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. 

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 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: 

 

 

 

 

 Mark as Read/ Unread  [2]: Mark this reply as read or unread. 

 Mark Thread as Read  [3]: Mark the whole thread as read. 

 Mark Thread as Unread  [4]: Mark the whole thread as unread. 

 Go to Topic  [5]: Select the topic of the thread. 

 Edit  [6]: Edit the reply. 

 Quote Reply  [7]: Start a  reply by including a copy  of the reply. 

 Delete  [8]: Delete the reply. 

 

 

 

 

 View Your Reply 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 View your reply that includes the quoted reply. 

   

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