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Using Moodle Tools to Communicate with Students

Summary

Communicating with students is easy within Moodle, and you have several options depending upon your needs. 
This guide will help you to:
  • Choose a communication method from three options in Moodle.
1. News & Announcements
First, the quickest way to communicate with your students is by posting a message in the News & Announcements forum. This forum is located near the top of the Moodle semester course template so it exists in every course. 

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Any messages you post in this forum type will remain available in the forum throughout the semester as an archive for the class, and will also be sent to the individual student emails. 
2. Forums

In addition to the News & Announcements forum, Moodle has many types of discussion forums to suit a variety of purposes. This article Forum Types In Moodle provides more information about the News & Announcements Forum, Various Discussion Type Forums, How to Add a Forum, Grading Forums: Whole Forum vs Rating and Forum Subscription.

3. Notifications
Another tool you might try is the Notifications tool located in the upper right corner of the page to the left of your Moodle account icon image:

image.pngThe Notifications tool is connected with your Moodle account, rather than a course. This area is customizable by you and by your students, so if you would like students to set specific notifications for your class, consider making an assignment that has them adjust their notification preferences. Setting Moodle Notification Preferences

Seek Further Assistance

For additional assistance please contact, Clarkson OIT Help Desk;

Email: helpdesk@clarkson.edu
Call: 315-268-HELP (x4357)



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