Mail Tools: Messages & Email
Your instructor should explain which type of correspondence is desired for your course. There are two tools in the Blackboard Learn learning management system (The Messages and Send Email ) that tools allow for direct communication between instructors and students within Blackboard. Instructors may also use the external UMass email system for formal correspondence. Below you will find links to pages that explain both of these tools in depth. Your instructor may also like you to use your external, UMass email addresses for formal correspondence. Please visit the Checking UMass Email page (link below) to learn how to check your UMass email. If you have any questions about which form of communication should be used, ask your instructorInstructors may use some or all of these communication tools at their discretion.
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Messages Tool Information
Email Tool Information