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Blackboard: Discussion Board
| Step 1. |
| To enter the Discussion Board page, first, click on the Communication button or click on the Discussion Board button if available. |
| Step 2. |
| Click Discussion Board. |
| Step 3. |
| Once on the Discussion Board page, you will be presented with various Forums. |
| Step 4. |
| These Forums will correspond to Discussion questions for a specific project. |
| Step 5. |
| The instructor may include specific instructions to the students in this section. Read them carefully before proceeding. |
| Step 6. |
| After reading the Discussion topic and instructions, click the appropriate Forum name to participate in the activity. |
| Step 7. |
| You are now within the Forum entitled 'Welcome'. Someone has already posted a message. To view the message, click on the heading. |
| Step 8. |
| The text of the message is displayed. To respond to the message, click on the Reply button. |
| Step 9. |
| Type your response into the message box and click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. |
| Step 10. |
| Your response will be diplayed in a similar fashion. |
| Step 11. |
| If you wish to mark the messages that you have read already, click Show Options. |
| Step 12. |
| Here you will find a variety of options to manipulate your messages. |
| Step 13. |
| To manipulate a specific message, mark the box next to the message title. |
| Step 14. |
| Then click on the appropriate button. |
| Step 15. |
| To select all messages at once, click Select All. |
| Step 16. |
| To close the panel, click Hide Options. |
| Step 17. |
| To post your own message click on the Add New Thread button. |
| Step 18. |
| Copy the Forum title into the Subject box. To do that drag over the text to select it. |
| Step 19. |
| Copy the Forum title into the Subject box. To do that drag over the text to select it. |
| Step 20. |
| Click in the Subject text box, right click again and select Paste. |
| Step 21. |
| The text has been copied. |
| Step 22. |
| Type in your message into the message box and click Submit at the bottom of the page. |
| Step 23. |
| Your message will appear following the others. |
| Step 24. |
| The top level of the Discussion Board page shows the number of messages posted by students and instructor. |
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