{"id":133603,"date":"2021-03-04T01:30:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T06:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=133603"},"modified":"2025-06-05T08:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:44:07","slug":"interacting-with-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/coursemgmt\/interacting-with-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Interacting with Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blackboard Learn offers a suite of integrated communication tools, such as Announcements, Messages, and Email designed to foster meaningful interaction between instructors and students. These tools support timely feedback, promote student engagement, and help create a connected learning environment.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"Announcements-Ultra\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Announcements (Ultra)<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>In Ultra, new and active course announcements are displayed the first time students enter your course. Students must close the New Course Announcements window before they can access the course content. Once closed, the window will not appear again unless new announcements are posted. In that case, the window will reappear, showing only the newly added announcements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/learn_ultra_instructor_Announcements_Marker-636x459.png\" alt=\"Preview Announcements in Ultra course view\" width=\"456\" height=\"329\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-157728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/learn_ultra_instructor_Announcements_Marker-636x459.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/learn_ultra_instructor_Announcements_Marker-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/learn_ultra_instructor_Announcements_Marker-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/learn_ultra_instructor_Announcements_Marker.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"blackboard-user-sentiment\">\n<p><strong>Watch a video about Announcement In Blackboard Ultra course view<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Announcements in Blackboard\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1042919999?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>For more information on Announcements, please explore the links below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Interact\/Announcements#ActivityPage\">Announcements on the Activity page <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Interact\/Announcements#InsideCourse\">Announcements inside a course <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Interact\/Announcements#AnnouncementsPage\">Announcements page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Interact\/Announcements#Create\">Create an announcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Interact\/Announcements#Schedule\">Schedule an announcement <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Interact\/Announcements#EditCopyDelete\">Edit, copy, or delete an announcement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"Announcements-Original\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Announcements (Original)<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Announcements are an ideal way to post time-sensitive information critical to course success. Add announcements for these types of course activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Due dates for assignments and projects<\/li>\n<li>Changes to your syllabus<\/li>\n<li>Corrections\/clarifications of materials<\/li>\n<li>Exam schedules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Watch a video about Announcement In Blackboard Original course view<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Create Announcements in the Original Course View\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UFsPszU0l1k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"blackboard-user-sentiment\"><strong>Reorder announcements<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>On the <span class=\"interface\">Announcements<\/span> page, use the bar to reposition and prioritize your announcements. Drag the bar to reorder announcements to new positions on the page. Move priority announcements above the bar to pin them to the top of the list and prevent new announcements from superseding them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_announcements_reorder-636x500.png\" alt=\"Preview of Reorder announcements\" width=\"285\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-157733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_announcements_reorder-636x500.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_announcements_reorder.png 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-entity-type=\"media\" data-entity-uuid=\"1b1ee931-6925-44a2-bf7e-9d4f57e7d558\" data-embed-button=\"media_browser\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:media.embedded\" data-langcode=\"en\" data-entity-embed-display-settings=\"[]\" class=\"embedded-entity\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"internal default field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items\"><picture><source srcset=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/rich_text_large\/public\/images\/2019-05\/orig_instr_announcements_reorder.png.webp?itok=TQsSjw2c 1x\" media=\"all and (min-width: 960px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"759\" height=\"597\" \/><source srcset=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/rich_text_medium\/public\/images\/2019-05\/orig_instr_announcements_reorder.png.webp?itok=08S4PGl6 1x\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 959px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"759\" height=\"597\" \/><source srcset=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/rich_text_small\/public\/images\/2019-05\/orig_instr_announcements_reorder.png.webp?itok=Ew2TNb2V 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"480\" height=\"378\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"Course-Wide-Email-Original\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Send a Course-Wide Email (Original Only)<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Send Email in the Original Experience\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-vdtTB7QC-4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/learn.bu.edu\/\">learn.bu.edu<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>using your BU login name and Kerberos password<\/li>\n<li>Select your course from the <strong>Courses <\/strong>page.<\/li>\n<li>You can find the Blackboard email tool in these areas:\n<ul>\n<li>On the course menu, select<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Tools<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>&gt;<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Send Email<\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On the<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Control Panel<\/span><\/strong>, expand <strong><span class=\"interface\">Course Tools<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>&gt;<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Send Email<\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>On the<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Send Email<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>page, select a link, such as<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">All Users<\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Select Users<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>or<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Select Groups<\/span><\/strong>, select the recipients in the<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Available to Select<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>box and select the right-pointing arrow to move them into the<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Selected<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>box. Use the left-pointing arrow to move a user out of the recipient list. Select<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Invert Selection<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>to select users whose names aren&#8217;t highlighted, and deselect users whose names are highlighted.\n<ul>\n<li><span>To select multiple users in a list on a Windows computer, press the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"keyboard\">Shift<\/span><span>\u00a0key and select the first and last users. To select users out of sequence, press the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"keyboard\">Ctrl<\/span><span>\u00a0key and select each user needed. On a Mac, press the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"keyboard\">Command<\/span><span>\u00a0key instead of the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"keyboard\">Ctrl<\/span><span>\u00a0key. You can also use the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Select All<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0function to send an email to all users.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Type your<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Subject<\/span><\/strong>. Your message won&#8217;t be delivered without a subject.<\/li>\n<li>Type a<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Message<\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Attach a file<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>to browse for a file from your computer. You can attach multiple files to your message.<\/li>\n<li>Select<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Submit<\/span><\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2019-08\/orig_instr_email_users.png\" width=\"394\" height=\"312\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Preview of Course-Wide Email\" \/><\/li>\n<li><span>After you send an email, a message appears at the top of the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Send Email<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0page that lists all recipients. The message isn&#8217;t a confirmation that any users received the message, just that the message was sent.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"Course-Messages-Original\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Course Messages (Original)<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Course messages are private and secure text-based communication that occurs within your course among course members. Although similar to email, you must be logged in to a course to read and send course messages. Messages activity remains inside the system, and you don&#8217;t have to worry about email addresses that may be incorrect or outdated.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Course Messages in the Original Course View\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KfctaCQBooo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/learn.bu.edu\/\">learn.bu.edu<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>using your BU login name and Kerberos password.<\/li>\n<li><span><span><span>Access the <strong>Messages <\/strong>page on the left Blackboard navigation page.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2019-08\/ultra_messages_global_access.png\" width=\"393\" height=\"293\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Preview of Messages page\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_message_CreateeMessage-1-636x447.png\" alt=\"Preview of how to Create Message\" width=\"407\" height=\"286\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-157737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_message_CreateeMessage-1-636x447.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_message_CreateeMessage-1-768x539.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_message_CreateeMessage-1.png 998w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/span><span><span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_message_ComposeMessage-533x636.png\" alt=\"preview of Compose Message\" width=\"376\" height=\"449\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-157738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_message_ComposeMessage-533x636.png 533w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_message_ComposeMessage-859x1024.png 859w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_message_ComposeMessage-768x916.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/orig_instr_message_ComposeMessage.png 961w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>On the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Compose Message<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0page, select\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">To<\/span><\/strong><span>. A list of all course members appears. In the first box, select the recipients and select the right-pointing arrow to move them to the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Recipients<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0box.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span>You can use the options in the editor to format the text of your message. You have creative control over how your content appears and the flexibility to change the order and appearance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>Both incoming and outgoing messages are saved in course messages in the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Inbox<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Sent<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0folders. You can&#8217;t rename these folders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>When you receive new course messages, a notification appears in the <\/span><span>the <\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Home Page<\/span><\/strong><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"Course-Messages-Ultra\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Course Messages (Ultra)<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>You and your students can send messages to each other, multiple people, or an entire class. Messages activity remains inside the system, and you don&#8217;t have to worry about email addresses that may be incorrect or outdated. As an instructor, you can quickly send messages to all students about important deadlines and schedule changes.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/learn.bu.edu\/\">learn.bu.edu<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>using your BU login name and Kerberos password.<\/li>\n<li>Access messages either with the <strong>Messages <\/strong>page on the left <strong>navigation Menu<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2019-08\/ultra_messages_global_access.png\" width=\"393\" height=\"293\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Preview of Messages page\" \/><\/li>\n<li><span>When you select the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">New Message<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0icon on the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">Messages<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0page, the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"interface\">New Message<\/span><\/strong><span><strong>\u00a0panel<\/strong> opens.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2020-03\/ultra_instr_send_message.png\" width=\"386\" height=\"255\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Preview of New Message\" \/><\/li>\n<li><span>As you type in the <strong>Recipients<\/strong> box, matching recipient names appear in a menu for easy selection. You can continue to add as many names as you want or send to the whole class.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>You can send an email copy of a course message. Students might see, read, and act on important announcements and course messages when they receive a copy in their inboxes. Email copies are only delivered if recipients have valid email addresses in their Blackboard Learn profiles. When you select this option, all recipients of the message receive an email copy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>You may choose not to allow replies for messages you create. If you choose to send a message to the whole class, no one is allowed to reply by default.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Message Permissions and Turning Off Messages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As an instructor, you can change who students are allowed to message in your Ultra course. By default, students can start new messages to all staff\/instructors and other students. To change these permissions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/learn.bu.edu\/\">learn.bu.edu<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>using your BU login name and Kerberos password.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the Courses page using the left side base navigation panel.<\/li>\n<li>Open the course that you want to change the message permissions for.<\/li>\n<li>Within the Course Content page of your course, click on <strong>Course Settings<\/strong> in the top right corner of the page.<\/li>\n<li>In the Course Settings panel that opens, scroll down to Course Tools.<\/li>\n<li>Under the Messages section, select the best option that fits your needs:\n<ol>\n<li>Students can message anyone in their course<\/li>\n<li>Students can only message staff and students in their groups<\/li>\n<li>Students can only message staff<\/li>\n<li>Students can only reply to messages<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_0177.jpeg\" alt=\"Preview of Messages section\" width=\"485\" height=\"307\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-150036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_0177.jpeg 1593w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_0177-636x402.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_0177-1024x648.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_0177-768x486.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_0177-1536x972.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Once you change the messaging option, this setting will immediately be instituted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The \u201cStudents can only reply to messages\u201d option prevents students from being able to message instructors or other students unless you or another instructor sent them a message first.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"Group-Announcements-Ultra\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Send Announcements to Individual Groups (Ultra)<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>In Blackboard Ultra you are able to send announcement messages to students separated into groups so that only those put into a specific group will see the message.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Navigate to the <strong>Course Content<\/strong> page of the course, click<strong> Groups<\/strong> on the top of the page.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the three dots next to the <strong>Group Set<\/strong> containing the group you would like to message and click <strong>Send Message<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Or on the drop down menu, you can scroll to find the specific group that you want to message. Click on the envelope icon to open up the <strong>New Message<\/strong> panel.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/ultra_MessageGroup-636x166.png\" alt=\"Preview of ultra MessageGroup\" width=\"636\" height=\"166\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-157742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/ultra_MessageGroup-636x166.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/ultra_MessageGroup-1024x267.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/ultra_MessageGroup-768x201.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/ultra_MessageGroup.png 1233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/ultra_NewMessage_for-group-636x430.png\" alt=\"Preview of New Message Group\" width=\"379\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-157743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/ultra_NewMessage_for-group-636x430.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/ultra_NewMessage_for-group-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/ultra_NewMessage_for-group-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/05\/ultra_NewMessage_for-group.png 1079w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Use the message box and text controls to type your message.<\/li>\n<li>Check the box for <strong>Send an email copy to recipients<\/strong> if you want the members to get an email of the message as well.<\/li>\n<li>If you want the message to be an announcement that students can&#8217;t reply to, uncheck the <strong>Allow replies to this message box<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackboard Learn offers a suite of integrated communication tools, such as Announcements, Messages, and Email designed to foster meaningful interaction between instructors and students. 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