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How to send a message
Whether you're sending a bit of encouragement, a reminder to get back on task or some helpful in-the-moment feedback, sending messages in Highlights is a powerful way to quickly and discretely check in with students.
Sending a message to multiple students
From the Send message button, you have to option to send messages to your entire class, specific groups, or individual students. To do this:
- Click on the Send message button and choose the audience for your message. You can send a message to the whole class, specific groups, or one or more individual students
- Type in the message you want to send to your students. This message can be up to 170 characters long.
- If you'd like, you can add an emoji to the message by clicking add emoji to open the emoji library.
- Click the Send Message button. Within seconds, your students will receive your message.
Sending a message to one student
You can also quickly and easily send a message to a specific student right from their student tile. This is a great option for sending specific feedback or for warning a student before you close a tab. To send a message from the student tile:
- Click the speech bubble to open the Send message window.
- Type your message and then click Send message. Within seconds, the student should receive the message.
- If you'd like, you can add an emoji to the message by clicking add emoji to open the emoji library.
Using emojis when messaging students
Using emojis when messaging provides you with a simple, easy-to-understand way to communicate with your students. These are great to use for positive feedback, promoting social emotional learning and strengthening the connection between students and teachers.
The student experience
When your students receive the message, it will appear in a pop up in the center of their screen like this:
Messages will stay on students' screens until they click OK or dismiss the message. At this time, students are not able to respond to messages.