Adding the Announcements Area to the Navigation Menu and Making It the Course Entry Point

Typically when one enters a course site, the Announcements or Home Page area is the course entry point, meaning the first screen to appear.  However, you may change the course entry point.  The most commonly added and set entry point is the Announcements page. To add the Announcements area to your navigation menu: Log into [...]

Adding a New Announcement

Watch a demonstration about how to add an announcement. The Announcements page is typically the first area your students will see when they log into an online course. As such, this is an ideal place to post time-sensitive material. If the Announcements page is not listed in your navigation menu, you can add that area [...]

Editing Announcements

Log into your course site. Click Announcements. Click the double arrows to the right of the name of the announcement, and choose Edit. You can now edit the subject and message text and set the options just as you would if you were adding an announcement. When you have finished making changes, click the Submit [...]

Removing an Announcement

Log into your course site Click Announcements. Click the double arrows to the right of the name of the announcement, and choose Delete. A dialog box will appear asking if you are sure you want to remove the announcement. (Once you remove an announcement, it cannot be restored. You would need to manually enter it again.) [...]