Email Abuse

Your use of Blackboard's email should be for course-related messages only; please see UT Austin Acceptable Use Policy. Messages such as selling football tickets and posting party invites are not considered course-related unless your instructor has specifically allowed this usage for his/her class. Violations of the UT Austin Acceptable Use Policy will be vigorously pursued. Violators may face disciplinary action including, but not limited to verbal warnings, negative impact on grades, or loss of email privileges. For more information on reporting emails that you believe violate the policy, please visit the UT Austin Acceptable Use Policy website.

How can I disable students' ability to email the entire class through Blackboard?

To disable the All Users or All Students options, navigate to the Control Panel.
Under the Course Options section click Manage Course Menu.
Click Modify to the right of the Communication item.
Scroll down to the Send Email section and uncheck the All Users, All Students, and All Groups options.
Click Submit

Instructors and teaching assistants can still email the entire class by accessing the Send Email tool through the Control Panel.

Please contact the ITS Help Desk by calling 475 - 9400 or by submitting a help request at http://www.utexas.edu/its/help/blackboard/.