{"id":1381,"date":"2012-09-24T16:07:42","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T21:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2012-09-24T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T21:07:42","slug":"bb-tip-59-locking-discussion-threads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-59-locking-discussion-threads\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #59: Locking Discussion Threads"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you setup a discussion forum with date and time restrictions, once the scheduled available time has passed the forum becomes unavailable and disappears from the student\u2019s view. If you would like students to be able to read posts once the date restriction has past but not be able to submit new posts, you can \u201clock\u201d the discussion thread to prevent new posts. Students may read the threads but not make any additions or modifications. <\/p>\n

Follow these steps to do it.<\/strong>
\nIn order to lock discussion board threads, you should:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Open the Forum in the Discussion Board.<\/li>\n
  2. Select the threads you want to lock (you can select all threads by checking the box to the left of \u201cDate\u201d in the header).<\/li>\n
  3. Click the [Thread Actions] menu button and choose [Lock] from the list. <\/li>\n
  4. Once you have successfully locked the thread, remember to go back and edit the forum to remove the date and time restrictions so that the students can see the threads.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Want more information?<\/strong>
    \nStep-by-step instructions are available [PDF<\/a>].
    \nExplore Blackboard's On Demand Learning Center [    HTML<\/a>].
    \nVisit the     Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information
    \nor     email<\/a> or call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If you setup a discussion forum with date and time restrictions, once the scheduled available time has passed the forum becomes unavailable and disappears from the student\u2019s view. If you would like students to be able to read posts once the date restriction has past but not be able to submit new posts, you can ...continue reading \"Bb Tip #59: Locking Discussion Threads\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[108],"class_list":{"0":"post-1381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blackboard","7":"tag-discussion-board","8":"h-entry","9":"hentry","10":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-mh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5763,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-130-lock-discussion-threads\/","url_meta":{"origin":1381,"position":0},"title":"Bb Tip #130: Lock Discussion Threads","author":"Janice Florent","date":"February 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"If you setup a discussion forum with date and time restrictions, once the scheduled available time has passed the forum becomes unavailable and disappears from the student's view. 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