You are here How can I check the number of unique participants in a Discussion Board where Anonymous Posting is allowed? If a student posts anonymously to the Discussion Board, the post is still included in the list of the student's posts under Control Panel &gt; Evaluation &gt; Performance Dashboard &gt; Discussion Board.  So, the instructor can see if a student posted to a particular discussion board by looking there, even if the student posted anonymously. It is also possible to see what each student has posted in each forum by clicking on the student's name, then the number in the 'total posts' column.