Create an announcement
On the Announcements page, select the Create Announcement button that appears as a plus sign to create a new announcement. You can only send an announcement to all members of a course.
Enter a title and message for the announcement. Use the options in the message editor to format text, embed multimedia, and attach files.
You can insert audio and video recordings in your course announcements through the add media icon.
You can also send an email copy to all course members, including yourself. Select Send an email copy to recipients. Recipients must have a valid email address in the system. Emails about announcements are always sent and aren't controlled by your institution’s global notification settings.
Copy, edit or delete an announcement
You can edit, copy, or delete any announcement in your course. On the Announcements page, open any announcement's More options menu.
- Select Edit to change the title or message. You can also edit the scheduled time to post and turn the time on and off.
- Select Delete to permanently remove an announcement from your course.
- Select Copy to make an exact copy of an existing announcement and update as needed.
What do students receive in the email?
In the email, embedded content will be links. Students can select the links to access the content.
Announcements inside a course
New course announcements pop up box will appear the next time the student enters your course. Students need to acknowledge the new announcement before they can access course content. After students acknowledge the announcement, it won’t show again but they can still see any available announcements in the announcement tab. If you post new announcements, students receive only the first announcement
You can access the Blackboard announcement guide here.