Instructors have several options for communicating with their students. Depending on what you want to accomplish, and how your class is structured, you may prefer to use one tool over the others. This table covers the four main options for communicating with students and should help you decide which option is best for you.
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Blackboard Announcements tool | Blackboard > Courses > Open course > Course tools > Announcements | Best for communicating with the entire class Message is published to course announcements page If the option to immediately send an email is checked, the announcement will go directly to students' Outlook inboxes
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Course Messages tool | Blackboard > Courses > Open course > Course tools > Course Messages | | It can be hard to tell which course a message has been received in Message content isn’t sent in an email. If students aren’t aware they have messages, it may be hard to reach them.
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Send Email tool | Blackboard > Courses > Open course > Course tools > Send Email | Uses Blackboard’s course roster to send emails to students Outlook inbox You can email multiple students, single student, or entire roster
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myBama roster email | myBama > Faculty and advisors tab > Class Lists and Rosters > Summary Class List > Choose Term > Choose Course | Emails are sent through your default email provider (Outlook, Mail) myBama directly opens your email provider and automatically adds student(s) emails to the Bcc field
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