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Announcements

Announcements

Announcements allow instructors to communicate with students about course activities and post interesting course-related topics. Announcements are designed to allow instructors to broadcast information out to all members of a published course or to all members of sections within a published course.

 

 

 

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E-mailing Announcements to Yourself

By default, announcements created by a person are not emailed to that person. If you can change this by:

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Text Instructions

  1. Click on the account icon
    Canvas navigation with the Account icon, under the University of Redlands logo, is highlighted by a box.
  2. From the pop-up menu select Notifications
    Account popup menu with a box around the Notification link
  3. Under the Course Activities find the option for Announcements Created by You
    Announcement Created by You option
  4. Click on the Bell icon
    Icon of a bell with a slash threw it, an orange box around it.
  5.  From the dropdown menu select Notify immediately
    Dropdown menu with a list of notification options. The first option, notify immediately, is highlighted.
  6. Once selected the bell icon will turn green, indicating the announcement will be sent to you.
    A green bell notification icon with a box around it.