This will be available in SY 2022-23

Instructors can include observers when sending messages from the Message Students Who link in Gradebook.

Change Benefit

This update allows instructors to collaborate with observers through targeted communication.

Feature Workflow In the Gradebook, find the assignment and click the Options icon [1]. Then click the Message Students Who link [2].By default, Canvas will show names from the Haven't submitted yet category.

In the For students who.. drop-down menu [1], select the category of students you want to message. Based on real-time data, Canvas will show the names of the observers who fall in the category you selected [2]. You can also remove observers from the message by clicking the Remove icon [3].

Additional Details

This feature supports the option to include all observers, specific observers, or only students when sending a message from the Message Students Who link in the Gradebook only. This feature is not available in New Analytics at this time.