There are multiple ways to interact in your course. Examples of interactions in a Canvas course include Announcements, Discussions, and Conversations.
Announcements: Announcements are a way for instructors to communicate with students about course activities. Students can only create announcements in a group workspace.
Discussions: Canvas provides an integrated system for focused and threaded discussions, which allows both instructors and students alike to start and contribute to as many discussion topics as desired.
Conversations: Conversations is the messaging tool used instead of email to communicate with a course, a group, an individual student, or a group of students.
Announcements
(All Class Participants)
Click the appropriate Announcement title.
Leave a reply for appropriate announcement.
Discussions - Click here for an informational video
(All Class Participants)
Click the appropriate Discussion title.
Leave a reply for appropriate discussion.
Conversations/Inbox - Click here for an informational video
(One or more recipients)
Click the Inbox link in the Navigation panel on the far left side of the screen.
Enter a name, course, or group you would like to send a message to.
Write and send the message.