Question
How to Create Announcements in Blackboard Ultra
Answer
Announcements are a way to enhance communication with your students regarding course, time-sensitive, or important information. This document will detail how to create and edit an announcement.
Creating an Announcement
1. Log in to Blackboard and access your course.
2. From the top navigation, click Announcements.
3. Click the plus sign in the upper right corner.
4. Enter a title for the announcement in the field provided.
5. Choose the recipients from the drop-down menu.
6. Enter a message for the announcement in the field provided.
7. Optionally, select the check box for Send an email copy to recipients.
8. Optionally, select the check box for Schedule announcement.
Additional announcement settings appear.
9. Click Save.
The Course Announcements page is displayed.
10. Click Post Now to post the announcement immediately. A scheduled announcement will display the scheduled date and time. Students will see a posted announcement upon entering the course. They can read past and other active announcements by selecting Announcements from the Details & Actions panel.
Editing or Deleting an Announcement
You can edit any announcement including past, active, or scheduled announcements.
1. From the top navigation, click Announcements.
The Course Announcements page is displayed.
2. Select the ellipses on the right-hand side to edit, copy, or delete the announcement.
- Select Edit to edit the title, message, or schedule.
- Select Delete to permanently delete the announcement.
- Select Copy to make a copy of the announcement to use in the future.