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Send a message to a class, student, or colleague
A 60-second screen recording of a real school doing exactly this — and the same 7 steps written out below, in the labels you'll see on screen.
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How to send a message to a class, student, or colleague
- 1In the sidebar under Communication, click "Messages"
- 2Click the "Compose" button in the page header
- 3In the "New message" dialog, pick the audience from the "Send to" chips — "A class", "A student", "A teacher" or "All teachers" (admins also see "All students")
- 4Pick the "Recipient" — click the picker and type to search
- 5Fill in "Subject (optional)" and the "Message" body
- 6Check the "Sending to:" line, then click "Send" (a class send reads "Send to 14" so the size is confirmed first)
- 7Click the "Sent" chip above the list to see the note you just sent; recipients read it in their inbox, and parents and students in the portal Messages tab
Part of Messages & announcements
One compose reaches every family's portal inbox — plus teacher-to-family threads and an oversight search so leadership can stand behind every message.
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Do it yourself in the live demo
Follow these steps in a real sandbox school — admin, teacher, family, and student views. Sample data resets daily.