Course Announcements

View Course Announcements

Use the Announcements tool to read instructor messages, course information, and other updates.

Announcement items appear in the Announcements widget, but you can also receive instant notifications about postings through email, SMS, and RSS feeds. See  Setting up Notifications  to learn about creating instant notifications for announcements items.

Access the Announcements Tool

Select Announcements at the top of the Announcements widget.

Managing News Items

You can sort Announcements items by Title or Start Date by selecting the column headings.

Dismissing a News Item

Do one of the following:

On the Announcements Tool page, select Dismiss from widget in the item dropdown menu.

In the Announcements widget on the Course Home page, select the X next to the item you want to dismiss.

Restore a Dismissed News Item

On the Announcements Tool page, select Restore from the item dropdown menu of the news item you want to restore.

Note: You can select Go to Announcements Tool from the Announcements widget menu to view all announcements items on the Announcements page.