How do I view an announcement thread as an instructor?

You can view threaded replies to announcements when replies are enabled. You can view threaded replies inline in a split screen sidebar.

You can quote a threaded reply when responding to a user in a thread.

Open Announcements

In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.

Open Announcement

Click the name of the announcement [1].

Note: If the announcement has replies, you can view the number of unread replies and the number of replies [2].

Open Threaded Replies

If course users have replied to an announcement reply, you can view the reply thread by clicking # of replies, # of Unread link.

View Inline Threaded Replies

Threaded replies expand and display [1]. View the name of the user who posted the reply as well as the date and time the reply was posted [2].

View Split Screen Thread Replies

To view threaded replies in a split screen sidebar, click the View Split Screen button.

When viewing split screen thread replies, you can collapse and expand the discussion thread replies sidebar. When a discussion thread reply is collapsed, you can view the reply indicators showing the number of unread and total replies.

To expand the thread replies sidebar, click the # of replies link [1].

View the read and unread replies [2].

To view threaded replies options, click the Options icon [3]. You can mark replies as read/unread, mark threaded replies as read/unread, return to the topic, edit the reply, quote the reply, or delete the reply.

To collapse the discussion thread replies sidebar, click the Close icon [4].

Manage Threaded Reply

To manage a threaded reply, click the reply Options icon [1]. Then select one of the following menu options:

View Your Reply

View your reply that includes the quoted reply.

 

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