Communicate With Your Teacher
Office 365 Email vs. Canvas Inbox
There are two paths of communication at GaVirtual school, Office 365 Email and the Canvas Inbox.
- Students must contact teachers using their GaVirtual O365 Email account and not a personal email account.
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If your email doesn't have @gavirtualschool.org in it, then you are not using your GaVS email address, which you must use to email your teacher.
- Students are expected to check both their Office 365 Email and Canvas Inbox daily (M-F) for messages from their teacher.
Review the images below to understand Email and Inbox:
Communicating With Your Teacher
The two brief videos below will show you how to access your GaVS Email and Canvax Inbox. Click on the tabs to access the videos.
Communication Expectations
- Check 0365 Email and Canvas Inbox daily (M-F).
- Use GaVS email to communicate with your teacher. Do not use external (personal) email.
- Create an email signature
Links to an external site. to identify yourself.
- Include name, semester course(s), and phone number in your email signature.
- Respond to emails within 2 days during fall and spring semester and within 1 day during the summer semester. If you do not respond in a timely manner, it may result in a loss of the right to dispute a grade or to revise the assignment to which the instructor was referring.
- Keep the tone positive and use proper grammar. Typing in ALL CAPS is considered yelling in an email, so refrain from its use. Please use a salutation such as Hello!
- Ask Questions! Your instructor is here to help you.