Too often students and teachers view online discussions as busy work and just something to check off the Canvas To-Do list. Building community, engagement, and interaction are all primary goals for using the Discussion Board tool. Panelists representing Communicating Arts, Spanish, and Writing offer suggestions for engaging prompts and clarifying instruction, present course examples, and guide session participants in a crowd-sourcing exercise for using Canvas’s Discussion Board tool. Together, the panelists and session participants will generate innovative ideas and share best practices for immediate and easy implementation.