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

Announcements:

In Announcements, you can view all the announcements in your course.

Announcements are listed in reverse chronological order with the newest appearing first and the older Announcements appearing towards the bottom.

To view an announcement, click the name of the announcement.

Discussions:

Canvas provides an integrated system for focused and threaded discussions, which allows both teachers and students alike to start and contribute to as many discussion topics as desired.

Conversations:

Click the Inbox link in the left side navigation bar.
Enter a name, course, or group you would like to send a message to. Canvas does not support sending emails, this message can only be sent to the Inbox(s) of individuals that you pick in the dropdown menu.
Write and send the message.

Conversations is the messaging tool used instead of email to communicate with a course, a group, an individual student, or a group of students.

Student Communication Overview Video

211 - Communication from Instructure Community on Vimeo.

Video Transcript

Learn more about communicating with your teacher and peers in Canvas.

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