By default, notifications for a new announcement are enabled for students. However, students can choose what notifications they receive via email. Therefore, it’s possible that students may not receive an email about a new announcement. You can also use the email function from the course. For more information, read: How do I email students from the course?
Click on the arrow next to Announcements in the Course Home and then click on New Announcement.
Enter the title in Headline and the text you want to include in the announcement under Content.
Under Availability, you can determine when your announcement is visible:
- The start date is visible to students by default, unless you uncheck Always show start date. In that case, you can only see the start date when editing the announcement.
- Enter a Start date (the date from which the announcement will be visible).
If you want the announcement to be visible for a limited time, check Remove announcement based on end date and enter the date from which the announcement will no longer be visible.
- Under Attachments, you can optionally add a file (Add a File). You can also record and/or add an audio clip (Record Audio) or a video clip (Record Video). To record a clip, your device must have a microphone and/or a webcam.
- Under Additional Release Conditions, you can optionally add release conditions that students must meet before they can see the announcement:
- Click Attach Existing to add existing release conditions.
- Click Create and Attach to create new release conditions.
- In the dropdown menu, select whether students need to meet one or all conditions.
- Click Publish to publish your announcement or Save as Draft if you want to work on it later. You will be automatically redirected to the Announcements homepage.