Contact Students Before Course is Open

Problem

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Solution

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Send students a message before the section is open using the Message tool.tool. StudentsIf students have set their preferences accordingly, they will receive thisyour message in their email as(or longat asminimum they havein their preferencesMoodle set accordingly.account.)

To do so:

1. In the Administration block on the left side of your course, click Users, then Enrolled Users.
2. For each student that you would likeSteps to send a message to,with the Message tool.
   1. Select the Course Management gear on the top right of the course page.
      
      
   2. Choose Participants from Students column.
      
      
   3. If you want to send a message to all students, select the checkbox at the top of the roster (Or to send a message to just certain students, select the checkbox to the left of their name. You can select multiple students.
      1. If you would like to send a message to all students, scroll to the bottomname of theeach page and click Select all # users. student.)
         
         
   4. At the bottom of the page, in the Choose dropdowndrop down menu, select Send a message.
      

      

   5. Type your message in the box that pops up, then click Send message to # person.
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
   6. As the instructor the roster, you will receive the message, as well.