During an exam, students can send a message to the instructor, but not to another student.

This method ensures that a student will receive an immediate response and the instructor will not miss a message.

To receive messages from students during the exam in real-time, you must be in the exam in Moodle.

1. Enter the course site
2. Enter the Exam
3. On the side menu is a block “Send a message to a student.”
4. Select the student that you would like to send a message to.
   If you want to send a general message to all students, select the first option “all students.”
   

3. Write the message and click Send.

   

1. Enter the course site
2. Enter the Exam
3. Be on the lookout for messages.
4. When you receive a message from a student, it will appear in blue.
   
   On the message that you receive from the student:
5. Click “OK”
   
6. The reply pane will open. Compose your response.
7. Click Send.

   

1. Enter the course site
2. Enter the Exam

• To view all messages a specific student sent, with your mouse hover over the student’s name.
  
• To view messages received from all students, scroll to the bottom of the student list.