Whats the difference between a chat room and a discussion board?
Discussion boards are not “face-to-face” real-time experiences like chat rooms. The premise is the same — people type their thoughts and others respond. But the difference is that each message written (posted) on a discussion board has its own page and shows up alone on your screen. Viewers read one message (post) at a time and can then think about and respond to it. Discussion boards are permanent records of the conversations; you can refer to any post days, weeks, or even months after it was written. Discussion boards, while also social, act as much better research and publishing tools than chat rooms.
