May 14, 2019
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Canvas gives you many options for communicating with your students - through Announcements, Conversations (internal Canvas messaging tool similar to email), chat (communication in real time), and web-conferencing.
Please note: we do not recommend using chat because its messages are not private.
Learn more about communication best practices in Canvas.
Further resources:
- What are Announcements?
- How do I use the Announcements Index Page?
- How do I make an announcement in a course?
- What is Conversations?
- How do I use Conversations?
- How do I compose and send a message?
- How do I attach a file to a message?
- How do I send a message to an entire class as an instructor?
- How do I send a message to my students from the Gradebook?
- How do I privately respond to one individual in a group message?
- How do I delete a conversation?
- What is Chat?
- How do I use Chat in my course?
- How do I view Chat history?