The Announcements page is the first page the students see when they enter a Blackboard course, so it is a great place to put time-sensitive information such as deadlines, changes, corrections, clarifications, and schedules.

With the Edit Mode ‘On’

• Click on the Announcements link from the menu on the left side of the page.
• Click on the Create Announcement button. ^[1]
• Fill in a descriptive title for the announcement in the Subject field.
• Fill in the message of the announcement in the Message field.
• Choose how long you want the announcement to remain on the announcements page. Choose to send announcement emails to everyone.
• You may add a link within your announcement. ^[2](click on image to enlarge)
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Submit button.

To Modify the Announcement

• Click on the Announcement link from the menu on the left side of the page.
• From the Announcements page, find the announcement that you want to modify. Click on the double down arrow, or chevron, next to the announcement that you want to modify.
• From the dropdown list, click on Edit. ^[3]
• edit announcement
• Modify the announcement, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Submit button.