Communicating with your class just got easier by using the integrated messaging tools in Minga. Whether you need to send a quick reminder to one person or a broadcast to a small group, this guide will help you reach your students without leaving your dashboard. This streamlined process ensures that your class management and communication happen in one place, saving you time and keeping your focus on your students.

Permission Level Required: Teachers | Staff

Message Your Students from My Class: You can send direct messages to individual students or groups to facilitate quick communication.
Manage Group Conversation Settings: You can allow students to respond to everyone in a group message if your administrator has enabled the necessary settings.
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Message Your Students from My Class

Teachers can send targeted notes to specific students to provide feedback, reminders, or updates directly related to their class activities.

Step-by-step Guide to Messaging Your Students

Select your students by clicking the Checkbox next to the names of the individuals you want to reach on your My Class Dashboard.
Click on the Action dropdown menu and select Communication.
Select Direct Messaging to launch the message editor.
Enter your message in the text field provided for the selected students.
Click Send to deliver the message to your students.

Pro Tip: You can quickly move through the interface by pressing the Spacebar, which acts as the Next button.

Manage Group Conversation Settings

If your school administrator (user with the role of Owner) has enabled the appropriate permissions, students can respond to everyone in a group message. This is particularly useful for collaborative projects or class-wide discussions.

Required Admin Settings for Student Responses:

Allow messaging between students must be checked.
Allow messaging between student leaders and students must be checked.
Allow messaging between student leaders must be checked.

FAQs

How do I send a message to more than one student at a time?

You can send a message to multiple students by selecting the Checkbox next to each student's name on your My Class Dashboard before choosing Direct Messaging from the Action menu.

Can students reply to the messages I send them?

Students can respond to group conversations between teachers and students only if your school administrator has enabled the Allow messaging between students setting in the system preferences.

Troubleshooting

Issue: I don't see the option to send a message. What should I do?

Solution: If the Communication or Direct Messaging options are missing from your Action menu, please verify with your administrator that your account is assigned the Teacher permission level.

Issue: My students say they cannot reply to my group message. How do I fix this?

Solution: If students are unable to reply, it is likely because the administrator has not enabled the settings for Allow messaging between students or Allow messaging between student leaders. You should contact your IT support team to update these permissions.