WebCT Activity #3
Discussions

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Steps to participate in Discussions

The course Discussions provides a public environment where participants communicate in an asynchronous fashion.

1.From the Home page, click on the Discussions icon.
Discussions icon (green push pin).The window to the right will appear.opening menu for discussions
2.Click on the Main link and you will see the messages, as below.
Discussion messages
3.Click on the posting "Welcome"; a new window will pop up. Read the message and then press Close.Please introduce yourself message
4.Now click on the "Please introduce yourself" posting. Read the message and click on the Reply button. A new window will open up.
5.Reply to message windowIn the blank space provided, introduce yourself to your instructor and other class members. Write four or five sentences. Topics of interest might be the motivation for taking this course, vocational and recreational interests, previous computer experience, and other courses currently enrolled.
pointing finger
Compose Your Messages Carefully
Remember this is a college course, in which appropriate language, spelling and grammar is expected. Internet jargon and shortcuts are not acceptable.
6.After typing your own introduction, click on the Preview button.
Entering a message7.If need to make corrections, click on Edit .
8.Click on the Post button to post your introduction. Activity Pts=1
9.Threads listing in a threaded discussionRead the postings of several other students. Notice in the example to the right how the postings are 'nested' or 'threaded'. Postings #96 and #97 are in response to posting #74; posting #385 is in response to posting #96. A message series posted in reply to the same subject is called a thread.
10.Respond to at least one student's posting by clicking on the posting, reading it, then clicking on the Reply button and typing your response. Activity Pts=1
11.Clicking on Update Listing will show any newly arrived postings and make the ones you have opened disappear from view. [Sometimes, particularly in a lab situation, there may be a delay in updating and you may have to click on Update Listing again.] To see all of the messages that have been posted to this discussion, click on Show All.
 
 

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