How do I "email" my students?
Answer
Canvas Inbox is a messaging tool for communicating with a course, group, or individual students. Instructors and students can use the tool for communication by selecting a course, then choosing people or groups within that course. You can decide whether to send an individual message to each recipient or a mass message.
Instructors and students receive the message in their Canvas Inbox, which displays a badge indicating the number of unread messages. As long as notification preferences for "Conversations" are turned on—the default setting—anyone using Inbox also gets an email containing the message. The email includes the following note: "You can reply to this message in Canvas by replying directly to this email. If you need to include an attachment, please log in to Canvas and reply through the Inbox."
We recommend adjusting your course settings to show recent announcements on the course Home Page to encourage students to engage with announcement information.
For classes not yet published in Canvas, you can email your students through PAWS using the Class Roster "Notify All or Selected Students" button.