Yes, you can use the messages tool in Ultra courses to send emails to individual and multiple students. When you send a message to students via your Ultra course, they will automatically receive the message via email. However, please note that students cannot create or reply to messages in Ultra courses - they can only contact you via email by emailing you directly.

There are two ways of messaging/emailing students via your Ultra course, and it is especially important to choose the right method if you are sending a message to multiple students.

1. Sending a private message to an individual student, or a non-private message to multiple students

If you send a message to students via the messages tab in your Ultra course, it works as follows:

• If you message a student individually from the messages tab, the message is private, and only that student can see the message.

• If you message multiple students from the messages tab, each recipient can see the names (but not the email addresses) of the other recipients.

• If you message everyone in the course, everyone in the course will get the message and can see that it was sent to everyone in the course. The message will not disclose the names or the email addresses of everyone in the course, it will simply state that the message was sent to everyone in the course.

To send a message via the messages tab, access the messages tab in your Ultra course, and choose the + (plus) button.

Select the students to whom you want to send the message, compose the message, and then choose send.

If you select more than one student, you will see the message 'This is a group message. Each recipient will be able to see the names of the other recipients.'

2. Sending a private message to individual or multiple students

If you send a message to students via the analytics tab in your Ultra course, it works as follows:

• If you message a student individually from the analytics tab, the message is private, and only that student can see the message.

• If you message multiple students from the analytics tab, the message is private, and none of the recipients will know who else got the message.

To send a message via the analytics tab, access the analytics tab in your Ultra course and choose list view. Then select the students to whom you want to send the message and choose 'Send message'.

Next, click on the envelope icon to begin creating the message.

Compose your message, and then choose send.

If you have selected more than one student, you will see the message 'Each recipient will receive an individual message', notifying you that the recipients will not know the names of the other recipients.