Creating Announcements in Your Course

Announcements can be sent out to the students in your course. Students can view announcements when they log in to Blackboard, and the settings can be adjusted so they will be notified via email about the new announcement. 

To Create an Announcement in Your Course:

1. On the Course Management Menu, expand the Course Tools section, and click Announcements.
   
   
   
   
2. On the Announcements Home Page, click Create Announcement. 
   
   
   
   
3. On the Create Announcement Page, type a subject for the announcement. 
   
   
   
   
4. Type your announcement message in the message box.
5. Under Web Announcement Options, choose whether to set the announcement as Date Restricted or not.
6. To immediately notify and send the announcement to students, click the check box to Send a copy of this announcement immediately.
7. Optionally, add a course link to the announcement by clicking Browse and selecting the desired course resource.
8. Click Submit when finished.

Information about viewing Announcements from the student perspective can be found on the Viewing Course Announcements Student Orientation and Resource page. Please share this resource with your students.