August 2013

Attendance (Roll Call)
The Attendance tool makes recording who is present in your class fast and easy with a list view and a drag-and-drop seating chart. For detailed information, check out the guides.

• How do I take attendance using Roll Call?
• How is Roll Call Attendance graded in Canvas?
• How do I create a seating chart using Roll Call?
• How do I run Roll Call Attendance reports for my course?

Chat
The Chat tool in Canvas allows students and teachers to interact in real time. Chat makes it easy to communicate with your students in real time, all in one place. Please note that chat comments cannot be deleted.

• What is Chat?
• How do I join the course Chat?
• How do I view Chat history?

If instructors do not want to use Chat as part of their course, they can customize their course navigation links to hide Chat.