How to Reply to a Canvas Discussion Board

  • What Are Discussion Boards?

     

     
    Canvas provides an integrated system for class discussions, allowing both instructors and students to start and contribute to as many discussion topics as desired. Discussions can also be created as an assignment for grading purposes (and seamlessly integrated with the Canvas Gradebook), or simply serve as a forum for topical and current events. Discussions can also be created within student groups.
    Accessing Discussions

    How do You Access Discussions?

     
    Discussions are accessed within the Discussions link on the Course navigation, located on the left side of the course window.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Discussion Organization

    How Are Discussions Organized?

     
    The Discussions Index page will display an icon overview of each discussion and whether or not the user is subscribed. Green discussion icons indicate a subscription to the discussion.
     
    The Discussions Index Page is organized into three main areas: Discussions, Pinned Discussions, and Closed for Comments Discussions.
     
    Note: Some section headings may not always appear. 
     
    Discussions. These are current discussions within the course. Discussions are ordered by most recent activity. You will only see this section heading if there are discussions within this section.   

    Pinned Discussions. These are discussions that your instructor wants you to pay specific attention to and will appear at the top of the Discussions page. You will only see this section heading if there are discussions within this section.    

    Closed for Comments. These discussions have been manually closed for comments, or the discussion is past the available from/until date. These are discussions that are only available in a read-only state and are ordered by most recent activity. You will always see this section heading, even if there are no discussions within this section.

     
     
     

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