May 24, 2013

An Easy Way to Email Students: Finally!

Teachers have email through Outlook.  Students have email through Google.  If a teacher knows a student's email address (their SIS#@myunit.org) they can email that student from Outlook and it will show up in their Gmail account.

Problem:


Having all of your student's SIS numbers on hand to make this form of communication quick and easy.

Solution:


Using the "Contacts" screen in your Google account you can search for students, set up contact groups by class period (or any form of grouping you would like), and email your students will a single click of a button!

How to do it:


Follow the steps outlined in this helpsheet!