To delete a specific post in a discussion thread:Click on the ForumClick on Tree view in the top rightClick on Expand all to see all postsSelect the ones you wish to removeClick Remove

In Blackboard 8, it is now possible to subscribe to a discussion thread. This means that whenever a new post is made in a forum, you are notified by email. N.B. This can be enabled by the instructor in the discussion forum settings, as shown in the s

Go to the discussion forum (either via the list of fora in Communication / Discussion board or via the content area which links to the forum).Click on the forum title to enter.To create a new thread click the Add New Thread button Enter your message

Blackboard discussion boards now allow you to subscribe to a thread and receive email notification of any updates or changes to it.Open the forumEnter the threadClick Subscribe 

Discussion board: each Blackboard course contains a Discussion board area.It lists all the discussions or fora. It can be accessed from Communications / Discussion Board Forum: a forum is just an area that has been set up to house a set of discu

As people are aware the discussion board has been upgraded in version 7.2. The outcome is that the strategy you need to adopt to read discussion board contributions in a thread has changed. If you want to bring all the contributions together on one p

When you set up the discussion board forum then you will need to select either grade forum, or grade individual thread. After which a point will automatically be created in the gradebook. You will then need to read the discussion board and grade the

When you set up the discussion board with the rate post option ticked then individual readers can rate the post from 0 to 5 stars. The system will display the average rating accounting for those who have rated it. Please note, it appears that there a

To reply to a thread:Go to the forum (either via Communication /  Discussion Board / forum title or Content area / forum title)click the forum title to enter the forumClick the thread title to open the discussionTo reply to the thread (i.e. top

To add a discussion forum to a content area:Go to the content area where you want to add the discussion forumClick Edit View (top right) to toggle the page editing onFrom the Select drop down list chose Discussion Board, then click Go To add a new fo

Use the Subscribe option to keep informed of new content on a thread. You will recieve an email alert when something new is posted but will still have to log in to Blackboard to see the content.Use the Moderate option. Posts will be queued until you