Introduction

Before you learn how to operate each of Canvas's communication and discussion tools, the resources on this page will help you examine the available options and consider your overall communication strategy for keeping students informed and engaged throughout your course.

Explore options for communication and discussion

Canvas has a few different options for communicating with your students, so it's important to understand which communication tool will best serve your purpose:

Use announcements when you want to inform the entire class about course activities or to post interesting course-related topics
Use conversations when you want to communicate with a group, an individual student, or group of students
Use discussions when you want interactive communication between two or more people within your course

Click the Next ▶ button in the lower right to continue.