What: The 'Message Overview' is available on the school profile page and provides students and guardians with access to contact details for the school and the teachers related to the student.
Why: This feature ensures that students and guardians can quickly find the contact information they are most likely to need, such as the school office or a teacher connected to one of the student’s courses.
How:
School contact details
Step 1: Set a default school
Click the star icon to mark the school as the default school:
Note: Only one school can be marked as the default at a time.
Step 2: Add school contact information
Teachers contact details
The 'Message Overview' will always display:
- Teacher name
- Subject
- Related student
Step 1: Ensure access to teacher contact details
If a user has multiple connections to the same teacher, the teacher is only shown once. All related courses and students will appear as a detailed separated list.
Step 2: Hide details
If a superuser or a teacher does not want to share specific contact details with students or guardians, this can be controlled from the teacher’s profile.
Click on the eye next to the information to hide it (for example, phone number).Hidden details will not be visible in the 'Message Overview.'
Things to Be Aware Of
- Only one school can be set as the default at any time.
- Users need a right to see teachers contact details.
- Specific details can be hidden
- This feature is currently only available on the web version, not yet in the mobile app.