Bb Tip: Catch up with your reading on the Blackboard Discussion Board

Do you find it is tedious to read a large number of discussion threads, needing multiple clicks to read each one, reply, and read more?  Let us introduce you to an efficient way to save you from clicking, clicking, clicking…

The “Collect” feature within the discussion board places forum posts and replies into a single “flat” page view that only requires a little scrolling to read all.

To use “Collect” to view ALL posts and replies in a forum:

• Choose “Select All” from the drop-down control and then click the “Go” button.
• Click on the “Collect” button.

To use “Collect” to view selected set of threads in a forum:

• Place a check in the box next to each posting or a set of thread (using Expend or Collapse to see or hide all replies)
• Click on the “Collect” button

You can filter, and sort threads by author’s name (choosing to view only one or more author’s posts), date, subject, order, and overall rating.

Watch a video demo recorded by Neal Caidin using Jing

To learn more, see our help page for the Blackboard Discussion Board and visit the Blackboard support website. If you would like more help with Blackboard, request an office visit and we will come to you.