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This section will cover some of the common Task Board related questions we are often asked about.
"How do I add a new forum in the discussion board?"
1. Click on the Task/Discussion Board button in left-hand menu
2. Click the button along the top task bar that says 'Create Forum' (pictured below)
3. In the new window, type the title for the forum and any instructions you wish to leave for students. Any description you type here will appear under the forum's title on the main discussion board page.
4. Under Forum Availability click YES. This makes the forum visible to students and allows them to post in it.
If you are creating a forum ahead of time and before you would like students to post, simply click NO. This prevents students from contributing to this forum until you change the permissions. You may complete the Display After and Display Until fields in order to create specific start and end time for the forum.
5. Under Forum Settings complete the following options
Standard View: all students can view all previously created posts in the forum.
Participants must create a thread to view other threads in this forum: students must first make a post by responding to the forum prompt before reading posts from others. This is useful if you would like to ensure original ideas are being added to the forum discussion.
No Grading in Forum: posts in this forum will not be worth any marks.
Grade Discussion Forum: allows you to associate a grade with discussion board posts. This grade will automatically be created in the Grade Center. Type the total number of points the post will be worth in the box. You may also set preferences for how many posts students should make before being alerted for grading.
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"How can I allow students to edit and delete their posts in the Task/Discussion Board?"
"How can I allow students to edit and delete their posts in the Task/Discussion Board?"
1. In the Discussion Board/Task Board click on the grey arrow beside the forum’s name.
2. Select Edit.
3. Scroll down to Forum Settings and find the section that says Create and Edit.
4. Check the boxes to 'Allow Author to Delete Own Posts’ and ‘Allow Author to Edit Own Published Posts’.
5. Click Submit to save your changes.
"How can students save a post as a draft?"
"How can students save a post as a draft?"
If students are writing a post for the Discussion Board/Task Board, they have the option of saving their work as a draft before posting. To save their work they simply click the button that says Save Draft at the bottom of their post.
1. For students to retrieve their draft, they will need to go into the Discussion/ Task Board and click on the thread where they created their draft.
2. Along the top toolbar they will click on Display and Drafts Only. This will display any drafts they have created in this thread. They can then go into the post, edit and post when they are ready.
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