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FIRST YEARS > FAQs Library > What are Discussion Boards?
| Discussion boards, sometimes called
"threaded discussion forums," allow students and instructors to share ideas
using the Web's hypertext
capabilities, i.e. its "hyperlinks." Discussion boards organize messages
by subject. Thus, all messages on one topic are grouped together, allowing
users to follow connected threads of thought. Boards allow you to
read other student responses, post your own threads, or reply to other
student messages.
To create a thread, you "post" or submit a message, which includes your name, e-mail address, subject/title and message text. Others may read your message by clicking on it and, if desired, post a followup reply giving their own opinions.
After composing your new thread or response to another's message, you
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