Discussion fora are integral to the online classroom and can be very effective if managed properly. Discussion fora provide for a multitude of formative assessments where educators can implement role play, debates, and complete practice questions/problems. Discussion fora are also great for peers to review as well as show their own work in a presentational manner. According to the GaVS teaching tool that best practices for managing a discussion forum include responding to the first thread of a student statement. Educators can also provide audio feedback and/or highlight important aspects of the student response. A great source of differentiation for both acceleration or remediation is to provide external links for further study.
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