Moodle 101

Using Quickmail

Quickmail is a feature that allows instructors to quickly and easily email all students and instructors enrolled in a course. The email is generated inside the course; instructors can select to email everyone or pick-and-choose individuals to contact. Moodle will track email history for each course, so instructors have a record of when an email was sent for as long as the course exists on Moodle. Any replies to an email sent via Quickmail are automatically directed to the instructor's Nazareth College email account.

Step 1: From the course page, open the block drawer. Locate the Quickmail block

Note: If the Quickmail block is missing, it can be easily added to a course homepage. First, turn editing on. Then, scroll down below the Navigation drawer to Add a block. A pop-up menu will display a variety of blocks that can be added to each course for a truly customized look. Find Quickmail in the list and select it; the block will automatically generate.

Step 2: To send a message, click Compose Course Message.

Note: If desired, you can click My Signatures to create or modify you Quickmail message signature.

Step 3: Once in the Compose Course Message screen, select message recipients from enrolled users in the course.

(a) In the To field, click the arrow icon and select users from the list. You can select individuals or those with a specific role in the course. Added recipients and roles will appear in teal above the field.

(b) To remove a recipient selection, click the X.

If needed, you can exclude recipients included in the To roles from receiving the message.

(c) In the Exclude field, click the arrow icon and select users from the list. You can select individuals or those with a specific role in the course. Added recipients and roles will appear in teal above the field.

Step 4: Once recipients are added, scroll down to compose the email message.

(a) Enter text in the Subject line of the message. Note: This field is required!

(b) The body of the email goes into the Body text box. You can use the text editor to enter text, media and a range of formatting options.

Note: If you include a Supported user data field in the messages, , it will personalize the message for each recipient based on the system user and course information. For example, including Dear [:firstname:], would display as Dear Chris in the message.

(c) Attach files to your email message. You can drag and drop files into the Attached files text box, or use the file picker tool to upload an attachment.

Step 5: Review and finalize the send settings.

(a) To schedule the message to be Sent at a different time, click the Enable checkbox and adjust the day, month, and time fields.

(b) When ready, click Send Message. To save a draft and keep working on it later, select Save Draft. The Cancel button will back you out of this screen.

Moodle will display a confirmation screen if the email was successfully sent or scheduled.

Draft, schedule, and sent messages can be viewed using the links in the Quickmail block

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