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Using the Conversations Tool to Communicate with Your Students

Send and receive messages from your students all in one place with the Conversations tool

Written by Jeremy Keeshin
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The Conversations tool allows teachers to send messages to their students and view their conversation. Conversations can be initiated by students or teachers.

💡 To post an announcement to an entire class Section, check out the Announcements tool. Both the Conversations and Announcements tools can be found in the Messages App.

Navigating to the Conversations tool

  1. Click on the Toolbox in the top nav bar

  2. Select Messages under the Classroom category

  3. Navigate to the Conversations tab

gif displaying how to navigate to the messages app then the conversations tool from the toolbox

Sending Messages to Your Students

  1. Use the Section dropdown menu to select a class Roster

  2. Click on a student's name

  3. Type your message and click Send

gif showing 1) selecting a section 2) selecting a student 3) typing a message and clicking send

How Students Can Access Their Messages

Students can read their messages by clicking on their inbox and selecting a message from you to read and respond to.

  1. Students will click on the bell icon next to their name in the top right

  2. Select "See All"

  3. Click the new message listed under unread notifications

gif showing how students can 1) click the bell icon 2) select see all 3) click the new message

Video Demo

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Email notifications allow teachers to receive an email when a student sends a message through Conversations or submits a question from their code editor. Check out this article to learn more about these settings and how to configure them for your Sections: Email Notifications 📖

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