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Updated on: Oct 15, 2021
How do I subscribe to a discussion in Discussions Redesign as a student?
Manual Canvas Student Guide -
Updated on: Oct 15, 2021
What feature settings can I enable in my user account as a student?
Canvas is continually creating new features to improve your user experience. The majority of improvements will be made available as part of our regular release cycle. However, some features may affect your personal interaction with Canvas. Learn more about User Feature Options and how to enable them in the manage new features lesson.
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Updated on: Oct 15, 2021
How do I know if I have a peer review discussion to complete?
Your instructor can assign you to review another student's discussion post. You can view peer review notifications in Canvas in the Recent Activity Stream, the To Do list, and from the individual discussion page. Once peer reviews are assigned, you can also be notified according to your Canvas notification preferences.
Learn how to submit a peer review discussion.
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Updated on: Oct 15, 2021
How do I subscribe to a discussion as a student?
You can subscribe to entire discussion threads in your courses and be notified when new comments are posted to the topic. If you reply to a discussion, you will automatically be subscribed to discussions and will be notified of updates unless you manually unsubscribed to that discussion. Please note that you cannot subscribe to individual threads within a threaded discussion.
You will automatically be subscribed to discussions you create in your student groups. You will also be subscribed to any new discussions you create in your course, if your instructor has set course permissions that allow you to do so.
Note: You must specify your notification preferences to receive updates for subscribed discussions.
Manual Canvas Student Guide -
Updated on: Oct 15, 2021
How do I use the Global Navigation Menu as a student?
The Global Navigation Menu is located on the left side of every page in Canvas. Global Navigation links provide quick access to frequently used Canvas features. These links provide access to all your courses collectively. Default links include the Dashboard, Courses, Groups, Calendar, Inbox, User Account, and the Help menu.
Depending on your institution account settings, other links may appear in the Global Navigation Menu.
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How do I add Slack as a contact method in Canvas as an instructor?
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Oct 15, 2021
How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in Canvas as an instructor?
When you create a contact method in Canvas, you can use that contact method as a way to receive Canvas notifications. By default, notifications are sent to the email address used to create your Canvas account. However, you can add an additional email address if you do not want to use your existing email address or want to use an additional email for notifications.
Learn how to set notification preferences.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Oct 15, 2021
How do I add an external RSS feed to an announcement as an instructor?
RSS, also known as Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication, is a web feed format that publishes frequently updated information from external websites such as blogs, news headlines, audio, and video. RSS feeds benefit users who want to receive timely updates from favorite websites or to aggregate data from many sites.
You can add an external RSS feed to a course announcement. Please note that when you create the RSS feed, only future feed content will be pulled into the announcement; it will not pull any existing or backdated content.
Note: Adding an RSS feed will create an announcement for every new item added to that feed. Users that have chosen to be notified of new announcements in their Canvas notification preferences may see a substantial increase in the amount of notifications they receive.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Oct 15, 2021
How do I subscribe to a discussion in Discussions Redesign as an instructor?
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Oct 15, 2021
How do I subscribe to a discussion as an instructor?
By default, you will automatically be subscribed to all discussion threads you create in your courses and be notified when new comments are posted to the topic.
You can subscribe to discussions created by TAs or other students in your course (if you allow). You can also subscribe to discussions posted within student groups. If you reply to a discussion, you will automatically be subscribed to discussions and will be notified of updates unless you manually unsubscribe to that discussion. Please also note that you cannot subscribe to individual threads within a threaded discussion.
Note: You must specify your Notification Preferences to receive updates for subscribed discussions.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide
