There are three ways to send a Private Message from within BOCCE. You can send a message from within the course environment from either the Roster tab or the Inbox tab, or you can use the Inbox in the Course Dashboard. Select any of the methods below for instructions. If you want to send a group message, use the method from the Inbox tab or from the Dashboard.
From the Roster Tab
- Access your course. Note that for this method you'll need to access the specific course in which the person you'd like to message is also enrolled (either a student or instructor).
- Click on the Roster button to view the Roster tab. This will be a list of all your classmates and your instructor.
- Click on the name of the person you wish to send a message to, then Message. This will open the Private Message composition modal.
- With the Private Message composition modal open, you can compose your message. To include any attachments, click the Attach button, then the appropriate attachment option, and follow any additional prompts.
- Click the Post button to send your message.
From the Inbox Tab
- Access any current or past course.
- Click the Inbox button to view the Inbox tab.
- Click the New Message icon, which is a red icon at the bottom-right corner of the Inbox tab.
- Click the Add User… field, then enter the name of the person you want to send a message to.
- Select their name from the search results.
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 for as many people as you'd like to include in the message.
- Click Start Message. This will open the Private Message composition modal.
- With the Private Message composition modal open, you can compose your message. To include any attachments, click the Attach button, then the appropriate attachment option, and follow any additional prompts.
- Click the Post button to send your message.
From the Dashboard
- Access the Dashboard.
- Click the Inbox button to view the Inbox tab.
- Click the Compose button.
- In the Add Recipient field, enter the name of the person you want to send a message to, then select their name from the results.
- If you'd like to send a group message, repeat Step 4 for each person you want to include in the message.
- Once you've selected all the intended recipients, click the blue checkmark icon to begin composing your message.
- Compose your message in the text area. To include any attachments, click the Attach button, then the appropriate attachment option, and follow any additional prompts.
- Click the Post button to send your message.
Once someone replies to your message, you'll get an email notification letting you know, and you'll be able to view and reply to the thread from the Inbox tab within any of your courses, or from the Inbox tab in the Course Dashboard.
A Note about Email Notifications
If you reply to an email notification you received letting you know about a private or group message, the reply will not reach its intended recipient. This is because the notification itself is sent automatically by the system and is not sent from the email address of the person who sent the original message.
To reply to the message, click the View this message in Conversations link in the email notification, which will bring you directly to BOCCE with the Private Message composition modal open. You can then compose and send your reply.
