{"id":9994,"date":"2016-08-20T13:40:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T18:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=9994"},"modified":"2016-08-20T13:40:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T18:40:30","slug":"bb-tip-162-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-162-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #162: Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Announcements provide timely information for your students about class activities. Announcements are the ideal way to post time-sensitive material. The announcement area can be used to remind students of assignment and\/or test dates, post changes to the course, announce upcoming events (such as a guest speaker), etc. You may direct students to a particular section of your course from an announcement. You also have the option to broadcast announcements to your students' email. That means the announcement appears on Blackboard, and also is sent to students' email. <\/p>\n

You may post multiple announcements when setting up your course and time them to be released separately by choosing staggered future display dates. For example, you know now that you want to post an announcement about the midterm exam and another about the final. Write both announcements now, but set the midterm announcement to display the week before the midterm and the final exam announcement to display a week before the final. Students will not be able to view either announcement until their assigned display dates.<\/p>\n

Follow these steps to do it.<\/h4>\n
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  1. On the Control Panel, go to [Course Tools] and select [Announcements].<\/li>\n
  2. Select [Create Announcement].<\/li>\n
  3. Type a subject and message for your announcement.<\/li>\n
  4. Choose to restrict the announcement by date or not.<\/li>\n
  5. Select the Email Announcement check box to send students an email containing the announcement.<\/li>\n
  6. Select [Submit].<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Want more information?<\/h4>\n

    Creating Announcements<\/a> [video<\/a>]
    \nTry these     Blackboard How-To documents<\/a>.
    \nExplore Blackboard\u2019s     On Demand Learning Center<\/a>.
    \nVisit our     Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information
    \nor     schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, email<\/a>, or
    call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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