Tool Overview: Announcements
What does it do?
Announcements appear on the Home page of each unit and can also be accessed via the Announcements tool. Using Announcements you can communicate important messages to students. Announcements can contain formatted text, images, links and embedded video (e.g. YouTube videos). You can plan in advance by setting a release date for an Announcement. You can also control who an Announcement is released to based on Group membership. Students cannot reply to, comment on or create Announcements.
How should I use Announcements?
- For communication from staff to all (or large groups of) students.
- To welcome students to a unit (as an Announcement is the first thing they’ll see in a unit).
- To forefront or summarise the major theme and/or activities of the week.
- To communicate important or urgent messages that need high visibility.
TIP: Avoid using Announcements more than twice a week to avoid information overload.
Tool capabilities
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| Turnitin? | |
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| Peer review? | |
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| Grademark? | |
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| Rubric? | |
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| Sychronous? | |
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| Asynchronous? |  |
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| ITS Supported? | |
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| Can student contributions be quarantined? | |
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| Can versions of student contributions be reviewed? | |
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