Email through the D2L Brightspace Classlist

Article Type: How To


Question:

  • How can I use D2L Brightspace to communicate with students via email who are in my class?

Answer:

Log in to D2L Brightspace.

Within your course, under the Communications drop down menu, select Class List.

Emailing the Entire Class List

Select the Button 'Email Class List'.

For an all-class email, click on the Students tab and click the blue Send Email button.  You will then see the email dialogue will pop-up with all the students in the BCC field.

Emailing an Individual Student

Select on the individual student's name in the class list.

An email dialogue box will pop up.  Fill out the email, hitting Send when complete.

Screenshot of classlist, highlighting a students name (which is a link to the email dialogue popup)

 

Emailing Several Students

Check the boxes to the far left of the students' names. 

Select the blue Email button on top of the selection column.  An email dialogue box will pop up. 

The students names will be in the BCC: field. Fill out the email, hitting Send when complete.

Screenshot of Classlist, highlighting the select boxes to the far left of the students' names and the Email button above the select box column.

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