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Announcements are internal notifications within Blackboard courses that display as a pop-up for all enrolled users the next time they log in; copies can also be sent to all users via email. Use announcements to share important, time-sensitive information. |
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Use announcements to share important, time-sensitive information.
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NEW! Announcements are displayed as a pop-up immediately upon entry to a course. The new active course announcement will appear the first time students enter your course. Students must close the New Course Announcement window before they can view course content. The announcement pop-up window will appear for each new announcement you post. |
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NEW! Announcements can no longer be set as the default course landing page — the content page will always be the default course landing. |
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Add an Announcement
On the top navigation menu, select the announcements link to get started. Once there are announcements posted in the course, a numerical indicator will appear next to the announcement tab in the course showing the number of unread announcements.
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If "send an email copy" to recipients is selected, a copy of the announcement will be sent to the student's official syr.edu email. Attachments will be sent as a link that the student can open to viewAttachments are not included in the email itself. To view and download any attached files, students will need to click on the announcement link which will take them to the announcement in the course where they have the option to download the attachment(s) using the ellipsis menu.
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Short Video on how to add an announcement
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