Chapter 3
Adding An Announcement
Now that you have uploaded the syllabus, you can create an announcement to welcome students to your online Blackboard course site. The Announcements area is the first thing students see when they enter your course. A welcome message is a good way to let students know they are in the right place. Also, the subject line of your announcement will appear in the "Announcements" module on the My UF Online page. This can be a great mechanism for getting your students' attention or letting them know important information.
When you added your syllabus, you uploaded a document that had already been created. In this case, you will be creating the announcement from within Blackboard.
To Add An Announcement:
- Click the "Announcements" link in the Course Tools section of the Control Panel.
- Click the "Add Announcement" button.
- Give your announcement a Subject and type in the text of your message in the text box provided.
- In Options, click the "Yes" radio button if you want your announcement to stay on the page permanently or leave the default "No" radio button checked to allow this announcement to show on the course entry page for only seven days. We recommend you click "Yes" so your welcome message is permanent.
- Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click "Submit" to save your changes.
- Click "OK" to acknowledge the receipt of your changes.
- Click "OK" or use the breadcrumb trail to return to the Control Panel.
The announcement should now appear on the first page that students see when they enter your Blackboard course.