Announcements

Access Course Announcements

You can access and initiate course announcements in several ways:

• From the course nav bar: 
  • click on "Communication"
  • select "Announcements"
  • Click "New Item"
• From the course home page announcements widget, either:
  • Click the down arrow icon followed by the "New Item" button, or
  • Click the word "Announcements" then click  "New Item"

Creating your Announcement

• Enter the title of your announcement in the "Headline" field above the editing window.
• Enter the body of your announcement in the "Content" field using the toolbar menu for formatting.
• Select and set start and end dates as desired.
  • If you wish to hide the start date of your announcement from students, un-check the box for "Always show start date." This is recommended if you plan to reuse it in future courses.
  • If you want to delay the posting of your announcement, adjust the "Start Date."
  • You can expire/remove an announcement by checking "Remove announcement based on end date" and entering the date/time when you want it to end.
• Add an attachment to an announcement and/or release conditions, if desired.
• Click the "Publish" button.

Editing an Existing Announcement

From the course home page announcements widget:

• Click on the drop-down arrow next to the announcement you wish to change.
• Click "Edit."
• Click into the announcement text area and make the desired changes.
• Adjust the announcement start and end dates for the current semester.
• Click "Update."