LESSON # 7

1. SUBJECT: Discussion Board (also known as Bulletin Board)

2. OBJECTIVES:

• post a New message to the discussion board
• respond to a message in the discussion board
  

3. RESOURCES/MATERIALS:

• Flash Player- free download from Macromedia.com. Activity includes a VERY LARGE movie that requires Macromedia's Flash Player. Follow instructions for adding player to your computer.
• WebCT Help found on menu bar of WebCT.
  

4. ACTIVITIES:

A. The Discussion Board is a communication tool used in an online course that allows students, instructors, and teaching assistants to send, read, and search for messages. Students can post and read messages when it is convienient for them, the Discussion Board is not in "real time" and messages are available throughout the course.

"Discussions is divided into different topics which allow your instructor to create discussion groups around particular subjects. Topics can be public or private. Everyone in your course can access public topics, while private topics are available only to the set of students and teaching assistants that the instructor chooses."(WebCT Help)

B. Directions for "How To" use Disscusson Board.

 

5. ASSIGNMENT #7:

A. Post a message to the Discussion Board under Introductions.

B. Respond to a message in the Discussion Board found under Respond.

Created by Julie Cottin