You can access EdDiscussion through Canvas. 

1. Log into Canvas through My ASU or by going to canvas.asu.edu
2. Select the course you want to add EdDiscussion to from your Canvas home page
3. Click on “Settings” then “Navigation”
4. Scroll down to the very bottom of the second list and click the three dots next to EdDiscussion.
5. Select “Enable”
6. EdDiscussion will then appear at the bottom of the first list and will also appear in the course navigation on the left hand side of the screen. 
7. To access EdDiscussion click on “EdDiscussion” on the left side of the screen. EdDiscussion will then open in a new tab.

Students can track discussions, ask questions and help each other clarify assignments and other concepts, enabling you to jump in to correct and/or flag posts as being particularly helpful. Math equations and software code and scripts can be shared and flagged. The code snippets can be embedded to be runnable.

Additional features include: 

• Easily organize the discussion boards into different categories. These categories are customizable to the instructor. Common categories include homework, lectures, recitations, labs, etc. 
• Filter the discussion board by unread, starred, answered, and unanswered. 
• Search bar that sifts through all the content not just titles
• Content editor that has a robust amount of capability including creating and running code to inserting videos and files, and more. 
• Course staff only can make specific discussion threads to private

Students can track discussions, ask questions and help each other clarify assignments and other concepts, enabling you to jump in to correct and/or flag posts as being particularly helpful. Math equations and software code and scripts can be shared and flagged. The code snippets can be embedded to be runnable.