How do I send messages to students in my class?
Instructors can send a message to anyone that has an active account on any of their published course sites. This includes Students, other Teachers, TAs, Designers and Observers. To send a message to another user:
- The recipient must have an active account on one of your course sites. (See the People tool for a list of active accounts on the site.)
- The course site must be published.
Go to Inbox
The Inbox stores a copy of all messages sent to you (and by you) by other account holders through Canvas.
Click the Compose a New Message icon
This displays the Compose Message form.
Use the Select Course dropdown box to select the course where you want to send your message
Click the Accounts icon to the far right of the "To" box to send a message to a group of class participants
Select:
"All In ..." to email all active users in the course
"Teachers" to email all users in the Teacher role
"Students" to email all users in the Student role
"Student Groups" to email all Student Groups (If you or your students have created groups)
Alternatively, click on any of the groups to select individuals from that group
You can select multiple bulk groups and/or multiple individuals.
Enter a subject and message
Consider selecting "Send an individual message to each recipient"
If "Send an individual message to each recipient" is checked, any recipient that clicks "Reply All" to the received email will be send their reply to you only.
If "Send an individual message to each recipient" is not checked, any recipient that clicks "Reply All" to the received email will be send their reply to all participants that received the email.
Optional: Click Attachments icon to add an attachment
This displays your computer's file locator allowing you to select and add a file attachment to the email.
Optional: Create and attach a video
This opens your computer's webcam and allows you to attach a webcam recording to the email. (For more detailed instructions, see "How do I record media with the Rich Content Editor?" in the Canvas Guides.)
Click Send
This sends an message to the selected recipients and stores a copy of the message in your "Sent" box.
If you want to receive a copy of the message as an email, set your Notifications (Account / Notifications) to receive "Conversations created by me."
