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Using the Discussion Board

 

Watch it icon Discussion Boards
  • Level: Basic
  • Time: 5 min. 17 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • Discussion board main page
    • Forum options
    • Threads within a forum

 

Watch it icon Managing Discussion Board Roles
  • Level: Basic
  • Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • Manage a forum
    • Select appropriate roles
    • Assign roles to forum users

 

Watch it icon Creating a Discussion Board Forum
  • Level: Basic
  • Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • Create a forum
    • Select forum options
Watch it icon Moderating Discussion Board Forums
  • Level: Basic
  • Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • Access forum Moderation Queue
    • Review and return a post
    • Review and publish a post

 

Watch it icon Changing Discussion Board Forum Settings
  • Level: Basic
  • Time: 1 min. 45 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • Edit existing forum
    • Change forum settings
Watch it icon Creating a Discussion Board Thread
  • Level: Basic
  • Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • access a forum
    • Create a new thread

 

Watch it icon Replying to a Discussion Board Thread
  • Level: Basic
  • Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • Select a thread
    • Reply to a published thread post

 

Watch it icon Grading a Discussion Board Thread
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • Access a graded thread
    • Select a student and evaluate his posts
    • Assign one grade for the student's thread participation

 

Watch it icon Rating Discussion Board Posts
  • Level: Basic
  • Time: 2 min. 05 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • Enable forum's post rating setting
    • Rate a post
Watch it icon Searching and Collecting Discussion Board Posts
  • Level: Basic
  • Time: 1 min. 23 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • Use the Search tool
    • Collect posts

 

Watch it icon Tagging Discussion Board Posts
  • Level: Basic
  • Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • Enable post tagging for a forum
    • Collect thread posts
    • Tag the posts
Watch it icon Grading a Discussion Board Forum
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
  • Learning goals:
    • Access a graded forum
    • Select a student and evaluate his posts
    • Assign one grade for that student's forum posts