How do I reply to submission comments in the Canvas Inbox as an instructor?

• Open Inbox

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• Open Submission Comments by clicking the Inbox filter and selecting Submissions Comments.

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• Select the specific Submission Comment to which you want to reply

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• Click the Reply icon (backwards arrow).  Type your comment and click Send.  

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• You can view your comment in the conversation thread as well as inside the Speed Grader feedback area.  

How do I reply to submission comments through my MECC E-mail as an instructor?

First, you must set your notification settings to receive email notifications for any comments the students post with assignment/test submissions (and in the grades feedback area).

• Login to Canvas and click on Account, then Notifications

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• Inside your Notifications, find the row titled “Submission Comment”

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    • You can choose to be notified immediately, daily summary, weekly summary, or not at all. Hover over the icons to see what each represents.  

• This will enable assignment submission as well as grade feedback replies to come to your MECC email.  You can reply directly from your email, and it will show up in the Grades Feedback area.

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Below are some resources to help:

• Video Tutorial

• Canvas Student - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com) 

• Canvas Instructor - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)