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ok I'm totally new to canvas and I'm an old lady going back to do diag work.
I'm have problems figuring out how to post on the discussion board so people can comment on it.
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Hi there, @KarlaHarris ...
Based on your question, I assume that you are an instructor? If that is the case, I would suggest watching the following video tutorial:
Discussions Overview (Instructors)
Then, if you wanted, you could watch this one which is geared towards students:
Discussions Overview (Students)
Finally, if you wanted to take a deeper dive into how Discussions work in Canvas, there are a lot of written Guides that cover many topics:
Also, this video is a good extra resource as well:
Hopefully these links will be helpful to you.
Hi there, @KarlaHarris ...
Based on your question, I assume that you are an instructor? If that is the case, I would suggest watching the following video tutorial:
Discussions Overview (Instructors)
Then, if you wanted, you could watch this one which is geared towards students:
Discussions Overview (Students)
Finally, if you wanted to take a deeper dive into how Discussions work in Canvas, there are a lot of written Guides that cover many topics:
Also, this video is a good extra resource as well:
Hopefully these links will be helpful to you.
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