Canvas: Communicate with Students

This self-help guide helps you use tools available within Canvas to communicate with your students.

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Communicate with Students

Send Messages to Students

Learn about the Inbox
Use the Inbox as an Instructor
Use the Inbox as a Student
Use Chat in Canvas
Message Students from the Gradebook

Make Course Announcements

Use the Announcement Tool Page
Add an Announcement
Edit an Announcement
Delete an Announcement
View and Sort Announcement Replies
Delay an Announcement Until a Specific Date
Reply to an Announcement as an Instructor
Allow Students to like Replies in a Course Announcement
Allow or disallow announcement replies in a Course
Disable Comments on All Announcements in a Course

Communicate Important Dates

Use the Calendar as an Instructor
Add an Event to a Course Calendar
Add a Repeating Event to a Course Calendar
Edit an Event or Assignment in the Calendar
Set a Different Event Date for Each Section in a Course Calendar
Add a Scheduler Appointment Group in a course Calendar
View or Edit a Scheduler Appointment Group in the Scheduler Page
Remove Students from a Scheduler Appointment in the Scheduler Page
Subscribe to the Calendar Feed Using Google Calendar
Add a Personal Reminder to the Calendar
Filter the Calendar View by Course
Use the to Do List as an Instructor
Use the to Do List as a Student

Facilitate Discussions

Create a Discussion as an Instructor
Duplicate a Discussion in a Course
Delete a Discussion in a Course
Create a Group Discussion in a Course
Assign a Graded Discussion to an Individual Student
Assign a Graded Discussion to a Course Group
Assign a Graded Discussion to a Course Section

Use the Zoom in Canvas Integration

For more about teaching with Zoom, read https://it.umn.edu/self-help-guide/zoom-teach-meet-learn-zoom.

Host a Zoom Meeting within Canvas
Secure Your Zoom Meeting

Additional Resources

Canvas: Get Started with Canvas
Canvas: Create and Organize Content
Canvas: Assess and Grade Student Work
Canvas: Use Groups for Collaboration