Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Analytics: Send a Private Message to Multiple Students

This article provides an overview of how to send a private message to multiple students.
  1. Log in to your Blackboard and open your course.
  2. Click the Analytics tab in the top course menu.
  3. Click the Send Message button.
  4. Enter the names of the recipients. Alternatively, check the boxes next to the names, then click the Send Message button.
  5. Type your message in the text editor.
  6. Check options like Send an email copy to recipients if needed.
  7. Click Send.

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Keywords:
Blackboard Ultra, Blackboard, Analytics, Message, private message, Faculty, Instructor, missing assignments 
Doc ID:
163647
Owned by:
Center I. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2026-08-27
Updated:
2026-08-27
Sites:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville