The Announcement tab is a tool in Canvas that allows instructors to post information and updates to all members of a course or a certain section of a course directly in Canvas. Students also receive an email notification when a new Announcement is posted.
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Why Use Announcements?
There are several benefits to using Announcements. In addition to receiving an email notification when an Announcement is posted, the Announcements feature allows students to directly access information on Canvas. Instructors can pin Announcements to the top of their course’s homepage so it is the first thing students see. All Announcements are saved in the Announcements tool, so instructors may access past Announcements and repurpose them in future courses. When making an Announcement, instructors can use Canvas’ Rich Content Editor to add different media, such as pictures and videos.
Instructors can also let students reply to Announcements. Those replies are visible to all course participants. Students receive notifications by default, but may have previously altered their settings. Remind students to review their Canvas Notification settings so they are immediately updated when they receive a message in Canvas.
Posting An Announcement
Click the Announcements Tab. Then select the blue +Announcement Button.
-Enter the Topic of your Announcement. *This may be the only part a student reads so be sure to include the most critical piece of information (Quiz, Test, Project, Due Date, etc).
-Fill in the body of the message of the announcements including all details
-Decide who to Post the message to: All Sections or just certain ones (this is a drop-down option)
Pro tip: It's always best to post announcements to All Sections so it's visible to all students.
-You can attach files here (or above in the body of the announcement)
-Options-look over your choices of each selection to check or not depending on your need
-SAVE your settings for this whole announcement. These settings will only apply to this announcement.
More Questions? See this list of available Canvas tutorials for using Announcements
For a Video Overview of Announcements, see this Canvas Tutorial Video