Communicating with Your Instructor and Peers in Canvas

In this video, you will learn how to communicate with your instructors and peers using Announcements, Discussions, and Conversations.
(Last updated 2017-01-17)

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Learn more about communicating with your instructor and peers in Canvas.

Using the Inbox in Canvas

To access the Inbox, click on the "Inbox" link in the left-hand menu. Your inbox will contain the messages for ALL of your Canvas courses. Below is a screenshot showing where you can locate the inbox in Canvas (on every page of the system).

For more information about how to use the inbox, review the questions below:

How do I adjust my Notification Preferences for Conversations? -- VERY IMPORTANT
How do I access the Conversations Inbox?
How is my Conversations Inbox organized?
How do I find my unread messages?
How many messages are in this Conversation?
What do comments from the SpeedGrader™ look like inside Conversations?
How can I tell which course this Conversation belongs to?
How do I privately respond to an individual in a larger Conversation?
How do I forward a message from this Conversation?
How do I delete a message from this Conversation?
How do I unsubscribe myself from a Conversation?
How do I archive a Conversation?
How do I compose a message?
How do I send a private message to my instructor?
How do I send a private message to an individual?
How do I send a message to multiple individuals?
How do I send a message to a group?
How do I send a message to my class?
How do I delete a name from the To: field?
Where is my original message in this Conversation?
How do I attach a file to a message?
How do I attach a media comment to my message?