Communicate With Your Teacher

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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. 

  • 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:

Image showing Canvas Menus with both Inbox and 0365 Email highlighted.There are two communication systems. You will need to check both daily (M-F). 1. 0365 Email (Outlook): This is your primary email with Georgia Virtual School. When you have been enrolled in a GaVS course, an Office 365 account is created for you and you are assigned an email address, username@gavirtualschool.org. 2. Inbox: This is Canvas’ internal messaging system that is built into every course. Inbox messages can only be sent to users enrolled in your GaVS course(s). 

 

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.

GaVS Email

GaVS email is easy to access and can be done so from the left navigation column of your course. Just click on O365 Email and off you go. This video will explain more about how to access your GaVS email.


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.

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