Overview
Announcements are a good way to provide learners with course updates.
Tips:
- The Newest Announcement will always appear on top. Students can always access Announcements they have hidden by using the Show All Announcements link at the bottom of the widget.
- If an end date is not used when setting up an Announcements, the Announcements will stay on the front home page of the course until they are manually hidden by a student using the X on the far left of the Announcement.
- Step 6 shares details about how availability dates work with Announcements.
Instructions
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Log into Brightspace and enter your course.
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On the course navigation bar, click on Course Tools then select the Announcements option.
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Click on the New Announcement button.
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In the Headline* textbox, enter the announcement’s subject. (required)
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In the Content* textbox, enter in the body of the announcement. (required)
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In the Start Date and End Date fields, select the posting availability date. Announcements are published immediately, unless you specify an alternate start date from Start Date.
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Post-dated Announcements items do not display in the Announcements widget even if users have permission to see future Announcements items. They can be found within the list of Announcements items on the Announcements page.
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If you set an End Date, the Announcement will become hidden from students.
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In the Attachments section, add attachments, audio recordings, and video recordings as part of your Announcements item.
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To continue editing an Announcement at a later time, click Save as Draft. Students cannot see draft Announcements items. To release an Announcements item to users, click Publish.
Need Help?
Need additional information or assistance? Contact CTS.
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