{"id":10499,"date":"2017-01-09T14:59:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T20:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=10499"},"modified":"2017-01-09T14:59:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T20:59:32","slug":"bb-tip-178-email-the-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-178-email-the-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #178: Email the Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we start this new semester students will have a lot of questions. I'm a big fan of setting up your Blackboard course to minimize student questions. A lot of student questions are asked via email. I provided some tips on how you can manage student emails<\/a> in previous CAT FooD blog post. <\/p>\n

For those times when students do need to send email to you, you can give them a one click solution to make it easy for them to send you email from inside your Blackboard course. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a Bb ninja trick<\/strong><\/em> to do the job.<\/p>\n

\"ninja<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Follow these steps to do it.<\/h3>\n

To add an \u201cEmail the Professor\u201d link to your course menu:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. From the [Add Course Menu] option, choose [Course Link].<\/li>\n
  2. Click on [Browse] in the Add Course Link window.<\/li>\n
  3. Choose [All Instructor Users] from the pop-up window. This can be found in the Tools area under Send Email.<\/li>\n
  4. Change the name field to \u201cEmail the Professor\u201d and make sure the Available to Users box is checked. Click Submit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note:<\/strong> The Tools link must be in your course menu for these instructions to work. Refer to the step-by-step instructions if you need to add the Tools link to your course menu.<\/p>\n

    Want more information?<\/h3>\n

    Step-by-step instructions are available [Email the Professor (PDF)<\/a>]
    \nExplore Blackboard\u2019s     On Demand Learning Center<\/a>
    \nTry these     Blackboard How-To documents<\/a>
    \nVisit the     Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information
    \nor     schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, email<\/a>, or
    call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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