00:07: How do I add an announcement in a course?

00:10: In course navigation click the announcements link

00:14: Click the add announcement button.

00:17: Type a title for the announcement in the topic title field

00:21: Add content in the rich content editor.

00:24: To add an attachment to your announcement click the attach link then

00:28: select a file.

00:30: View the attached file name. You can download or delete

00:34: the attachment to download the attached file.

00:36: Click the file name linked to delete the attachment hover

00:41: the cursor over the link and click the delete icon.

00:48: In the usage right drop-down menu select one of five usage rights.

00:53: If you are an instructor and are not sure which usage write applies to your file, please

00:57: consult your institutional admin for guidance.

01:01: I hold the copyright original content created by you.

01:05: I have obtained permission to use the file authorized permission by the author.

01:11: The material is in the public domain explicitly assigned to public domain

01:15: cannot be copyrighted or is no longer protected by copyright.

01:21: The material is subject to an exception EG fair use the

01:25: right to quote or others under applicable copyright laws excerpt

01:29: or summary used for commentary news reporting research or

01:33: analysis in education.

01:36: The material is licensed under Creative Commons.

01:39: This option also requires setting a specific Creative Commons license.

01:44: If known enter the copyright holder information in the copyright holder field.

01:50: To save your usage right settings click the save button you can edit usage

01:54: right settings by clicking the set usage rights icon.

01:58: By default canvas will send your announcement to all sections within your course.

02:02: To select specific sections for your announcement click the post to drop down

02:06: menu and select sections from the list provided.

02:11: In the options section, you can select various options for your announcement.

02:16: To allow other users to reply to the announcement click the allow participants

02:20: to comment checkbox.

02:23: To disallow threaded replies to an announcement click the disallow threaded

02:27: replies checkbox.

02:30: To require students to reply to a post before seeing other replies click

02:34: the participants must respond to the topic before viewing other replies checkbox.

02:40: To enable an announcement podcast feed click the enable podcast feed

02:44: checkbox.

02:46: To allow users to like announcement replies.

02:48: Click the allow liking checkbox.

02:52: By default the announcement will display immediately after you publish it and

02:56: it displays for the duration of the course unless you delete it.

03:00: However, you can set display dates for the announcement to specify

03:04: when the announcement should display set a date and time in the available from area.

03:09: To specify when the announcement should stop displaying set a date and time

03:13: in the until area. To delay the posting of your announcement

03:17: schedule the announcement for a future date.

03:21: Click the publish button.

03:24: View the announcement in the announcements index page

03:27: This guide covered how to add an announcement in a course.