Can a student send a Canvas Inbox email to the whole class?

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witherwa
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Can a student send a Canvas Inbox message to all other students in a class at once? (e.g., can a student send an email blast to the whole class via the Canvas Inbox?)

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Chris_Hofer
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Good evening,  @witherwa ...

This Guide should help to answer your question: How do I send a message to all course users in the Inbox as a student?.  Keep in mind, though, that Canvas does not have e-mail.  It's a messaging tool to communicate with people in the same class that you are.  You and your students have complete control (via your "Account" >> "Notifications" screen) on how you want to receive messages sent via the Canvas Inbox (and the frequency of those notifications).  So, it is completely possible that some students will want to be notified via e-mail of Inbox conversations via e-mail...while others want to be notified via text messages on their phone, for example.

How do I set my Canvas notification preferences as an instructor?

How do I set my Canvas notification preferences as a student?

I hope these resources will be of help to you, Wendy.  Please let Community members know if you have any other questions about this...thanks!

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