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Discussion board overview<\/a>
Information about setting up and accessing discussion boards, and an overview of the discussion board structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create discussion board forum<\/a>
You can create forums and threads to organize discussions into units or topics relevant to your course. A forum is an area of the discussion board where participants discuss a topic or a group of related topics. Within each forum, students can create multiple threads<\/a>. A thread includes the initial post and all replies to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create discussion board thread<\/a>
A thread is a conversation within a forum<\/a> that includes the initial post and all replies to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respond to a discussion thread<\/a>
Information about how to respond to a thread and suggestions for discussion board etiquette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade discussion board participation
<\/a>You can grade participation in a discussion forum or thread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group discussions<\/a>
If you use groups<\/a> within Blackboard, you can set up discussion forums within those groups.
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BMCC faculty can get hands-on support for these tools at E-Learning lab hours<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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