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Is there a way that students can post announcements or email their peers as an ensemble in Canvas?
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@jipnet ...
Students are not allowed to post announcements in a course. That is a function that only instructors are able to do...as far as I know. Now, with that being said, I suppose what you *could* do is to create a group set in your course...then put a group in that group set with all your students. I *think* that would allow your students to post announcements just to the group...but not to the actual course. Another option for you might be to create a discussion topic in your course specifically for your students to post replies that could sort of be like announcements to other students.
- How do I add a group set in a course? - Instructure Community - 693 (canvaslms.com)
- How do I manually create groups in a group set? - Instructure Community - 700 (canvaslms.com)
As far as students contacting each other in your course...yes, they can use the Canvas Inbox for this. Keep in mind that the Inbox is a messaging system, and it's not the same as standard e-mail that you and I are used to using in MS Outlook or some other e-mail client. The Inbox is only meant as a means to be in contact with other students and instructors who are enrolled in the same course(s) that you are enrolled in. (You can't, for example send/receive messages to your friends and family via the Canvas Inbox because they aren't enrolled in these courses like you are.)
How do I send a message to all course users in the... - Instructure Community - 308 (canvaslms.com)
Hopefully this helps to explain things for you. Sing out if you have any questions...thanks!
