Overview

You can send emails to your instructor or fellow classmates in Brightspace.  The Email tool will allow you to send emails but not receive emails, which means that you will still need to log into your Shippensburg email to receive email messages.


Sending an Email

Not in Your Class

Use these instructions if your recipient is not your instructor or someone in a class with you.

  1. Click the Email icon in the top right hand corner of the screen.  This will be accessible no matter where you're located in Brightspace.
  2. Click Email from the menu which appears.
  3. Enter the email address of your recipient in the "To" Field.
  4. Provide a Subject in the "Subject Field".
  5. Compose your Message in the "Body" Field.
  6. Click Send when you're ready to send the email.


In Your Class

Sending Email from Classlist:  Use these instructions if your recipient is someone in your class or your instructor.

  1. Access the course that you share with recipient.
  2. Click Classlist in the Nav bar
  3. Scroll down and click on the name of the user you wish to email.
  4. This will bring up the Compose Message screen
  5. Enter a subject and compose your message in the Body field.
  6. Click Send when done.


Note:  You can send a email to multiple users from the classlist by checking the box next to each user and clicking Email





Sent Emails

Viewing You're Sent Emails

  1. Click the Email icon in the top right hand corner of the screen.  This will be accessible no matter where you're located in Brightspace.
  2. Click Email from the menu which appears.
  3. Click Sent Mail in the top Right Hand Corner.