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How to Post an Announcement using Qwickly Course Tools

Notify all your students in various courses of important information including assignments, class cancellations, or schedule updates.

  1. From your Blackboard Ultra Navigation page, click Tools from the menu pane and select Qwickly Course Tools

Blackboard Ultra Navigation Tools page

  1. In Course Tools, scroll down and select Post an Announcement.

Post Announcement in Qwickly Course Tools list

3. (A) Checkmark the courses from the course list on the left to post the announcement, or click Select All (B) if you would like to send it to all courses.  

Select Courses to send announcement to in Qwickly Course Tools list

4. Enter the Title (A) of the Announcement and the description (B).

Add Title (A) and Description (B)

5. Announcements are set to Post Immediately and to have No Expiration. To set a Start and End date, scroll to the bottom of the page, click the boxes, and enter the time and date you would like to appear.

Change Dates for announcement

6. Check the box next to Email Announcement if you want a copy of the Announcement sent to student email accounts.

Send an email copy of announcement

7. Click Submit when you are ready to post your Announcement.

Submit Announcement

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