The Canvas Conference tool is a fully functional web conference platform. It is available anytime for live synchronous activities and can be accessed in both Canvas courses and groups.

To create a new conference click on the conferences tab in the course navigation menu and select the in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.

Then follow these steps.

Insert a title
Select a duration for your conference. If you want to remove the time limit select the No time limit box
Check this box if you wish to record your conference
Write in a description
Select who to invite to the conference (The default is set to invite all members of your class. If you wish to only invite select class members, uncheck the Invite All Course Members box and select the specific class members
Click update to save your conference.

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Once your conference has been created you will find in on the Conference index page. Here there are two categories.

New Conferences - This is where you will find your conferences that are waiting to started.
Concluded conferences. This is where you will find all of your conferences after they are finished.

Click the Start button to begin the conference.

To explore more detailed information about Starting a new Conference, click the links below.

How do I create a new conference?