You can “lock” discussion threads in Blackboard so that new posts are disabled, yet students can read all existing posts.
Blackboard (Faculty) - Discussion Boards: Lock a ThreadClick on the title of the discussion forum to open it. ... Hover your mouse over the thread you want to lock.Then click the circular grey icon that appears to the right of the thread title.Choose Lock from the drop down menu.More items...•Sep 13, 2017
Select Collapse to minimize a post and increase the vertical screen space. If your instructor enabled the rate posts feature in a forum's settings, Overall Rating displays the average rating for a post. When you point to the rating area, it changes to show Your Rating.
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.
Create a threadOn the Discussion Board page, open a forum and select Create Thread.The Create Thread page opens and the forum description is shown. ... Type a subject, and instructions, a description, or a question.You can attach a file in the Attachments section.More items...
When you create or edit a forum, you control if students may edit their published posts.Open a forum and select a thread.On the thread's page, point to a post so that all of the functions appear and select Edit.The editor appears. Make edits while you view the original post.Select Submit.
Use the Mark For Removal tool to delete drafts before submitting.
Android, iOSLong press the thread you want to delete.Select Delete thread.Tap Delete to confirm.
A forum is an area of the discussion board where participants discuss a topic or a group of related topics. Within each forum, users can create multiple threads. When your instructor creates a forum, they may or may not let you start threads.
In the top right corner of your course you can click the Edit Mode button to turn the Edit Mode on and off. When Edit Mode is ON, you see all the course content and the editing controls for each item. Edit Mode OFF hides the editing controls but still displays any content that would normally be hidden from a student.
Use the restore function in the recycle bin to easily restore your page.Navigate to the Site Manager.Select Recycle Bin. Deleted pages are displayed with the most recently deleted items listed first.Select Restore to restore deleted pages. Your page is restored and listed at the bottom of your page list.