How do I import a favorite discussion from Commons to Canvas as an instructor?
If Commons has been enabled in your Canvas instance, you can add favorited discussions from Commons to a Canvas course.
Learn how to add and manage favorites in Commons.
Notes:
- You must add discussions to your favorites in Commons before they can be viewed and imported in the Discussions Index page.
- Content shared through Commons retains the published/unpublished status of the item when it was originally shared. If you import a discussion that was published when it was originally shared, it will import and be published in your course.
Open Discussions
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Open Commons Favorites
Click the Options icon [1] and select the Commons Favorites option [2].
Note: If the Options icon does not display in the Discussions Index page, Commons has not been enabled in your Canvas instance.
View Commons Favorites
The Commons Favorites window displays all the discussions that you have favorited in Commons [1]. To search for a discussion, enter the discussion name in the Search by Title field [2].
Import Discussion
To select a discussion for import, click the discussion [1]. Selected discussions display the Checkmark icon [2].
To import the discussion, click the Close icon [3].
View Discussion
The imported discussion displays in the Pinned Discussions section in the Discussions Index page [1]. To open the discussion, click the discussion name [2].
Imported discussions are published by default [3].
Note: Content shared through Commons retains the published/unpublished status of the item when it was originally shared. If you import a discussion that was published when it was originally shared, it will import and be published in your course.
