Student Course Tools

Send Email

The Send Email tool lets you send email to individuals who participate in your course. You can send emails to individual users or to groups of users within your course. You cannot send email to users who are not in your course list.

Sending an Email

From the Control Panel:

1. Click on the Communication link in the navigation menu.
2. Click on the Send E-mail link.
3. Click on the desired Recipients link (All Users, All Groups, All Teaching Assistants, All Instructors, All Observers, Single/Select Users, Single/Select Groups, Single/Select Observers).

If you clicked on one of the All links:

4. Type information in the appropriate Enter Message Details fields.
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

If you clicked on one of the Single/Select links:

    4.   Click on the check boxes next to the users you want to send the email to.
    5.   Type information in the appropriate Enter Message Details fields.
    6.   Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

Recipient Options:

• All Users – Use this option to send an email to all users in your course.
• All Groups – Use this option to send an email to all of the groups in your course.
• All Teaching Assistants – Use this option to send an email to all teaching assistants in your course.
  
• All Instructors – Use this option to send an email to all instructors in your course.
• All Observers – Use this option to send email to all observers in your course.
• Single/Select Users – Use this option to send an email to the users you select.
• Single/Select Groups – Use this option to send email to a single group or select groups in your course.
  
• Single/Select Observers – Use this option to send email to a single observer or select observers in your course.

Set Message Options:

• Send Copy of Message to self – Use this option to send a copy of this message to your email address stored in Blackboard.

Add Attachments:

• Add – Use this option to send a file with the email.

More Information

Q: Can I send email to people who are not in my course?
A: No, you can only send email to users who are enrolled in your course.

Q: Can I send a file attachment along with my email message?
A: Yes, click on the Add button in the Add Attachments section and browse for the file you want to attach.

Q: Can I send an email to two or more different groups at the same time?
A: No, you have to send the email to each group individually. If you want all groups to receive the email, select All Groups.