As you are preparing your beautiful communication, it's important to understand the options that are available to you when you choose your recipients.
This article provides Teachers with a comprehensive overview of how to engage with students and families and manage the Teacher Communications area of Messages XR Enterprise efficiently.
The To field is where you will search for, select, and add recipients who will receive this message. There are multiple ways to add recipients to a message, including manual and file upload including:
Option #1: Search recipients
Click into the Search recipients field where you can start typing the name of those you'd like to include as recipients. This is great for communicating with individual parents, or when you need to cc or include your message to an administrator, fellow teacher, or other staff member.
When you want to send to larger groups, consider one of the other two options below.
Option #2: Send to groups
The first option on the left in the To field is to select from Groups.Your groups allow you to segment your recipients and know exactly who your messages are going to, ensuring that no one is left out. You can create and manage your groups in the Groups tab in your Messages area.
Once you are ready, you can expand out the Open List button to view and select your Groups.
To learn more about how groups work, check out the article, "Teachers: Create user groups for messages" including how to:
Option #3: Select predefined classes
On the right panel where you see a folder hierarchy starting with All classes, you will see the classes that belong to you.
- Expand out the options under All classes.
- Hover over and click Open list to view more.
- Check the box next to any class you'd like to include in your recipients.
Once you select your recipients, you can be assured that the right people are getting your messages!