There are two methods to message students from within the Stellic platform: a direct message to an individual student, or a bulk message to several/many students.
Individual Messaging
To send a message to an individual student, search for or click on the student you would like to message. Once in the student's profile, click on the envelope icon in the top right corner of the student's page. Input your message into the text box, then click on the "Send Message" button.
How the student receives the message depends on their settings within Stellic, but minimally they will see a notification within the application once they log in. They can click on the notification icon to access the message, or view all messages by clicking on the envelope icon in the top menu.
Bulk Messaging
You can send a message to multiple students within the Stellic platform. It is important to note that this will email every student, overriding any notification settings that the student has selected.
To send a bulk message, use the search filters on your home screen to narrow your population to the set of students that you would like to send your message to. Once you have your student set, click on the envelope icon located above the student list. This will send a message to every student listed on the screen, so be certain that you have the list that you want. (Note: Bulk messages are limited to 1024 characters).
The message screen that pops up will confirm the number of students that you are sending the message to, along with the search parameters that you used - below you can see that the message is going to 7 students that were found with the search filters "Senior" and "Psychology".
Once the message is sent, you will see a confirmation message on your screen. You can also see a confirmation within your notifications.
The message will be stored within each student's profile, and can be accessed by clicking on the notifications icon from the student's page. A record of all messages sent can be found here.