Overview
Canvas has many options for communication. Faculty/Staff/TAs can send announcements to classes. Additionally, Canvas has an internal messaging system that can be used for communication between members of a course. Moreover, there are video-conference options that can be used for real-time online interactions like class meetings and office hours.
- Announcements for Faculty/Staff/TAs
- How do I use the Announcements Index Page?
- How do I view and sort announcement replies as an instructor?
- How do I make an announcement in a course?
- How do I add content to an announcement in a course?
- How do I edit an announcement in a course?
- How do I attach a file to an announcement in a course?
- How do I delete an announcement in a course?
- How do I add an external RSS feed to an announcement as an instructor?
- How do I subscribe to the Announcements RSS feed as an instructor?
- How do I view the Announcements RSS feed as an instructor?
- How do I delay posting an announcement until a specific date in a course?
- How do I require students to post to a course announcement before they see replies?
- How do I reply to an announcement as an instructor?
- How do I allow students to like replies in a course announcement?
- How do I like a reply in a course announcement as an instructor?
- How do I close an announcement for comments in a course?
- Messages for Faculty/Staff/TAs
- How do I use Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I find my unread messages in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I filter conversations as an instructor?
- How do I star a conversation as an instructor?
- How do I send a message to a user in a course in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I send a message to a user in a group in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I send a message to all course users in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I attach a file to a message as an instructor?
- How do I attach a media comment to a message as an instructor?
- How do I reply to a message in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I privately respond to one individual in a group message as an instructor?
- How do I reply to submission comments in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I forward a message from a conversation as an instructor?
- How do I add new people to an existing conversation as an instructor?
- How do I delete a conversation as an instructor?
- How do I delete a message from a conversation as an instructor?
- How do I archive a conversation as an instructor?
- ISC Class Lists (recommended for sending email to a class)
- Video Conferences for Faculty/Staff/TAs
- How do I use the Conferences Index Page?
- How do I create a conference in a course?
- How do I create a long-running conference?
- How do I delete a conference?
- How do I edit a conference?
- How do I record a conference?
- How do I start a conference?
- How do I join a conference?
- How do I conclude a conference?
- How do I upload files to a conference as a presenter?
- How do I use the Conferences interface as a moderator?
- How do I start a poll in a conference as a presenter?
- How do I share my desktop in a conference as a presenter?
- How do I create shared notes in a conference as a presenter?
- How do I automatically create a poll using a presentation in a conference as a presenter?
- How do I use the multi-user whiteboard in a conference as a presenter?
- How do I create live captioning in a conference as a moderator?
- BlueJeans
- Zoom