Messaging
Overview
AE-Connect provides messaging to parents, student and staff. The messages are emails that are send out. AE-Connect provides texting in conjunction with emails that is an opt-in option for parents and staff. Texting Guide School Guide & Texting Guide Parent Guide
Description & Pictures
Messages are accessed in AE-Connect from the middle menu.
New Message are created by clicking the yellow + to open the new message flout.
Recipents
Messaging has a sophisticated recipient search functionality.
The user can search for recipients using the following methods:
- By the name of the student, parent, or staff member
- By typing "All" to send an email to all parents, all students, all teachers, and/or all grades
- By typing "My" to send an email to all students associated with you
- By typing in a subject name, such as "Math", to send an email to all students and/or parents in your classes
User can see number of receipent under the TO box. User can select recipients selected to see a list of recipients.
Content
The content area consists of the Subject and Body fields, both of which are required.
Attachments
A maximum of 10 attachments may be added to a message. Supported file types include PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ZIP, JPEG, TIFF, and PNG. File size limited to 20 megs per file.
Additional Features
AE-Connect allows messages to be translated. See Message Translations for the information.
Broadcast: (default)
The user should select this checkbox when sending out a message they want to be sent directly to the recipient's email without requiring them to log in to their portal.
Additional Information: Broadcast Email
Is an alert:
The user should select this checkbox when sending a message that is intended as an alert or emergency. When selecting this checkbox, the body of the message will be sent directly to the recipient's inbox without the need to log in to their portal to read. The email will be read and indicate it is an Alert.
Additional Information: Alert Email
No reply
User should select this option if the message is intended as a statement and no reply is needed.
Emails sent without selecting "is an alert" or "Broadcast" require recipients to log in to their portal to read. The recipient will only receive an email informing them of a message in their portal.
Draft Message
User can save the message as a Draft. The draft message can be found under the heading draft to be sent at a later date.
