How do I post an announcement to my students?

Posting an announcement is a great way to get information out to your students. Announcements can be customized to release at a certain date and time. You can format announcements with colors, fonts, images, and more! Announcements can also be scheduled to release at a later time.

Be aware that students will not automatically get an email notification when new announcements are posted. Students can update their notification settings by following these instructions.

If an announcement is urgent, you may want to send an email to your classlist in addition to posting the announcement.

Updated Spring 2020

 Create an Announcement

1.) Go to your course’s homepage to create an announcement. To get to the homepage, click on the course title. Note: this is different from the content page.

2.) Enter the appropriate information for your announcement. Note that in the description field, you have many options to do formatting and insert content. 

3.) Enter the date and time you want the announcement to be posted. It will default to the current time. You can also set an end time if you want the announcement to disappear later.

4.) Add any file attachments as needed

5.) You can attach a Release Condition to the announcement. This means that the announcement won’t appear to students until they have finished another task, such as submitting an assignment.

6.) Click Publish

Your announcement will appear on the homepage at the set date and time. It will remain there unless you have indicated an end date and time.