Lesson seven. You will write to the whole class, and to one student or a parent.

Write to the whole class for reminders everyone needs. Write to one student for a personal check-in, for example after a missed week.

To write to the whole class, open My Activities, then Post Announcement, and press Add.

Type a name and your message. Never put a username or password in an announcement: the whole class would see it.

Choose the class and the account type: Student, Parent, or both. Set an expiration date, then press Add.

To write to one student, open Message Student and press Compose Mail.

In To, choose the student. Tick Parent if a parent should get a copy. Type a subject and your message, then press Send.

Keep messages short and kind. Name the lesson, and offer a time to look at it together.

You are done when you can write to your whole class and to one student, with a copy to a parent when it helps.