To find and contact other learners in your course with Classlist complete the following steps:
1. On the navbar, click Class Organisation and select Classlist from the dropdown menu.
![Image 1](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-01/1.%20Classlist%20navbar.png?itok=p2W9p82w)
2. Scroll down to the list of students, and select the check boxes beside the learners you want to contact.
Note: the default display is 20 per page but you may need to expand the list if your class is larger.
![Image 2](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-01/Classlist%202%20email.png?itok=YlB-Bdxj)
4. Click Email (or Instant Message, to begin a chat with the student). A pop-up window will open with the email fields.
Note: You will see the student’s email is bcc'd. This is to ensure privacy if you are emailing more than one student.
![Image 3](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-01/Classlist%203.png?itok=CTFBOd6h)
5. Enter your message. To add an attachment to your email, scroll down and click Upload to attach a new file, or Choose Existing to select a course file.
![Image 4](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-01/Classlist%204.png?itok=TrXd04vd)
6. Click Send.
Result
You have now sent a message to a student/learner.
Tip: It is recommended that you use email in Brightspace if you want to share information that is relevant to a select number of individual students. It is preferable that you use announcements when communicating with the entire cohort.