ULTRA: Edit and delete your discussion topics Jump to the "Original" help on editing or deleting a post. On the main Discussions page, open a discussion you created to access the menu. Select Edit to make changes. You can't edit the discussion title after you've created it.
Students can delete only their own discussions, responses, and replies. Students can't edit their discussion titles after they create discussions. Open the menu for a response or reply to access the Edit and Delete functions. If you delete an initial response, all replies remain.
Deleting a Discussion Thread or Post Students cannot delete their own discussion threads or posts, but students can edit their threads and posts. If you need a post deleted, contact your instructor.Dec 13, 2021
How do I use this?Open Blackboard and choose the course you want to work with.Click the Edit Mode button, on the top right of the screen, to toggle Edit Mode On or Off.Oct 22, 2018
Open the forum. Click the top left checkbox to select all the threads. Optional: Uncheck any message to be kept. Click Delete to remove the student posts.
On the Thread Detail page, click the title of one of your own posts. The post appears in the Current Post portion of the content frame. Click Edit to modify the message or click Delete and confirm its removal.
If the post is edited, there is no history for the Instructor to look at to see what was changed. If the post was deleted, the instructor has no idea what the post was or whose post it was. Most instructors do not want this feature available to students.
Verify Delete However, if you delete a reply that does not have any course user replies attached, Canvas does display a Deleted by notification. Note: Course instructors can see that you deleted your replies in the discussion.Jun 1, 2021