Course messages. From anywhere in a course, you can access messages on the navigation bar. The course messages page displays all the messages that are specific to the course you are in. You don't need to add a link to course messages. The Messages icon is always part of course navigation in the Ultra Course View.
Read-only course messages for students. Each institution has different communication preferences and policies. Some institutions may want to limit how students communicate with others in their courses. Your institution can choose not to allow students to reply to or create messages in their courses.
You and your students can send messages to each other, multiple people, or an entire class. Messages activity remains inside the system, and you don't have to worry about email addresses that may be incorrect or outdated.
Students might see, read, and act on important announcements and course messages when they receive a copy in their inboxes. Email copies are only delivered if recipients have valid email addresses in their Blackboard Learn profiles.
If you choose to send a message to the whole class, no one is allowed to reply by default. Your institution can choose not to allow students to reply to or create messages in their courses. You can't turn this setting on and off in your individual courses.
Once on the Compose Message page: 1 Click the To button to access the course participant list. 2 Select the recipients and then click the arrow to add them to the message. 3 Add a subject to your message. 4 Type your message. 5 Click Attach a File to browse for files from your computer. In Messages, you can only attach one file per message. In order to send multiple files, you will either have to send multiple messages or send them in a .zip format. 6 Click submit to send your message.
Select the recipients and then click the arrow to add them to the message. Add a subject to your message. Type your message. Click Attach a File to browse for files from your computer. In Messages, you can only attach one file per message.
Accessing Blackboard Messages. You can only access the Blackboard Messages tool from within a course. Messages are internal to Blackboard and, at this time, any communications sent through the Messages system cannot be forwarded outside of the Blackboard system. To access the Messages tool and send a message, click the link on the course menu.
Read-only messages. Your institution can choose not to allow students to reply to or create messages in their courses. Your instructors don't control this setting. You may only be allowed to read the messages other roles send, such as instructors and teaching assistants.
Send an email copy. You can send an email copy of a course message. Course members may be more likely to see, read, and act on course messages when they receive a copy in their inboxes. Email copies are only delivered if recipients have valid email addresses in their Blackboard Learn profiles.