It is important to note that course users may not automatically receive an e-mail when you post an announcement. This is a personal setting. It defaults to ON, but any user/student can turn this off. If you want to send an important message to your students and/or colleagues via Brightspace, you can do so following the steps below.
How can I email the users of my course?
To email an entire class directly, use the class list.
- Navigate to Course Tools in the navbar and click on Classlist
- It is now possible to select or send an email to course employees, students, or both. Names and email addresses are automatically put in the BCC field so that personal information is not visible to the entire Classlist.
How to filter users?
You can also email a selection of users of your course, such as your own class or class group.
If the class or class group is added in the course as Section/Section, you can email the entire class or class group at once.
Click Show Search Options
- Select your filter from the drop-down menu next to View By and choose Section
- Choose the appropriate section/group/class or choose All Sections
- Click Apply
Select the users you want to email after filtering.
By checking the top box you select the entire list.
Note! If there are more than 50 users in the course, the Classlist will be divided into pages. Then change the number of users to the desired number at the bottom left of the page. Then select the users by selecting them.
Click E-mail. A new Brightspace screen automatically opens where you can write the message.
- Write the text of the email
- Add an attachment if necessary
- Click on Send
If you want more information on how to use the Classlist, see this article.
Following the AVG legislation, students do not see each other's email addresses. Nor do they see email addresses within groups.
My sent emails
To view the previously sent emails, click on the envelope icon in the minibar.
Go to one of your courses (for example, your Sandbox).
- Click on the envelope icon in the minibar.
- Click Email.
You are now on the start page where you can immediately compose a new e-mail.
3. If you click on Sent Mail on the right side of the screen, you will end up on a page where all previously sent e-mails are listed. These are the sent emails from all your courses.
Send an email to Groups
Go to Course Tools > Groups in the navigation bar of your course. This opens the Manage Groups page.
To send an email to (certain) groups:
- Select the groups you want to send the email to, or click the checkbox next to the Group Category to select all groups at once.
- Click Email. A new window with the e-mail function appears.
To ensure the privacy of the students, the email addresses are automatically added to the BCC.