Using Trail Mail

Plus feature
Updated May 7, 2026

Using Trail Mail

Trail Mail lets Plus families send student-facing messages into Nest. It works well for encouragement, quick reminders, photos, and voice notes.

You can use Trail Mail to:

  • Send a short note to one student
  • Send encouragement after a learning session
  • Share a photo or voice memo
  • Give a student a simple next step

Trail Mail is for messages and media. If you want to send an article, video, worksheet-style activity, quiz, or generated learning card, use a generated pack instead.

Sending Trail Mail with TrailGuide

You can ask TrailGuide to send Trail Mail by naming the student and message.

For example: "Send Kate Trail Mail: I loved how carefully you practiced cursive today."

If you attach a photo and ask TrailGuide to send it to a student, TrailGuide can send photo-only Trail Mail. Add a caption only if you want text included too.

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