00:07: How do I view and sort discussion replies as a student?

00:11: In course navigation click the discussions link

00:15: Click the title of the discussion

00:18: In a discussion you have several options to view and sort discussions.

00:22: Use the search field to search for replies or specific authors.

00:27: To filter discussion replies by all or unread replies select an option

00:31: from The View drop-down menu.

00:34: To sort discussions by date posted click the sort button Discussion

00:38: replies are sorted newest to oldest by default.

00:43: To view threaded replies in a split-screen sidebar click the view split

00:47: screen button. To view threaded replies inline click

00:51: the inline button that displays when the view split screen button is clicked.

00:57: To view threaded replies all at once click the expand threads button.

01:01: To collapse the threaded replies click the collapse threads button.

01:06: You can view how many total replies and unread replies are in a thread.

01:10: The number on the left indicates total replies while the number on the right indicates

01:15: the number of unread replies.

01:18: To subscribe to a discussion. Click the Subscribe icon.

01:22: Subscribing to a discussion allows you to follow the discussion and receive notifications

01:26: as set in your notification settings. You are automatically subscribed

01:30: to any discussions you reply to when you create a discussion in a group

01:35: or in a course, if you have permission, you are also automatically subscribed

01:39: to the discussion. If you are subscribed the icon displays a solid

01:43: green background. To unsubscribe click the Subscribe

01:48: icon when you are unsubscribed the icon displays outlined

01:52: in Black.

01:54: If your discussion is a graded discussion, you can view the discussion the same way as

01:58: regular discussions. However, you can view the number of points.

02:02: The discussion is worth and if there is a due date.

02:06: If a discussion is a group discussion, you can view the group discussion from the

02:10: course discussions index page or from your group discussions index page.

02:15: If the discussion is an anonymous discussion a message displays noting that

02:19: your name and profile picture will be hidden from other course members.

02:24: Discussion replies are shown in order of post date in discussion replies

02:28: the unread icon indicates. The reply is new and unread

02:33: After you view a discussion reply the unread icon no longer displays.

02:38: When you scroll past a reply navigate away from the discussion or refresh

02:42: the page canvas automatically marks the replies as read.

02:46: After canvas has changed the reply status.

02:48: You can manually Mark discussion replies as read or unread at any time.

02:54: You can also change your discussion settings.

02:56: So you can manually Mark discussion replies as read.

03:00: Reply Mark and collapse discussion threads

03:04: When viewing inline discussion thread replies, you can collapse and expand

03:08: the discussion threads by clicking the expand threads and collapse threads buttons.

03:12: When a discussion thread reply is collapsed you can view the reply indicators

03:17: showing the number of unread and total replies.

03:21: To expand the discussion thread replies inline.

03:23: Click the hash of replies link.

03:27: View the read and unread replies.

03:30: To view threaded replies options click the options icon.

03:33: You can Mark replies as read unread Mark

03:37: threaded replies as read unread return to the topic quote

03:41: the reply or report the reply.

03:45: To view threaded replies in a split-screen sidebar click the view split

03:49: screen button.

03:51: When viewing split screen discussion thread replies, you can collapse and expand

03:55: the discussion thread replies sidebar.

03:58: When a discussion thread reply is collapsed you can view the reply indicators

04:02: showing the number of unread and total replies.

04:06: To expand the discussion thread replies sidebar click the hash of replies

04:10: link. Then view the read and unread replies.

04:16: To view threaded replies options click the options icon.

04:19: You can Mark replies as read unread Mark

04:23: threaded replies as read unread return to the topic quote

04:27: the reply or report the reply.

04:31: To collapse the discussion thread reply sidebar.

04:33: Click the close icon.

04:36: If your instructor allows you to like replies in a discussion, ah, like icon

04:40: appears next to each reply in the discussion.

04:44: A solid blue like icon indicates replies that you've liked.

04:47: The number of total likes also appears next to the icon.

04:52: If you are allowed to edit their discussion posts, you can view the edit history of

04:56: your post. To view the history click the view history

05:00: link

05:02: In the edit history window, you can view any version with the date and timestamp

05:06: of your post. To expand all of the versions click the expand

05:10: all button. To return to the discussion click the close

05:15: button.

05:16: To search for a discussion reply enter any term in the search field.

05:20: Search results include matches for usernames and reply text.

05:25: To clear search results and view all replies remove your search term from

05:29: the search field.

05:32: Each discussion reply has its own options menu.

05:36: To Mark the selected post as read or unread click the mark As option.

05:42: In original discussion replies, you can return to the main discussion topic

05:46: by clicking the go to topic option. In threaded discussions,

05:50: if you are viewing a reply within a reply return to the original reply

05:54: by clicking the go to parent option.

05:58: If you want to quote the current reply click the quote reply option.

06:02: If a reply was quoted in the threaded reply click go to quoted reply to view

06:06: the reply that was quoted.

06:09: If you are allowed to edit and delete your own discussion posts, you will also view

06:13: edit and delete options.

06:16: If you are allowed to report replies, you will also view the report option.

06:21: To reply to a discussion reply to the main discussion topic by clicking the

06:25: reply button. If your discussion is threaded you can reply

06:29: to any other post in the discussion by clicking the reply link.

06:34: This guide covered how to view and sort discussion replies as a student.