Find your school's Canvas URL
To find your school or institution's Canvas URL, begin typing the name of your school/institution. Results will appear after you type at least 3 characters. For best results be as specific as possible. If you can't find your school, try using any part of your school's name or searching for your school district or state. You may also need to search for the school using the acronym or full name, for example "USU" and "Utah State University".
You can reply to a discussion within the Canvas Student app.
The images in this lesson are shown for a phone display, but unless otherwise noted, tablet displays mirror the same steps.
Note: The process of responding to a focused discussion or a threaded discussion is the same, although the layout of the discussion may look different depending on the depth of the discussion thread.
Open Course
In the Dashboard, tap the name of the course you'd like to view.
Open Discussions
Tap the Discussions link.
Open Discussion
To view a discussion thread, tap the name of the thread.
Note: When opening an anonymous discussion, you are prompted to open the anonymous discussion in a web browser.
Reply to Discussion
To reply to the discussion, tap the Reply link for the discussion [1]. To reply to another discussion post, tap the Reply link for the post [2].
Create Reply
Add your reply in the Reply field [1]. To format your reply, use the Rich Content Editor icons [2].
Add Attachment
If your course allows attachments in discussions, you can add an attachment by tapping the Attachment icon [1].
To take a photo from your camera, tap the Camera icon [2].
To select an image from your gallery, tap the Gallery icon [3].
To select a file or video from your device, tap the Device icon [4].
View Attachment
View your attachment [1]. To remove the attachment, tap the Remove icon [2].
To attach the file to your reply, tap the Okay link [3].
Send Reply
To send your reply, tap the Send icon.