How do I view Discussions in the Student app on my iOS device?
The Canvas Student app helps you keep track of all course discussions. You can also view newly created discussions or changes to discussions in the Notifications tab.
The images in this lesson are shown for a phone display, but unless otherwise noted, tablet displays mirror the same steps.
Notes:
- The Course Navigation menu matches the browser version of your Canvas course. If Discussions is not available in Course Navigation, it will also be hidden from view in the app.
- Viewing rubrics in graded discussions is not supported in the app.
Open Course
In the Dashboard, tap the name of the course you'd like to view.
Open Discussions
Tap the Discussions link.
Note: You may need to swipe your screen to view Discussions in the menu.
View Discussions
Pinned discussion display at the top of the page [1]. For each discussion, you can view the number of total replies [2] and the number of replies you have not read [3].
Discussions with unread posts are indicated by a blue dot [4].
Swipe your device from top to bottom to quickly refresh Discussions.
To view a discussion, tap the name of the discussion [5].
View Discussion
For each discussion, you can view the due date [1], point value [2], title [3], and description [4].
To reply to the discussion, tap the Reply button [5].
Note: If the discussion is an anonymous discussion, student names and profile pictures do not display. Posts created by the instructor display the instructor's name and profile picture.
View Discussion Toolbar
The Discussion Toolbar remains at the top of the discussion topic when you are viewing discussion replies.
To search for replies or specific authors, enter your terms in the Search field [1].
To filter replies, click the All drop-down menu [2]. You can filter by all replies or unread replies.
To sort replies by newest or oldest, click the Sort button [3].
To view threaded replies in a split screen sidebar, click the View Split Screen button [4].
To view threaded replies all at once, click the Expand Threads button [5]. You can collapse the threaded replies by clicking the Collapse Threads button [6].
To view threaded replies inline, click the View Inline button [7].
View Inline Discussion Thread Replies
To expand the discussion thread replies inline, click the # of replies link [1].
View the read and unread replies [2].
To view threaded replies options, click the Options icon [3]. You can mark replies as read/unread, mark threaded replies as read/unread, return to the topic, quote the reply, or report the reply.
View Split Screen Discussion Thread Replies
To expand the discussion thread replies sidebar, click the # of replies link [1].
View the read and unread replies [2].
To view threaded replies options, click the Options icon [3]. You can mark replies as read/unread, mark threaded replies as read/unread, return to the topic, quote the reply, or report the reply.
To collapse the discussion thread replies sidebar, click the Back link [4].
