How to Send Email Using Blackboard

Overview
Users can access email functions for specific courses 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.

Find this page: 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.

Functions: The following groups are available to send email to from the Send email page
-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.
-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.

Office
Teaching & Learning Resources

Location
Hurst Hall, Room 11

Hours
Mon - Fri: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Contact
Phone: (202) 885-3904
Alt Phone: (202) 885-3926
Email: blackboard@american.edu

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Related Links
-Blackboard Help for Students