Communications
The Communications Tab in ampEducator is a central hub for managing and tracking all course communications. Whether you need to share updates with your entire class, communicate individually with students, or organize course events, this tab allows you to streamline these actions in one place.
The Announcements section is where you can post important messages for your class. You can schedule these announcements to appear at specific times and set expiration dates, ensuring students receive timely updates. Announcements are displayed in the Student Portal and can be customized with various options to ensure visibility.
- Creating an Announcement: To create a new announcement, click the "New Course Announcement" button. You can add a title, write the content, and specify when the announcement should be visible by setting both a start and end date. This flexibility allows you to schedule messages ahead of time.
- Pinning Announcements: By selecting the "Pinned" checkbox, the announcement will remain at the top of the announcements list. This ensures it stays visible to students, even if new announcements are posted later.
- Reordering Announcements: You can easily reorder announcements by clicking the up or down arrows next to each announcement. This allows you to quickly adjust the order in which your announcements are displayed without needing to manually adjust the list.
- Email Notifications: When you create an announcement, you have the option to send a notification email to all students, alerting them to the new information. This ensures that they’re immediately notified via email in addition to seeing it on the Student Portal.
The Emails section is designed for sending direct messages to individual students. Whether you need to send personal messages, reminders, or course-related updates, you can easily manage outgoing and incoming emails.
- Sending Emails to Individual Students: To send an email, click "New Email," select the student, and compose your message. When you’re ready, click ‘Send’ to deliver the message.
- Course Email Address: In the Emails section, there is also an email address provided for the course. This allows students to send messages directly to the course, and any emails sent to this address will appear in the email list within the communications tab.
- Bulk Communication: If you need to communicate with multiple students, you can use Course Announcements or create a Group of students. This allows you to send emails to all members of a group at once.
The Events section allows you to manage and track course events, such as assessments, meetings, or other scheduled activities. These events help keep students informed about important dates and deadlines in the course. Additionally, you can create custom events as needed.
- Creating Events: To create a new event, click "New Event" and enter the relevant details, such as the event name, date, time, and location. Events can be linked to course activities like tests or assignments.
- Managing Events: Once added, events appear on the Student Portal, making it easy for students to see upcoming activities. You can also edit or delete events directly from the Events section if changes are needed.
- Tracking Events: Events are automatically displayed for students and help keep them updated on course milestones. This feature is useful for managing deadlines, meetings, or any other events related to the course.