Blackboard – How to Create an Announcement

Blackboard ? How to Create an Announcement

Log into your Course. To begin, make sure edit mode is on.

Figure 1

To Add and make Announcements on your Course Menu "Available" to your students, please follow the directions below:

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? Click on the "+" to Add Announcements ? Enter the Name of the tool ? Select the Announcements from the Type dropdown menu ? Put a check mark in the box next to "Available to Users

(this will allow students to see the content you have added). ? Click on Submit (Refer to Figure 2)

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Your Announcement Item will show on the left Menu Bar (figure 3):

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? Click on the "Announcement Link" to add your announcement message ? Click on "Create Announcement" (figure 4)

Figure 4

Then, ? Click in the *Subject Field, and type in a name for your announcement to get your students' attention (figure 5) ? Add an explanation of your content and/or instructions for your students in the Message Field

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Subject

Message

Figure 5

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? Under Web Announcement Options leave the duration set to "Not Date Restricted (figure 6) ? Check the "Send a copy of this announcement if you would like students to receive the announcement

in the Outlook accounts right away. Otherwise, they may not get an email stating there is a new announcement until the end of the day ? Click on Submit.

Figure 6

Send Right Away

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