Brightspace includes an email messaging tool that allows instructors to compose and send messages to individual students, groups, and to the entire Classlist. Brightspace does not receive email.
Within Brightspace, you can email students in your classes from the Classlist or by using the Email Tool. The primary difference is that the Email tool is a general composition interface, while emailing from the Classlist is a course-specific filtering tool. Clicking "Email" anywhere in Brightspace launches the Email tool. Sending email from the Classlist provides faster class roster population and has student privacy features.
Email Settings
You can update your Email Settings to automatically get a backup of your sent mail delivered to your personal email. From the Email Options you can:
- Automatically send a copy of all outgoing email messages to yourself
- Add an email signature to all email messages
NOTE: Our University Communications Department has an email signature template you can use to create an email signature that has the University seal.
Sent Mail
Email you send within Brightspace goes to your Sent Mail folder. To view email you sent in Brightspace, simply click the Message Alerts (envelope) icon in the minibar, select Email, and click the Sent Mail button located above or to the right of the compose new message area.
NOTE: The Sent Mail folder allows you to confirm email was sent. Additionally, you can update your email settings and have Brightspace automatically send a copy of all outgoing email messages to you.
Want more information?
Email the Entire Class or Individual Students in Brightspace
Email Others Using the Email Tool
Creating Accessible Emails
Accessibility Tip: Emails
Email FAQs
XULA Email Signature Template
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