Discussions allow you to have conversations online. Sometimes an instructor sets up a discussion so that you can't see what others have posted until you submit your response. So don't wait to see someone else's reply before submitting your own. Often an instructor will attach a rubric or scoring guide to a discussion that they will use to score your participation. Be sure to look at that before composing your reply. See the poster below on discussion board netiquette.

Tip: You should compose your discussion posts locally on your device, using Word for example, and then copy/paste it into Canvas. It’s too easy to have a glitch or inadvertently click the back button and lose all your work when composing online.

You can reply to a comment already posted by another student. Locate the post you want to reply to and click the reply icon below it.

Tutorials

Guide: How do I reply to a Discussion?
Guide: How do I edit or delete my Discussion posts?
Video: Discussions

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