Online Discussion Forum

What do you call the online exchange of ideas initiated for a discussion?

• thread

• forum

• social media

• internet

One fact on the difference between a forum and a chat is the capacity of the forum to support more than just a one-liner posting or statement of a topic.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Never

Another difference between a chat and a forum is the capability of filtering messages to be posted in the forum.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Cannot be done

Which of the following makes a forum unique?

• it is a platform for exchanging ideas

• it requires responses

• it supports hierarchical discussion structure

• it can be done offline

When you comment to a post, you call that a reply in forum. These replies create a thread.

• always

• most of the time

• seldom

• never

If you have an idea to an assigned topic by your teacher in a forum, you call your article as -

• a thread

• a reply

• a post

• none of the choices

So that your post gains attention from among your classmates, it should be -

• brief

• non-context

• understandable and easy to read

• your emotional resopnse

It is best that when you react to a teacher topic in a forum, your post should be relevant to it to maximize engagement of your answer with your classmates.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Never

Your classmates will react scholarly to your post in a forum if you have provided an excellent emotional reaction about your feelings toward the topic.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Never

Which of the following provides a good forum conversation in a post?

• provide commentary

• create poll

• give tips on the topic

• start with a strong statement or question