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How do I follow a Discussion in Blackboard Ultra?

How do I follow a Discussion in Blackboard Ultra?

You can follow a discussion to get notifications on your activity stream or via email every time there is new activity from instructors or students in a specific discussion. Select Follow to follow a discussion. 

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Select “Follow” to receive notifications for Discussion activity

If you no longer want to receive notifications for a discussion, select Unfollow. You can also refresh a discussion to see if there were any updates by selecting the arrows beside Follow or Unfollow

Notification Settings

Emails for discussion activity notifications are sent when users opt for Email me right away notifications. You can select or deselect receiving notifications for:

  • Activity on my responses 

  • Activity on responses I have replied to 

  • Responses from instructors 

  • Responses for followed discussions 

  • Replies for followed discussions 

Image 1. The notification settings available for the Email me right away option

Select “Email me right away” to receive immediate email notifications.

 

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