Blackboard Vista: Using the Announcements Tool

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You can use the Announcements tool to create and send course-wide notices or tips to students and other section members. Students, teaching assistants, instructors, and auditors can access announcements from the Course Menu. You can also deliver announcements as pop-up messages that appear when students access a course.

Step 1: Creating Announcements

Under Course Tools, click
Announcements. The Announcements screen is displayed.
Click Create Announcement. The Create Announcement screen is displayed.

Step 2: Creating Announcements

In the “Title” text box, type a title that identifies and summarizes the announcement.
In the “Message” text box,
enter the body of the announcement.

Step 3: Creating Announcements

In the “Recipients” area, select each role you want to receive the announcement.
In the “Delivery Dates” area, select a date and time to start and end displaying the announcement.
If you want the announcement to be displayed as a pop-up message when individuals access the course, select Also
deliver as a pop-up message.
Click Send. The announcement is created and delivered to the selected roles on the delivery dates.

Step 4: Creating Announcements

NOTE: You can edit announcements that have not been sent by clicking on the
ActionLinks icon and selecting Edit from the drop-down menu.