means of communication. The information below provides instructions for accessing, posting, and responding to a discussion thread, as well as discussion thread options.
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| To use the Discussion Board in a course, click Communication on the course menu, and then click on the Discussion Board icon as pictured below. Click the forum name to enter the discussion.
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| Add Forum |
| Not all courses will have the feature to add new discussion forums available; this is an option left to the discretion of the instructor. If available, the process for creating a new forum is simple. To create a new discussion forum, click the Add Forum button. Enter a subject name, type your message in the text box provided and then click the Submit button.
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| Post Message Thread |
| To post a new message thread with in a forum, click the Add New Thread button. Enter a thread name, type your message in the text box provided and then click the Submit button. Hint: For longer threads, you may want to type your message in a word processing application first (i.e. Microsoft Word), spell check, and then copy and paste it in the text box. For more information, click Post Message Thread.
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| Reply To Message Thread |
To reply to a message thread, click on the  button. Type your message in the text box, and then click the Submit button. For more information, click Reply to Message Thread.
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| Discussion Thread Options |
| Different options are available to be used to manage message threads.
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- To display your menu options, click either the Show Options button or the small red triangle icon.
- The menu option bar:
- To apply a thread option, click the check box next to the discussion thread message, then click an option from the option menu.
- To print out discussion board threads:
- Place a check mark next to the thread to be printed, and then click the Collect option button. Print using the browser Print function.
- To print the whole discussion forum, use the Select All button, then click the Collect option button. All the threads selected will appear in a continuous list. Print using the browser Print function.
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Thank you to Blue Ridge Community College for the use of this material.
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