Announcements are a way for instructors to communicate with students. As soon as an announcement is posted, students are notified according to their Notification Preferences. This means instructors can use the learning space to post reminders, share links to resources, or celebrate student success, while also getting the message to students outside of the learning space. Instructors can even allow students to reply directly to announcements which can help to clarify messages for everyone involved.
Managing an Announcement
When getting started with Announcements, learn to
- Create an announcement with the Canvas guide How do I add an announcement in a course?
- Announcements posted before a course is published will not trigger notifications to students’ emails. Announcements sent after a course is published will trigger notifications to students’ emails, unless they have changed their notification settings.
- Make delayed announcements with the Canvas guide How do I delay posting an announcement until a specific date in a course?
- Add an attachment to an announcement with the Canvas guide How do I attach a file to an announcement in a course?
Coursewide Announcement Settings
Some announcement settings are set at the course level under Settings.
- Learn to change coursewide announcement reply settings with the Canvas guide How do I allow or disallow announcement replies in a course?
- Display recent announcements on the Home page with How do I show recent announcements in the Course Home Page?
