What is Canvas Chat?

Chat is a course tool that is available to all students in the course. Instructors can use the chat tool to allow students to contact them when online, create virtual office hours, conduct group discussions or study sessions.

All users in the course can also access the chat history.

Notes: Chats cannot be limited to specific students, and students cannot delete chat comments.

To Enable Chat in Your Course:

1. Click on 'Settings'
2. Click on the 'Navigation' tab
3. Enable 'Chat'
4. Click 'Save'.

Video Overview of Using Chat in Canvas:

See Canvas Guide for more information: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-is-Chat/ta-p/63 Links to an external site.