Announcements allow you to post timely information to students such as upcoming assignments or general information about the course.  

In this tutorial you will learn:

• How to create an announcement

Most courses default to the Announcement page upon entry.  To create an announcement click on Create Announcement button.  

In Announcement Information give it a title as well as the content for the Announcement itself. The text that you type here will be your announcement and is what students will see posted.

Now you have the option to set Date Restrictions or leave it available for the duration of the course.  It is recommended to leave Announcements available without date restriction so students can go back and refer to them. If you select Date Restricted you must select a start and end date for the Announcement to be available. After the end date has passed, the Announcement will no longer be available to students.

Select Email Announcement to send a copy to students via email.

If your Announcement mentions a location in the course to navigate to, you can include a link to that location in the course.  Click the browse button and a pop up will appear. Navigate through the items and select the location to link to.

Click submit to finish