Announcements in Brightspace

This article demonstrates how to create an announcement tin Brightspace.

 

STEP 1: 

• From your course, click on the Announcements context menu.
• Select New Announcement. 

 

STEP 2: 

• Enter a Headline.  
• In the Content field, enter announcement message. 

 

 

STEP 3: 

• Navigate to Availability to select the Start and End date. 

• Make selections for options to show start date and
  Remove announcement based on end Date. 

• The Always show start date is selected by default.  

If unchecked, only users with permission to edit will be able to
see the start date in the announcement tool. 

 

 

STEP 4: 

• Attach Existing, or Create and Attach Additional Release conditions. 

 

 

STEP 5: 

• When all availability settings are complete, select Publish. 

 

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS:

 

Add a File:  

• In the attachment section, you can  Add a File.

 

Add an Audio File:  

An Audio message can be uploaded as a separate file or recorded
directly from Brightspace. 

• Select Upload File, browse and locate your audio file. 

• Click Add. 

 

Record Audio: 

• Select New Recording.

• Record your message, Stop Recording.

• Select Add.

 

Upload Video File:  

A Video message can be uploaded as a separate file or recorded
directly from Brightspace.  

• Select Upload File, browse and locate your video file. 

• Click Add. 

Record Video: 

• Select New Recording.

• Record your message, Stop Recording. 

• Select Add.