{"id":7698,"date":"2019-04-02T09:30:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T08:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=7698"},"modified":"2019-03-21T09:51:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T09:51:09","slug":"communicating-with-students-in-canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2019\/04\/02\/communicating-with-students-in-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Communicating with students in Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Canvas includes several tools for communication between teachers and students within a module. In this post I will give an overview of Announcements, Discussions, Chat and Conversations, looking at when each would be a good choice.
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Announcements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The icon for Announcements gives a very good idea of the sort of communication it provides – it is designed as a one-to-many form of communication just like the megaphone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Announcements in Canvas are a great way of making students aware of important news. For example, if there is a change to the venue for a seminar or you want to remind students to bring something to a session, an announcement can bring this to students\u2019 attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips for using Announcements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This form of communication lends itself to short messages that share information. Your message does not have to just be text-based; you can add images, video, files and weblinks to announcements if required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 3 possible places that your announcements can be seen: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. In the Announcements section of the Canvas Module.<\/li>
  2. As a number on the module \u2018card\u2019 in Dashboard view.<\/li>
  3. At the top of the Module Home screen (see How do I show recent announcements in the Home Page?<\/a>)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Students and other staff on the module may also get notifications about announcements (see below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    More information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n