Canvas Discussions

Canvas Discussions are graded or ungraded assignments where students can reply to a discussion prompt which can include text, images, video and other media. Students can see their classmates's posts and reply to them using "threaded" replies. Canvas Discussions can also be used in conjunction with the "Groups" feature so that instead of creating a class discussion, instructors can create smaller discussions limited to a group of students for more intimate communication. 

Tutorial

What are Discussions?
How to create Discussions
Create Group Discussions
​Grade Discussions in SpeedGrader

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