Creating Contact Lists in Office 365

   

Now that students have their own school email accounts, teachers can create a class list of those emails and send out a group message.  This is particularly helpful on eLearning days when we need to give additional instructions, or we see that a number of students are having similar questions or misunderstandings.  To create a class list of student emails, follow these quick steps below.

1.  Go to the web and login to Office 365.
2.  Click on the icon that says People.
3.  Click on the arrow next to New.
4.  Select Contact List.
5.  Name your list.  You can name it whatever you'd like.  Just make it memorable so you can find the list when you need it.
6.  Click to add members. Start typing a student's name.  If it doesn't automatically pop up, you might have to click on Search Directory.
7.  Once you are done adding members, click Save.
8.  Now, a screen will appear that lists the members of the group.  To the right, it says, "Send Email." Send a quick test email to your students.
9.  Now that you have sent a test email to your students, you should be able to create an email in your mail.  When you start typing the name of your list, it should pop up.
10.  Sending an email to an entire class is now just as simple as sending an email to an individual student!