You can quickly view how many unread messages you have by the number inside the red circle next to the course name. To view the messages, you simply click on the course and it will bring you directly into your messages where you can view or create new messages.
From the Global messages you can also quickly send a message to all students with any important changes to deadlines or schedules. Just click the New Message icon to the right of the course name to open a new message.
