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[RashekaWheeler1]

How to add a reply option for students?

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

@RashekaWheeler1 ...

Students should be able to reply to discussion board topics created in Canvas courses...unless, for some reason, your school's Canvas administrator has disabled the ability for students to reply to discussion topics.  (If that is the case, you're going to want to have a conversation with your school's Canvas admin about why this decision was made.)  However, as I stated, students should be able to reply to discussion topics following this Guide:

How do I reply to a discussion as a student?

Please let Community members know if you have any other questions about this...thanks!

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

@RashekaWheeler1 ...

Students should be able to reply to discussion board topics created in Canvas courses...unless, for some reason, your school's Canvas administrator has disabled the ability for students to reply to discussion topics.  (If that is the case, you're going to want to have a conversation with your school's Canvas admin about why this decision was made.)  However, as I stated, students should be able to reply to discussion topics following this Guide:

How do I reply to a discussion as a student?

Please let Community members know if you have any other questions about this...thanks!

[RecycledElectro · Accepted solution]

I'm not sure why they do not have one. Maybe it's set to only be available to students on certain dates? I've set discussions as assignments and accidentally locked my students out.

Here's what I see when I create a discussion, and then go into Student View. There is a "Reply" button for the students:

Can you go into student view and post a screenshot of your discussion, then post a screen shot of the teacher's view?