Using Conversations (Inbox) as an Instructor
How to Access the Inbox
Click the Inbox link in the global navigation to open your Inbox. The Inbox in Canvas is called Conversations and is considered a global tool. It will display ALL messages from ALL your courses. You will not have a separate inbox for each course; however, you can filter messages by course. The Canvas Inbox is connected to your PPS email account and depending on how your notifications are set a copy of each message will appear in your email account inbox. Make sure your profile notifications are defined to your preferences. For example, if you set the notification for conversation messages to ASAP, a copy of the message will display in your email account (Outlook, Gmail etc) when it is sent. Review the tabbed menu below to learn more.
Video Overview
View the video tutorial below.
115 - Conversations Overview Links to an external site. from Canvas LMS Links to an external site. on Vimeo Links to an external site..
Important Notes
In your email client (Outlook, Gmail etc) you can respond directly to a notification message; however, please note any attachments associated with the notification messages from the Canvas Inbox will not display in email notifications in your email account. Attachments associated with Canvas conversations (inbox messages) can be viewed in the Canvas Inbox.
Canvas Guides
Note: These guides are maintained by the Canvas Documentation Team and are available on the Canvas Community site Links to an external site.. Some of the information in these guides may not apply to the Lake Land College instance of Canvas. If you have a question about a feature mentioned in these guides, please review Getting Help page for details on who to contact at Lake Land College.
- How do I use Conversations as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I find my unread messages in Conversations as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I filter conversations as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I star a conversation as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I send a message to a user in a course in Conversations as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I send a message to a user in a group in Conversations as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I send a message to all course users in Conversations as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I attach a file to a message as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I attach a media comment to a message as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I reply to a message in Conversations as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I privately respond to one individual in a group message as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I reply to submission comments in Conversations as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I forward a message from a conversation as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I add new people to an existing conversation as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I delete a conversation as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I delete a message from a conversation as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I archive a conversation as an instructor? Links to an external site.