To enable Mobile Messaging: 1. Simply login to

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1 Mobile Messaging Instructor Tutorial Mobile Messaging provides an easy and effective way for students, faculty and staff to communicate, send and receive important information and stay connected. Through Mobile Messaging, emergency alerts, can be delivered to mobile phones via SMS text messaging and to your . Don't forget to opt in to SHU broadcasts from the South Orange campus. You can receive up to the minute weather related information about the South Orange campus. To enable Mobile Messaging: 1. Simply login to 2. Click on the link located at the bottom of the Left-hand Tools menu. 3. In order to begin using Mobile Messaging, enter your name, mobile phone number, mobile carrier and gender. Then, click the Next button. 4. You will be notified that your account has been enabled. Click on the Enter cleartxt button to return to the cleartxt main page.

2 Opt in to receive SHU Broadcasts: 1. From the home page within Mobile Messaging click on Channels, than click on groups. 2. Locate the section labeled Groups to which you subscribe. Locate SHU Broadcast and click on More Options 3. Opt in to receive SHU Broadcasts by selecting and Text Message. Than Save Changes Using Mobile Messaging to communicate with your students:

3 From the home page within Mobile Messaging you can view recently sent and reviewed messages, create messages and groups, adjust your profile, or manage your channels. Managing your channels allows you to set preferences for both courses you teach and courses you are enrolled in. 1. All of the courses you are currently in should be listed under your Courses channel. To access these click on Channels, than click on courses. Your course channels page will look similar to this.

4 2. Locate the appropriate course and lick on Course Messaging to select the types of messages you would like your students to receive from each course. 3. Click the down arrow in the drop down menu Post an and select the type of message either Announcement or Instructor. Fill in the form and click the send button. If you select announcement the message will post in the Blackboard course as though it was created from with Blackboard and simultaneously sends to the mobile phone, and s to students who have opt in to receive messages. If you select instructor message this is similar to sending a message from the Create Message page, but it is a simplified and faster method. 4. To view your subscribers click on the View Subscribers link and to change messaging preferences click on the Messaging Preferences Link.

5 Groups Mobile Messaging provides people the ability to create groups, invite people to join groups, and send and receive group messages. Groups can be public or private. Public groups are visible and open to anyone at your school. Private groups can be accessed by invitation only. Public groups all public groups are listed on the Find a Group page. To access this page, click the Find Group button on the Home page or click the Channels tab, then click the Find a Group link in the sub-navigation bar. You can search for groups using the search box at the top of the page, or browse through the list. When you find a group you wish to join, just click the Subscribe link. If you received an invitation to join a group, please follow the directions in the Private groups section (below). Private groups to join a private group, you must receive an invitation from the group manager. Each invitation includes a unique Invitation Code. Once an invitation has been received follow these steps 1. Simply login to MyWeb@SHU(Blackboard) 2. Click on the link located at the bottom of the Left-hand Tools menu. 3. Click the Find / Join Group button on the Home page 4. Enter the Invitation Code into the invitation code box 5. That s it! Creating Groups Mobile Messaging lets you create groups and invite people to join your groups. To create a group, follow these steps: 1. Click the Channels tab 2. Click the Groups link on the left side of the page 3. Click the Create Group button 4. Enter group information 5. Click the Create button

6 Inviting People to Join Groups You can send personal invitation for people to join both public and private groups. To send an invitation: 1. Click the Channels tab 2. Click the Groups link on the left side of the page 3. Determine which group you want people to join and click the Manage Group link next to that group 4. Click the Invite Users link the invitation system will appear 5. Enter the address of the people you wish to invite to join your group in the Recipient field. You may add multiple addresses separate each address with a comma 6. You may include a Custom Welcome message (optional) 7. Click the Send Invitation button. Each recipient will receive an invitation via that includes the login instructions and a customer Invitation Code. This code gives people simple and direct access to join your group (see the Joining Groups sections). Send Messages Mobile Messaging enables the sending of many different types of messages. To send a message from this page, follow these steps Click the Create Message tab Step 1 type the title and message you wish to send Step 2 select the recipients o Select the Send to a group or course option and then select the group(s) to receive your message Step 3 schedule the message o To send a message immediately, select the Send immediately option

7 o To send a message at a specific day and time, select the Send at this time option o To send a message on a recurring basis (e.g., every Tuesday at 3:00 pm), select the Send on a recurring basis option Click the Send Message button, and your message will be sent Opt-out of groups You can opt-in and opt-out of messaging at any time. To opt out of groups, follow these steps 1. From the home page within Mobile Messaging click on Channels. 2. Locate the course, group or RSS Feeds and select the area you would like to opt out and click on More Options. 3. Make the appropriate changes and click on save changes. Alternatively, you can change your delivery settings - for example, you can have messages delivered to just your or desktop, rather than your mobile phone. RSS Feeds RSS (Real Simple Syndication) is a web-based format that is used to publish frequently updated content such as podcasts and news stories. Mobile Messaging allows users to sign up for RSS feeds and receive notifications you of changes on your RSS feeds. To add a RSS Feed to Mobile Messaging page: 1. Begin at the Channels tab and select RSS Feeds from the blue box on the left. 2. The page will look like this. Type in the Feed Title, URL, and Description. 3. Click Add RSS Feed.

8 To manage your RSS feeds: 1. Begin at the Channels tab and click on RSS Feeds 2. Select Manage Feed next to the Feed you wish to set preferences for. 3. Select your preferences using the checkboxes. 4. Click Submit Changes to save your settings.