📨 ALE Communication Tools (Connect)

Send SMS Text to Student. 

MULTIPLE ROLES: Certificated Teacher, Program Manager, Registrar, Secretary, Staff

1. Start by going to ALE Students in the left navigation menu, then choose Send SMS Text Student. 

2. Click the magnifying glass in the Student field, then check the student's checkbox.

   The phone number field will auto-populate if you are collecting this information in your district Student Information System (SIS).  If the phone number field is blank, you may enter it manually. However, messages sent to manually entered numbers will not be logged in the SMS Phone Log. Fill in the Message.

3. Student responses will be sent to your district email. 

4. Texts sent to students will be recorded in the SMS Phone Log on the Manage Student Page. 

   Access the SMS Phone Log via All ALE Students. Click on a student's name to open the Manage Student Page. Click the Contacts Tab at the top of the page and choose SMS Phone Log.

ALE Email/Communication Tool 

MULTIPLE ROLES: Certificated Teacher, Program Manager, Registrar, Secretary, Staff

Here, you will learn to create a parent or student email recipient list by class, teacher, grade level, or student group.

1. Start in the left navigation menu and choose Email Recipient List.

2. Select the Source from the dropdown menu in the Search Criteria section. (Class, Teacher, Grade Level, Student Group)
   • Click the magnifying glass to filter the source to a specific class, teacher, grade level, or student group. Click the checkmark next to one or more choices and click Accept.
3. Next, leave the fields in the Results Filters section blank to return all results, or enter one letter in the Last Name Start Range and Last Name End Range fields. For example, A-D will return last names beginning with A, B, C, or D.

4. Last, in the Output Options section, select Yes or No in the Return Student Email Address and Return Parent Email Address field dropdown menus. Select yes if you wish to collect the email address and no if you do not.
   • Select the Email Output Format (last/first or first/last name) from the dropdown menu.

5. Click Save.
6. Click the Copy Email List to copy the email addresses and paste them into the bcc line of your outgoing email. 

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