Send Message from Individual Grades View

[GGummess]

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Hello Canvas,

I feel there needs to be a "Send Message" button from the view that shows the individual grades of a given student.  The navigation at this time makes it awkward to alert a student when s/he is falling behind in grades.  For example, in selecting an individual student from People, I have the option to send the student a message, view the student's grades, or select a number of options.  Let's say I want to look at that student's grades.  I get the individual grades view for that student, but there is no backward link (in the breadcrumb trail) to view the student information that includes the "Send Message" button.  I could use the browser's back arrow but that's awkward to me, and not as reliable as an internal navigation tool.

But why navigate at all from a student's individual grades page when a "Send Message" button could be made available right then and there?  Below is a screen shot that illustrates the change I am offering.  The annotation, drawn, shows the prompt that would motivate the instructor to contact the student.  She is clearly getting into D territory and needs a motivational boost from me.  So, I could, if this change were implemented, send her a message from that page.

That would be slick, wouldn't it?

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[Renee_Carney]

Thank you to GGummess for submitting this idea, as well as,  @scott10  &  @dwhite2  for your contributions. Your investment in this idea helped refine a feature which is now part of Canvas!

[dwhite2]

Very cool!

[scott10]

I'm not seeing it!

[GGummess]

Is it in Beta?

Glen

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[kmeeusen]

Yes, and will be released to Production on 1/28/17. Learn more at https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-8768-canvas-production-release-notes-2017-01-28 

KLM

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 @scott10 : it is in Beta and will be released to Production on 1/28/17. Learn more at Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-01-28) 

You should also have access to your account's Beta environment. Learn more at How do I access the Canvas beta environment?  The URL would be: https://yourschool.instructure.com, and your login credentials would be the same as for your Production environment.

I hope this helps,

KLM

[david_white]

Okay, I am seeing in the Grades sheet that when you click on an individual Assignment, you have the option to "Message students who scored less than [or greater than]."  This is a good thing, and I am glad it is here.

Now, could we also add this level of functionality at the Assignment Group level?