Communication in Canvas

There are multiple ways to interact in your course. Some interactions include Announcements, Discussions, and Conversations.

Announcements

Announcements are a way for instructors to communicate with students about course activities. Announcements are messages from the instructor for all students, and frequently include information about upcoming assignments, class cancellations, due date reminders, or just information sharing. Make sure you are following all assignments from your courses. For help with Announcements, follow this this text tutorial.

Discussions

Canvas provides an integrated system for focused and threaded discussions, which allows both instructors and students alike to start and contribute to as many discussion topics as desired. You will learn more about Discussions in the Course Work section of this course. For help with Discussions, follow this text tutorial.

Inbox

Inbox is the messaging tool used instead of email to communicate with a course, a group, an individual student, or a group of students. You can access your Inbox through the Inbox link in the global navigation menu. For help with Inbox, follow this text tutorial.