Announcements

Announcements is a versatile and effective communication tool for teachers. Not only are instructor messages archived in a chronological list (typical of discussion forums), but new postings are also emailed to students and posted prominently on the Latest Announcements block on the course home page.

Note: Learners cannot reply or post to the Announcements forum.

1. Click Announcements near the top of the Course Homepage. 

Note:  The Announcements screen appears.

2. Click on the Add discussion topic button.

3. Type the Subject in the Subject textbox.

4. Type your message in the Message textbox.

5. Click on the Post to forum button.

6. A pop-up appears, advising that you have 30 minutes to edit the message. After that time, it will be emailed and become available to students.

Note: When the message is posted, the Permalink option appears in the lower-right corner of the post. A permalink allows you to link directly to a specific forum post so you can easily share it. When you click the permalink, the address in your browser's address bar updates. Copy this updated address to get a unique web link that you can paste and use elsewhere.

Note: Instructors can always go back and edit or delete the announcement. 

1. Click Announcements near the top of the Course Homepage.

2. In the Discussion column, click on the subject name of the discussion post you want to modify.

3. The instructor sees the announcement along with several options. Click Edit to change the message.

4. After you finish editing, click the Save changes button. 

Note: Learners can now see the updated announcement. 

5. If the instructor needs to delete an Announcement, they click on the Delete link.

6. The Confirm pop-up appears.

7. Click on the Continue button to remove the announcement post.

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