7.10 | Chat with Students Using Pronto

Learn More About Pronto

While Canvas has a native chat tool, it can be limited in how you're able to able access it and how you receive notifications of students chatting with you. The Pronto chat tool offers better notifications, access via a mobile app, as well as video and audio meeting options.

Pronto Overview Video (2 minutes)

Get Started with Pronto in Canvas

Pronto integrates seamlessly into our Canvas LMS. The guide below walks you through all aspects of using Pronto in Canvas, from how to access it initially to how to set up your notification and translation settings in the app.

Canvas & Pronto User Guide Links to an external site.

You should see Pronoto in the global navigation menu on the far left in Canvas, at the bottom. The Pronto icon will only appear on your Canvas Navigation menu if you are assigned to at least one published Canvas course with at least one enrolled student.

Manage Your Courses in Pronto

As you start to use Pronto in your courses more, you might find that you want to put in place some more advanced settings, or manage different sections or groups in your courses separately. You can do this through the Pronto Course Management Web Portal Links to an external site.. Read through the Pronto Course Management Guide Links to an external site. to learn more about what's possible there.

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