making announcements
Blackboard’s core communication tool
Blended Learning Advisor
Academic Development Unit

why?

alternative
(or supplement) to
Institute email

inform students of new
content on Bb (link
directly to documents)

communication - room
changes, deadlines,
events, trips...

how?

go to the Bb area*
where the
announcement
ep 1 should appear
s t
* course area = all students, unit area = year (group) etc

click ‘Control Panel’*
ep 2
s t
* find this button at the base of the left-hand menu items

click ‘Announcements’
ep 3
s t

click
‘Add Announcement’
ep 4
s t

write a message
(like an email) by
completing
5
subject and message
ep
s t

✹
(optio nal)
use ‘Permanent
announcement’ to
prevent the message
ep 6 being archived*
s t * keeps the announcement on the front page

✹
(optio nal)
click ‘Display After’
and /or ‘Display Until’
to set date restrictions
ep 7
s t

✹
(optio nal)
to link to an item stored
on Bb*, click ‘Browse’
(by ‘Course Link’)
ep 8
s t * the item must be created / uploaded to Bb first!

✹
(optio nal)
in the new window
that appears, locate*
and click on the item
ep 9 to link to
s t * use the ‘+’ icon to open up areas / folders

✹
(optio nal)
use ‘Email this
announcement...’ to
simultaneously send
p 1 0
this message via
s t e Institute email

click ‘Submit’
p 11
s t e

click ‘OK’
p 1 2
s t e

use ‘Modify’ to edit a
message* or
‘Remove’ to delete it
* editing another tutor’s message will put your name by it

return to the main
course area to view
your announcement*
* to view it as students will see it

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