Announcements are used to share information with the roster of the class in a timely manner

Announcements are used to share information with the roster of the class in a timely manner. 

Create Announcement

1. Login to Blackboard and select the course where you would like to build the announcement.
2. From the top course navigation, select Announcements. 
3. In the top right corner, select the + sign. 
4. In the textbox provided, enter the title for the announcement. 
5. The recipients of the course are group-based and the default setting includes all course members meaning every individual enrolled in the course will receive the announcement. 
6. In the textbox provided, enter the message you would like to share with the class roster. You can use the text editor features to be creative and add images and video to your message. 
7. If you would like the announcement to be sent to the class roster's email, select Send an email copy to recipients. 
8. If you would like to schedule the announcement to be released or removed at a later date/time, select schedule announcement and set the date/time. 
   • Please note - if you schedule the announcement with a display date in the future, you cannot send an email copy as well. 
9. Select Save. 
10. If you did not chose to schedule the announcement, you will need to select post to officially make it available to the class roster. 

Edit, Copy or Delete an Announcement

1. Enter the course and select Announcements from the top course navigation. 
2. To the right of the announcement, select the three dots. 
3. Select the option that correlates with your goal: 
   1. Select Edit to change the title or message. You can also edit the scheduled time to post and turn the time on and off. 
   2. ​Select Copy to make an exact copy of an existing announcement and update as needed. 
   3. Select Delete to permanently remove an announcement from your course. 
4. Be sure to save your changes!