Creating, Editing, or Deleting Announcements

Creating an Announcement
  • From the Course NavBar, select Announcements.Link to Announcements on the NavBar
  • Select the “New Announcement” button.

New Announcement Button

  • Enter the appropriate information for your announcement. Note that in the description field, you have many options to do formatting and insert content.

Example of a headline and body content for an announcement

  • Under Availability, enter the date and time you want the announcement to be posted (default start date is current day and time).  If you want the announcement to disappear from the student view, you need to set an end date. You can also set an end time if you want the announcement to disappear later.
  • Attachments will allow you to attach any files needed for the announcement.  Can also record a brief audio or video message.  Please note:  Lengthy audio or video recordings (such as lectures) should be done using the Yuja Platform and should not be recorded using the recording tool within Brightspace.
  • The third settings area, Release Conditions, will allow you to set the announcement to not appear to students until they have finished another task, such as submitting an assignment.
  • When you are done selecting the setting for your announcement, select the Publish button.

Listing of Announcement Settings

Editing an Announcement
  • Go to the Announcements area of your course to bring up the listing of Announcements.
  • Select on the arrow next to the announcement you want to edit and select “Edit” from the menu.

Option on dropdown menu to edit announcement

  • Edit your announcement content, availability dates, attachments, or release conditions.
  • When you have finished making your changes, select the Update button at the bottom of the screen.

Update Button

Deleting an Announcement
  • From the course navigation bar, select Announcements.
  • On your course homepage, select the arrow icon next to your announcement to expand the actions menu.
  • In the drop-down menu, select Delete.

Option in shortcut menu to delete an announcement

  • You will be prompted to confirm that you want to delete the announcement. Select Yes.