I want my students to be able to message "all users" for our class. I've been told that this is a setting that must be enable by the instructor, but I can't find anything telling me HOW I give them permission to message all users. Please advise!
I want my students to be able to message "all users" for our class. I've been told that this is a setting that must be enable by the instructor, but I can't find anything telling me HOW I give them permission to message all users. Please advise!
Hi Tori Wheeler...
I did a bit of searching here in the Canvas Community, and I came across this archived Feature Idea (which is now in Cold Storage): Students 'message all' setting by course. The setting for students to be able to message all students is an account level setting that would have to be turned on by the Canvas admin at your school. In the linked Feature Idea, Biray Seitz provides a screen shot of what account level permission is associated with this functionality. There is also a bit of discussion with this Feature Idea, so you might want to look through it. Since this idea is now in "Cold Storage", you could probably submit it again as a new Feature Idea (I wasn't able to find anything recent) to see if gets any interest. You never know, priorities may change over time for people.
Hi, Tori Wheeler 
You might not be able to access the Cold Storage group, which is where we store archived ideas. For that reason, I've reproduced the screenshot of the permission--again, keeping in mind that you will not see this in your course settings, as it is available to admins only. If you decide to pursue this with the admin, this screenshot will help direct him or her to the appropriate spot in the Permissions table.
Hi Tori Wheeler...
I did a bit of searching here in the Canvas Community, and I came across this archived Feature Idea (which is now in Cold Storage): Students 'message all' setting by course. The setting for students to be able to message all students is an account level setting that would have to be turned on by the Canvas admin at your school. In the linked Feature Idea, Biray Seitz provides a screen shot of what account level permission is associated with this functionality. There is also a bit of discussion with this Feature Idea, so you might want to look through it. Since this idea is now in "Cold Storage", you could probably submit it again as a new Feature Idea (I wasn't able to find anything recent) to see if gets any interest. You never know, priorities may change over time for people.