This article shows how to create a Discussion in Canvas
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- Discussions can be gradable or not graded
- You can link a discussion to other parts of your course
- You can add images and links to external websites and video to discussion instructions
- It's highly recommended that you instruct students what to put into the subject line of a discussion
Get Me Started
From within your course, choose Discussions > +Discussion
Or use the detailed steps below.
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You can link a discussion to another location in your course. For example, link it into a course module or the assignments area.
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Students won't see the assignment until you publish it. You can choose whether to publish the assignment when you create it, or to reveal it later.
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You can add images and links to websites or videos to discussion instructions.
- Adding an Image to a Discussion (to be developed)
- Adding links to a Discussion (to be developed)
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