Send and receive messages and announcements with the communicate section.
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Using your SIMnet Inbox
The Communicate main page opens to the Inbox and a list of all messages where you can view, flag, and delete messages from your inbox.
To export a list of your received messages to a CSV file, click the Export to CSV link. A download notification will appear. You can save the file to your Downloads folder or open the file.
To open a message, click on its subject line. The message opens in a separate window from which you can Reply, Forward, Flag, and Close.
Viewing your draft messages.
To view your message drafts, click the Drafts link in the left hand menu under Communicate. Click the icon in the Edit Message column to edit the draft. Click the trash can icon in the Delete column to delete the draft.
To export a list of your drafts to a CSV file, click the Export to CSV link. A download notification will appear. You can save the file to your Downloads folder or open the file.
Creating a message or announcement
Click the Create link in the Communicate section to create and send a new message.
When you have finished composing your message, click the Send button to send your message or announcement. If you'd like to save it as a draft to come back to, click the Save Draft button. Click Cancel to delete the message.
Note: Sending a message in SIMnet will also send a copy of the message to the users email address.
In the Settings section, choose the type of message you'd like to send:
Messages are just standard messages that can be sent to any SIMnet user, class, or role.
Announcements can only be sent to classes and cannot be replied to. They can be scheduled ahead of time to be sent at a chosen date and time.
Note: If you choose to send an announcement, you can choose the option to Notify in student portal or Schedule by dates. Notifying students will cause a pop-up to display while the student is logged into the Student Portal.
By default, the Allow student to reply to message checkbox is selected to allow students to respond to messages sent by instructors. To restrict student replies when broadcasting messages, click the checkbox to deselect it.
Click the green plus icon on the right of the To Class or To User boxes to add recipients. When the pop-up window appears, click on a recipient and then click the Add Recipients tab.
Note: For Administrator accounts, a third text box will appear in the Recipient List section that allows sending messages by instructor role.
In the Compose Message section, type a subject for your message in the Subject box.
Use the formatting options available in the window to stylize the text of your message.
Write your message in the Compose Message area.
Viewing sent messages
To view and delete sent messages, click the Sent link in the left hand menu under Communicate. You can delete sent messages by clicking the checkbox next to the message(s) you want to delete and click Delete Selected Message(s).
To export a list of your sent messages to a CSV file, click the Export to CSV link. A download notification will appear. You can save the file to your Downloads folder or open the file.
