Using the Course Email System

Educator's E-mail system is similar to most e-mail systems. With it you can send and receive electronic mail messages. You can also attach files, forward messages and store them in folders.

Let's take a tour of the mailbox environment.

When you first enter the mail system, you'll be in the inbox area where your received messages are kept. A sample inbox is shown at right.

The Mail Folder can be changed at the top. You can view the inbox, outbox (sent mail) or any other folder you create to store messages.

Under the Mail Folder option is the option to sort your mail. The default is Newest to oldest, but you can also set it to sort by recipient, class, sender or oldest to newest by changing the drop-down menu choice and then clicking on the [View Mail Folder] button.

If you have a lot of messages, you can click on the Manage Multiple messages link which will display all messages in such a way that you can highlight several at once. This is explained in a later section below.
Clicking on the sender's name in the Who column will bring up that person's profile if he or she is in the system.
Clicking on a message subject will open the message.
Note that messages are automatically virus-scanned, however, you always have the option to scan files manually.
Under the toolbar on every educator screen will be a notice if you have received new mail.


Reading your Mail

To read a message in your inbox, click on the subject. If the person neglected to put a subject, which isn't a good habit, Educator will label the message subject No Subject.

The message will be displayed along with options to
  • Delete
  • Reply
  • Forward
  • Move to a folder
  • Keep as New (this means to label it as "unread" even though you viewed it)
  • Send it to the Spam Cop (this will cause the sender to be blocked

    You can also navigate to a new message form, the inbox of the current folder or the next or previous message if one is there.


    • Sending an E-mail Message

    To send a message click on the Send Message sublink in the navigation column.
    A form will open which will allow you to address and send a message.

    First look at the top of the form which displays all of your current instructors from any online course component you are taking. If you wish to send the message to an instructor, you may simply check the checkbox in front of their name. If you check the BCC column, the recipient will not be aware that a blind copy was sent to the instructor.

    If you don't want to send a message to an instructor, you may click on the 'Email specific students' link.

    Educator email is restricted to users within the online environment at Randolph Community College.

    If you wish to attach a file, click on the Attach File paperclip icon, and then browse and search for the file.

    Type your message in the message box and then click on the [Send Mail] button.