Blackboard 8
Discussion Forums Overview

Discussion Forum Highlights
Easier navigation
Links to Grade Center
Ability to rate posts

In this slideshow:
• Interface Review
• Creating Forums
• Grading Forums
• Getting Help

Interface Review

You can access the Discussion Boards from two
places: from the course menu

or from the Control Panel.
Note that each view is different.

This is the view from the course menu.

This is the view from the Control Panel.

Creating Forums

To add a new Forum, select Forum.

Enter a name and description.

You can choose date and time restrictions and
allow members to rate posts.

The newly created Forum appears. Notice the
modify, manage, remove and copy buttons.

Notice the functions you can perform related to
threads. To add a new thread, select Thread.

Enter a subject and your message.

Not ready to post but want to save? Click save.
Ready to post to all? Choose Submit.

Your post will appear in the Discussion Forum
window with the # of posts and participants.

Grading Forums

You can grade discussion forums.

Graded forums display with a grade icon.

The forum is added to the Grade Center.

Getting Help

Search the documentation
or submit an online help request at
help.unc.edu
or call
962-help