Intro to Communication Tools

Exploring the options for Communication and Discussion

Canvas has a variety of ways for you to communicate with your students.

• Announcements: use to communicate with everyone in the course. Perfect for welcome messages, to tell students where to start in the course site, or to provide an updated deadline.
• Conversations (the Inbox): Like emails, Conversations can be used to reach individual students or a group of students.
• Discussions: Great for interactive discussions between two or more people within your course. Recommendation: create a discussion board called "Introductions" and ask students to upload a few sentences about themselves and a picture. 
  • NEW: Discussions/Announcements Redesign [Including anonymous posting]

Conversations

Inbox Overview Links to an external site. from Instructure Canvas Video Guides Links to an external site..

Discussions

Discussions Overview Links to an external site. from Instructure Canvas Video Guides Links to an external site..

Additional information available about:

• What are announcements? Links to an external site.
• How do I use Conversations as an instructor? Links to an external site.
• What are discussions? Links to an external site.