{"id":537,"date":"2024-10-10T15:32:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T19:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/?p=537"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:28:08","slug":"contacting-students-with-missing-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/2024\/10\/10\/contacting-students-with-missing-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"Contacting Students with Missing Assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There may be times when you would like to contact students who have not submitted a particular assignment.&nbsp; Brightspace has a way to quickly select those in need of a reminder. This guide will show you how to email those students in just a few clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP&nbsp; 1:&nbsp;<\/strong>Click <strong>Assignments<\/strong> in the <strong>Activities<\/strong> drop-down.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-1-click-on-assignments.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the top navigation menu in Brightspace, the Activities menu is displayed and Assignments is highlighted. \" class=\"wp-image-543\" style=\"width:736px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-1-click-on-assignments.jpg 857w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-1-click-on-assignments-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-1-click-on-assignments-768x189.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 2:&nbsp;<\/strong>Click on the assignment name.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-2-click-on-assignment-name.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot of the assignments page a red arrow points to one of the assignments.\" class=\"wp-image-542\" style=\"width:517px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-2-click-on-assignment-name.jpg 593w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-2-click-on-assignment-name-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-2-click-on-assignment-name-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 3:&nbsp;<\/strong>On the following page, click <strong>Email Users Without Submissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-3-email-users-no-submissions.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the assignment details page, a red arrow points to the button &quot;email users without submissions&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-541\" style=\"width:621px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-3-email-users-no-submissions.jpg 876w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-3-email-users-no-submissions-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-3-email-users-no-submissions-768x266.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 4:&nbsp;<\/strong>The email addresses will automatically appear on the BCC line in the pop-up window.&nbsp; This ensures that students cannot see each other\u2019s information.&nbsp; You can also personalize the <strong>Subject<\/strong> line of the email.&nbsp; Then, you can type your message in the <strong>Body<\/strong> window.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-4-send-email.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the email window a red arrow points to the content editor and a highlight is around the names in the BCC field. \" class=\"wp-image-540\" style=\"width:760px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-4-send-email.jpg 837w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-4-send-email-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-4-send-email-768x721.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 5:<\/strong> Be sure to hit send when ready!  (Optional) Scroll down to the Attachments area. Before sending the email, you can upload a document, record a video\/audio message, or attach a file.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-5-optional-add-attachments-1024x405.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot of the attachments area in the brightspace email tool. \" class=\"wp-image-539\" style=\"width:685px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-5-optional-add-attachments-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-5-optional-add-attachments-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-5-optional-add-attachments-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/Step-5-optional-add-attachments.jpg 1103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Still have questions? Email us at <a href=\"mailto:FacultySupport@sps.cuny.edu\">FacultySupport@sps.cuny.edu<\/a>. We&#8217;re here to help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There may be times when you would like to contact students who have not submitted a particular assignment.&nbsp; Brightspace has a way to quickly select those in need of a reminder. This guide will show you how to email those students in just a few clicks. STEP&nbsp; 1:&nbsp;Click Assignments in the Activities drop-down. 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