This morning I wanted to send a message to those students in my class who hadn’t yet submitted the first homework assignment at Moodle.
A little Googling led to this solution. It requires several steps, but I found it easy once I put it all together. You can see the process from start to finish in this 1-minute video, or scroll past it to see the step-by-step with screenshots.
Find your way to “Reports” and “Course Participation”
![From the Gear Menu, Select "More" and then "Reports" finally "Course Administration".](https://teachingcommons.kzoo.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/77/2021/03/MoodlePost00.png)
![](https://teachingcommons.kzoo.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/77/2021/03/MoodlePost0.png)
Select the activity and show “Post” actions
![Select the activity from the dropdown menu, then specify
only Students, and show actions Post. Hit Go](https://teachingcommons.kzoo.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/77/2021/03/MoodlePost1.png)
only Students, and show actions Post. Hit Go
Ask Moodle to find the students who haven’t submitted the activity
![Scroll to the bottom and "select all No"](https://teachingcommons.kzoo.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/77/2021/03/MoodlePost2.png)
Select “Send a message”
![from the "With selected users..." menu, choose "Send a message"](https://teachingcommons.kzoo.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/77/2021/03/MoodlePost3-1.png)
![A text entry window pops up with a place to type the message. Hit "Send"](https://teachingcommons.kzoo.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/77/2021/03/MoodlePost4.png)
This sends a message to students within Moodle. The students should also receive an email alert.
Wow! I love short-cuts like these.
Nifty!