Create an Announcement (Welcome Message) for Your Students
To send a Welcome Message to your students:
- Select the Announcements Tool in your course
- Select the Add tab
- Enter the Announcement Title
- Enter the Body of your announcement
- Determine the Availability
- If you want the announcement displayed immediately, you don't need to do anything
- If you want to Specify Dates for the announcement, select the Specify Dates radio button and enter the Beginning and End Dates.
- If you need to include an Attachment, select the Add Attachments button
- Select Choose File and locate the file on your computer
- Select Continue
- Select Post Announcement at the bottom of the screen
The video (1:21) below demonstrates how to add create an announcement for your students.