Overview
This article provides instructions on how to create an announcement.
Instructions
Announcements are a great way to post time-sensitive course information. Some use case examples of announcements are communicating due dates, changes to your syllabus, and clarification or corrections to course materials.
1. Navigate to Blackboard and log in with single sign-on using your User ID and current password.
2. In the left-hand navigation bar in the Course Management's control panel, click on Course Tools.
3. Next, click on Announcements.
4. This will take you to the Announcements page. Click on Create Announcement.
5. Enter a title for your announcement. This is a required field.
6. Type message of your choice in the text box.
7. If you want the announcement to only be visible for a specific time period, select "Date Restricted" and set the "Display After" and "Display Until" dates. Leaving the option of "Not Date Restricted" will post the announcement immediately.
8. If you would like to send a copy of the announcement to all enrolled members of the course to their email, select the check box "Send a copy of this announcement immediately."
9. The course link option allows you to point the user to a particular place in the course. Click on the button browse to open up the navigation tool and select the item you want to link to.
10. Once you have finished editing your announcement, click on the Submit button in the bottom right-hand corner.