Creating Announcements | Blackboard Ultra | Seneca Polytechnic

Announcements is a tool that allows you to communicate statements to your entire class. Announcements must be read by students before entering the course content, and will stay visible on their activity screens. 

Using announcements, you can communicate any of the following:

• a weekly to do list for your course
• upcoming assignments and due dates
• any points of clarification or corrections you might need to provide
• tips or words of encouragement

Creating and Sending an Announcement

1. Select Create announcement from the Details & Action pane.
   
   

2. Select the plus icon (+). The New Announcement page is displayed. Note: Skip this step if this is your first announcement. 

   

3. Select the Title text box to edit the title of the announcement. 

   

4. Select the Message text box to add a description to the announcement.

   Note: You can add images, online videos, and links to your announcement. See the Using the Text Editor article for more information.

5. Select Send an email copy to recipients to automatically email students the announcement once it has been posted. Note: If you select this checkbox, the announcement will also be visible inside your course.

   

6. Select Schedule announcement to automatically post the announcement on a future date and time. Note: If you do not schedule the announcement, it defaults to a draft. You will have to select Post Now to post the announcement.

   

7. Select Save. The announcement is displayed in your Course Announcement page.
   

Editing and Deleting an Announcement

1. Select Announcements in the Details & Action pane. The Course Announcement page is displayed.

2. Navigate to the announcement you want to edit/delete.

3. Select the ellipses next to the announcement. A drop-down menu is displayed.

4. Select delete or edit.

Notes:

• Courses must be open and accessible to students before you can post announcements. You can create announcement and save it as a draft, but you cannot post it until the course is open.

• An announcement cannot be scheduled for a later date and be emailed out to students. You must choose one or the other.

• If you did not select the option to "Send an email copy to recipients," you cannot change this option after the announcement is posted.

Video

This short video covers announcements and takes a quick look at how to schedule and post announcements.

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