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Canvas - How do I create a discussion?
The Discussions page allows you to connect with students and allows them to respond to each other. To get to Discussions, use the Discussions tab on the course navigation menu. There are settings related to how much control students will have on class discussions, as well as options to make discussions graded or group-based. Some settings, once toggled on, are maintained for every discussion post, while other settings are set for individual discussion posts. You can also attach images, rubrics, and other media to discussion posts.
Resources
Creating and editing discussions
- Canvas guide: How do I create a discussion as an instructor?
- Canvas guide: How do I assign a graded discussion to everyone in a course?
- Canvas guide: How do I delay posting a discussion until a specified date in a course?
Managing Discussions
- Canvas guide: How do I subscribe to a discussion as an instructor?
- Canvas guide: How do I edit or delete a discussion in a course?
- Canvas guide: How do I close a discussion for comments in a course?
- Canvas guide: How do I move or reorder a discussion in a course?
Replying
- Canvas guide: How do I reply to a discussion as an instructor?
- Canvas guide: How do I view and sort discussion replies as an instructor?
- Canvas guide: How can I require students to reply to a course discussion before they see other replies?
- Canvas guide: How do I edit or delete student discussion replies in a course?
- Canvas guide: How do I embed an image in a discussion reply as an instructor?
- Canvas guide: How do I attach a file to a discussion reply as an instructor?
Tips and Tricks
- Graded discussions can be graded in SpeedGrader.
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