Introduction
When you add something new to your course or wish to draw students attention to something you add an announcement. Announcements are displayed on the My DWC screen and on the screen you see when you enter the course.

How Announcements Work
There are 4 tabs at the top of the announcements:

v      View Today

v      View Last 7 Days (the default)

v      View Last 30 Days

v      View All.

When you click a tab, announcements which fit into that category are displayed. After the announcement has been up 7 days it moves to the View Last 30 Days listing. Those announcements you check as always display do not move but remain on the Last 7 Day list indefinitely.

Directions
From the Course Tools menu in the Control Panel:

• Click on Announcements.
• Click Add Announcement.
• Type a subject and your message.
• To add graphics to your message see the procedure Add Images to Content Areas at http://www.dwc.edu/library/blackboard/add_images.shtml
• If you wish this announcement to display permanently on the first screen click Yes next to: Always show this announcement on the course's main page.
• To have the announcement display immediately, leave all the date fields as they are.
• To include a link to a place within the course click the Browse button next to Link Location. In the map that appears, click the button next to the screen that you want the link to go to. Click Submit.
• Click Submit on the Add Announcement screen.