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An announcement in Blackboard is a message that is posted to a specific page – Announcements. It can also be sent as an email.
To post the same announcement to multiple courses, see Qwickly Course Tools.

1. Click the Announcements item in the left menu.
2. Make sure that the Edit Mode switch is set to “On” (this makes all the editing tools appear).
3. Click the “Create Announcement” button.
4. Enter information as needed.
   1. Note that Subject will appear as the header of the Announcement in Blackboard and in the Subject of an associated email.
   2. Note that Message will appear as the body of the Announcement in Blackboard and in the body of an associated email.
5. To generate an email with this message to all users, click the box for “Send a copy of this announcement immediately“
6. Click Submit.

** PLEASE NOTE: Announcements will always display unless otherwise restricted by a date range, most recent on top.
Do not paste text directly from MS Word into Blackboard text boxes. Please see “Using Paste from Word.”

To send the same email to multiple courses, see Qwickly Course Tools.

1. Click Email in the left hand menu or Under Control Panel, use the Course Tools pull down and choose Send Email
2. Pick the option which best suits your purpose.
   1. All Users will send to everyone enrolled in the course (instructors, course builders, teaching assistants, students)
   2. All Students will send to only enrolled students
   3. Single / Select Users will allow you to pick and choose users from a list.
   4. Single / Select Groups will allow you to pick from previously created Blackboard Groups.
3. Enter subject and message, attach file if needed, then click “Submit.”
4. You’ll get a copy of the email in your email inbox.

** PLEASE NOTE: this is your only record of the email.  No record is kept in Blackboard.

Do not paste text directly from MS Word into Blackboard text boxes. Please see “Using Paste from Word.”

 

The University is using an attendance tool called Quickly Attendance

The Retention Center provides an easy way for instructors to discover which students in their courses are at risk. Instructors can communicate with struggling students and help them take immediate action for improvement. The Retention Center replaces the Early Warning System, and will automatically inherit any rules you had set up with that tool.You can begin using the Retention Center features immediately—no setup required.

 

The Retention Center can be accessed from your global navigation links at the upper right of your screen, or from the Control Panel/Evaluation:

 

 

Learn More about the Retention Center

Getting Started with the Retention Center

Using the Retention Center