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Discussion Board
 
The Discussion Board is a communication tool used within each course Web site. When a forum is created by the instructor, students, instructors, and TA's can create and reply to topics (threads) and other posts.
 
Finding the Discussion Board
 
1. 
Open a course site.
 
2. 
Select the Communication button.
 
 
 
3. 
Select Discussion Board.
 
Posting a new thread
 
1. 
Select a forum to post a thread.
 
2. 
Click the Add New Thread button located at the top of the forum.
 
 
 
3. 
Enter the subject, message, and attachment.
 
4. 
Click the Submit button.
 
Posting a reply to a thread or another post
 
1. 
Select a forum.
 
2. 
Click a post to reply to.
 
3. 
Within the message of the post, click the Reply button.
 
4. 
Enter the message and attachment.
 
5. 
Click the Submit button when finished.