Notifications for Ungraded Discussions

[smeyers10]

It appears that I am only getting notifications of discussion posts in graded discussions. Is there any way to get notifications of posts in ungraded discussions? We use these often as random question forums, but sometimes I will miss a post if I don't go into it and check it regularly because I don't get post notifications. 

[jcarpenter1]

@smeyers10, hello, and welcome to the Community.  Have you checked your notification settings to make sure you get notified for discussions?  This link will help you check this out.  https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-set-my-Canvas-notification-preferences-...

[smeyers10]

Yes. I get notifications for graded discussion posts just fine and I get notified of a reply if I reply to someone else, but I just don't get notified of initial posts in the ungraded discussion. 

[Chris_Hofer]

Good morning, @smeyers10 ...

In addition to the linked Guide that @jcarpenter1 gave you...  have you checked your individual course notification settings?  The above link was for your overall notification settings, but you might want to check your course-specific notification settings as well:

• How do I manage notifications for a single course ... - Canvas Community

Also, for those ungraded discussion topics that you say you are not getting notified about, have you ensured that you are subscribed to those topics in your course?  How do I subscribe to a discussion as an instructo... - Canvas Community  Double-check the information contained in the blue box at the top of this Guide...as it might help to troubleshoot why you aren't receiving those notifications.

I hope this extra bit of information will be of some help to you.  Sing out if you have any other questions...thanks!