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The mechanics might be an issue with multiple ways to access. Read receipts, like we can do in Outlook email, would be one alternative, though I have no idea how this might work. For students, we could set out a policy for Notifications preferences that would be confirmed by a screenshot assignment confirming that for example notifications of announcements were immediate to either text or email. However, this still keeps us at the individual level. One of the reasons that I asked for a collective tracking of announcement views is that not all of my/our use of Canvas is student course related. Many of us work with our peers in Canvas spaces for communities of practice and other forms of professional development, which changes the level of compulsion appropriate to policy. I'm also an amateur data collector. (I teach Humanities and Composition.). I want to know who has seen what and when, among other things. I do not want to pester with more polls than I do nor do I want have to micromanage individuals (at the very least this is tedious). Additionally, not all Canvas users are adults. If I were back in K12 land, I would expect much more of the hands on duties because there we find mandates to contact students if not only the recognition that we teach more meta skills for learning how to learn. There, parents can be called if students go astray or digitally AWOL. In college, I want to be able to expediently help all students and keep both busy work and blanket emails to a minimum. If I could scan for who read what collectively, I could reach out more selectively. This was an Angel feature I appreciated. I use announcements for updates, collective feedback, and introductions or clarifications. I do not blanket each day with a message "because". Perhaps we could somehow selectively code announcements for read receipts, rather than all of them, like we do with likes on other discussions. That was my original thought last year. The choice is there, but the function is not. Sent from my iPhone ... View more

Kelley, This is both an intriguing idea and an apt observation. Parallel point--you can tape a large check to your early college-age son's iPhone to take to his accompanist but this does not ensure that said check will get delivered. Kristina Young, Interim Honors Program Coordinator and Professor Written Communications/Humanities F1-20 6501 South 19th Street Tacoma, WA 98466 Phone: 253.566.5330 Email: kyoung@tacomacc.edu<mailto:kyoung@tacomacc.edu> ... View more

Danny, It was inconclusive. This is in great part because I have not done follow ups. Thanks for reminding me. Kristina Young, Interim Honors Program Coordinator and Professor Written Communications/Humanities F1-20 6501 South 19th Street Tacoma, WA 98466 Phone: 253.566.5330 Email: kyoung@tacomacc.edu<mailto:kyoung@tacomacc.edu> ... View more

Yeah, I thought of that.  I don't know if the notifications can be tracked.  Since announcements are essentially discussion questions, this could be something more universal and connected.  Like students getting notified that someone has specifically replied to them. I've just sent an Announcement to one of my classes to test their reading.  I asked them to click like so I can track numbers, but I can't test this as test student. Kristina Young, Interim Honors Program Coordinator and Professor Written Communications/Humanities ... View more