Users can access email functions for specific courses and organizations through the Send Email page. From this page users can send email to the following people in a course:
· fellow classmates
· Instructors
· Teaching Assistants
· Groups within a course
Send Email allows users direct access to course participants and can also be accessed from the Tools box on the My Institution area.
Note: The Send Email function is different from Web email, an optional service that allows users to access their Web email account through Blackboard.
Follow the steps below to open the Send Email page:
Step 1 Open a course Web site for a course that you are participating in.
Step 2 Click Communication on the course menu.
Step 3 Click Send Email from the CommunicationCenter.
The following groups are available to send email to from the Send email page:
|
Group |
Description |
|
All Users |
Sends email to all users in the course or organization. |
|
All Groups |
Sends email to all of the groups in a specified course or organization. |
|
All Teaching Assistants |
Sends email to all of the Teaching Assistants in a specified course. |
|
All Instructors |
Sends email to all of the instructors for a specified course. |
|
All Observers |
Sends email to all of the Observers for a specified course. |
|
Select Users |
Sends email to a single user or select users in a specified course. |
|
Select Groups |
Send email to a single group or select groups in a course. |
|
Select Observers |
Sends email to a single Observer or select Observers in a specified course. |
Users can access the Send Email feature for all of their courses and organizations through the Send Email page in the Tools Box. From this page they are able to send messages to users in any of their courses or organizations. To open this page, click Send Email in the Tools box of a common area.
