{"id":1268,"date":"2024-10-16T16:38:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2026-01-08T21:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:47:23","slug":"obtaining-a-list-of-student-e-mail-addresses-via-your-canvas-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/obtaining-a-list-of-student-e-mail-addresses-via-your-canvas-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Obtaining a List of Student E-mail Addresses via Your Canvas Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"168\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_NewAnalytics_ObtainingAListOfStudentEmailAddessesViaYourCanvasCourse-1024x168.png\" alt=\"Obtaining a List of Student E-mail Addresses via Your Canvas Course\" class=\"wp-image-2796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_NewAnalytics_ObtainingAListOfStudentEmailAddessesViaYourCanvasCourse-1024x168.png 1024w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_NewAnalytics_ObtainingAListOfStudentEmailAddessesViaYourCanvasCourse-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_NewAnalytics_ObtainingAListOfStudentEmailAddessesViaYourCanvasCourse-768x126.png 768w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_NewAnalytics_ObtainingAListOfStudentEmailAddessesViaYourCanvasCourse-1536x253.png 1536w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_NewAnalytics_ObtainingAListOfStudentEmailAddessesViaYourCanvasCourse-1200x197.png 1200w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_NewAnalytics_ObtainingAListOfStudentEmailAddessesViaYourCanvasCourse.png 1922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once in a while, you may find yourself in a situation where you need to obtain the e-mail addresses of your students so that you can send them an e-mail outside of the Canvas interface rather than using the Canvas Inbox to send them a message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-infobox advgb-infobox-wrapper has-text-align-left advgb-infobox-e0e568a9-2013-43e5-a7ed-f2c225018151\"><div class=\"advgb-infobox-wrap\"><div class=\"advgb-infobox-icon-container\"><div class=\"advgb-infobox-icon-inner-container\"><i class=\"material-icons-outlined\">info<\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"advgb-infobox-title\">Canvas Inbox vs. E-mail<\/h3><p class=\"advgb-infobox-text\">The Canvas Inbox is <em>not<\/em> the same as e-mail. For example, you cannot use the Canvas Inbox to send your family\/friends messages because they are not enrolled in the same Canvas courses that you are. Similarly, your family\/friends cannot e-mail you messages that you would receive via the Canvas Inbox. The Canvas Inbox is a communication tool to be used between you and your students.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In your Canvas course, there are two different ways to download a report to get this information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Course Navigation, click the <strong>Course Analytics<\/strong> link.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If <strong>Course Analytics<\/strong> is not visible in your course navigation, follow the steps in <a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/configuring-course-navigation\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"448\">Configuring Course Navigation<\/a> to enable this menu item.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From your course Home page, click on the \ud83d\udcca <strong>Course Analytics<\/strong> button on the upper right-hand corner of your screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you are on the <strong>Course Analytics<\/strong> screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Reports<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the <strong>Class Roster<\/strong> row, and click on the <strong>Run Report<\/strong> button for that row. A CSV file will download to your computer for you.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can also click on the <strong>information<\/strong> icon (<strong>i<\/strong> inside a circle) next to <strong>Class Roster<\/strong> to see an example of what the report will look like.<br><br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/CourseAnalytics1.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the Canvas Course Analytics page, demonstrating steps to run a report. A circle labeled '1' highlights the 'Reports' tab. A second circle labeled '2' highlights the 'Run Report' button for the 'Class Roster' report. An arrow points from the Class Roster row to a pop-up window titled 'Class Roster,' which shows an example of the report's contents, including columns for Student Name and Email.\"><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After downloading the CSV file, open up the file, and find the student e-mail addresses listed in column &#8220;D&#8221; (labeled <strong>Email<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-adv-tabs advgb-tabs-wrapper advgb-tab-vert-desktop advgb-tab-vert-tablet advgb-tab-stack-mobile advgb-tabs-3259bc07-427e-4954-a6da-6742196907eb\" data-tab-active=\"0\"><ul class=\"advgb-tabs-panel\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"advgb-tab advgb-tab-active\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#e9e9e9;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\"><button class=\"advgb-tab-button\" id=\"advgb-tab-_f4b5da-d2-0\" aria-controls=\"advgb-tab-panel-_f4b5da-d2-0\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#242424;background:none;border:none;width:100%;text-align:inherit;cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px;font:inherit\"><span>View and Download Reports in Course Analytics<\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-wrapper\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-tab advgb-tab-body-container\"><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-header advgb-tab-class- header-active\" id=\"advgb-tab-panel-_f4b5da-d2-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-_f4b5da-d2-0\" tabindex=\"0\"><span>View and Download Reports in Course Analytics<\/span><\/div><div class=\"advgb-tab-_f4b5da-d2 advgb-tab-body\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-panel-_f4b5da-d2-0\" style=\"display:block\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660639-how-do-i-view-and-download-reports-in-course-analytics\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-view-and-download-reports-in-Course-Analytics\/ta-p\/409936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I view and download reports in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;max-width:900px;margin:8px 0;padding-top:56.25%;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.app.guidde.com\/playbooks\/uCivftyrLL4BnvEzFzRFUm\" title=\"Copy of How do I view New Analytics in a course as an instructor?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-forms\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;background:#000;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">#advgb-infobox-e0e568a9-2013-43e5-a7ed-f2c225018151, .advgb-infobox-e0e568a9-2013-43e5-a7ed-f2c225018151 {background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;border: 0px solid #e8e8e8 ;border-radius: 0px;}#advgb-infobox-e0e568a9-2013-43e5-a7ed-f2c225018151 .advgb-infobox-icon-container, .advgb-infobox-e0e568a9-2013-43e5-a7ed-f2c225018151 .advgb-infobox-icon-container {background-color: #f5f5f5;padding: 0;margin: 0;border: 0px solid #e8e8e8 ;border-radius: 0px;}#advgb-infobox-e0e568a9-2013-43e5-a7ed-f2c225018151 .advgb-infobox-icon-container i, .advgb-infobox-e0e568a9-2013-43e5-a7ed-f2c225018151 .advgb-infobox-icon-container i {color: #251c5c;font-size: 70px;display: block;}#advgb-infobox-e0e568a9-2013-43e5-a7ed-f2c225018151 .advgb-infobox-textcontent .advgb-infobox-title, .advgb-infobox-e0e568a9-2013-43e5-a7ed-f2c225018151 .advgb-infobox-textcontent .advgb-infobox-title {color: #333;padding: 0;margin: 5px 0 10px 0;white-space: pre-wrap;}#advgb-infobox-e0e568a9-2013-43e5-a7ed-f2c225018151 .advgb-infobox-textcontent .advgb-infobox-text, .advgb-infobox-e0e568a9-2013-43e5-a7ed-f2c225018151 .advgb-infobox-textcontent .advgb-infobox-text {color: #333;padding: 0;margin: 0;white-space: pre-wrap;}.advgb-tabs-3259bc07-427e-4954-a6da-6742196907eb ul.advgb-tabs-panel li.advgb-tab.advgb-tab-active {background-color:#251c5c !important;color:#fff !important;}#advgb-tabs-3259bc07-427e-4954-a6da-6742196907eb .advgb-tab-body-header.header-active, .advgb-tabs-3259bc07-427e-4954-a6da-6742196907eb .advgb-tab-body-header.header-active{background-color:#251c5c !important;color:#fff !important;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once in a while, you may find yourself in a situation where you need to obtain the e-mail addresses of your students so that you can send them an e-mail outside of the Canvas interface rather than using the Canvas Inbox to send them a message. 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