A threaded discussion is accessed via a web page. Instructors post a discussion topic which students respond to. Responses are threaded, meaning all responses are grouped together by topic making it easier to follow a single line of argument. This method of discussion allows for intraclass discussion, because everyone can post and everyone can read all of the postings. Responses do not go to email they are displayed on a web page that the students have access to.
Blackboard features a threaded discussion option.
Links Text or images on a Web page that, when clicked with a mouse, cause your browser to load another Web page. Links are the things that turn the Web from a collection of unrelated pages into an enormous interrelated information system. Links are the thread that hold eveything together. Probably the most common organizational structure is a combination of the two because the student can move up and down or forward and back. Before you begin, it is advisable to draw out a flowchart of your navigation indicating which pages are grouped as well as linked together.