Posting Announcements

Adding | Modifying | Removing

The announcement feature is the first thing your students will see when they log into an online course. As such, this is the ideal place to post time-sensitive material

Adding an Announcement

1. Enter the Control Panel. Click on Announcements under Content Areas.
2. Click the Add Announcement button.
3. Type the subject and message.
4. Under the message field, you will see three options:
   In most cases, Smart Text is best option, although HTML may be selected if you use HTML code in your message (for links, formatting, etc.).
5. Under the Options section, you may select when you want this announcement to appear. By default, students will just see announcements that have been posted within the past seven days but are able to access all announcements that have ever been posted in the course.
6. You can choose to attach a link to other areas of the Online Learning system to the announcement by clicking the browse button and selecting the appropriate area.
   
7. Click the Submit button.
   

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Modifying an Announcement

1. Enter the Control Panel. Click on Announcements under Content Areas.
2. If the announcement was originally posted over 7 days ago, click the View All tab at the top of the page. Find the announcement you wish to change and click on the modify button located to the right of the message text.
   
3. You can now edit the subject and message text and set the options just as you would if you were adding an announcement.
4. When you have finished making changes, click the Submit button at the lower right of the page.

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Removing an Announcement

*The only time an Announcement should be deleted is when the information presented in it is incorrect. In that case, inform your students that the original announcement has been deleted and replaced. If your announcement only has a small typo, follow the steps for Modifying an Announcement above.

1. Enter the Control Panel. Click on Announcements under Content Areas.
2. If your announcement was originally posted over 7 days ago, click the View All tab at the top of the page. Locate the announcement you want to remove, and click the remove button located to the right of the message text.
   
3. A dialog box will appear asking if you are sure you want to remove the announcement. (Once you remove an announcement, it cannot be restored unless you enter it again manually.) Click OK.

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