If chat is enabled in your class team, you can use it to ask your educator a question privately. Select the Chat icon to open a new chat and type your question there.
![chat](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/education/neutral/05145369-1e10-4e8e-a75a-c9f21fc620c8/b95ff69e8132ce2ca6d7ef304d03dd1ce7e05173.png)
If you can’t open a new chat, your school hasn't enabled that feature. Use @mention with your educator's name in a channel to ask your question instead. Other class team students will be able to see your question, too.