Introduction
Announcements allow instructors to communicate with students about course activities and post interesting course-related topics. Announcements are designed to allow instructors to broadcast information out to all members of a course or to all members of sections within a course.
Features
- Feed posts from other information sources using RSS
- Choose to receive notifications for announcements
- New announcement indicator on course tile on Dashboard
Getting Started
Instructor Resources
Using Announcements in your Canvas course
To create a new announcement in your Canvas course:- Within your Canvas course, click the Announcements link in the course menu.
- Follow the steps in the ‘How do I add an announcement in a course? web guide.
Syllabus Statement
Student Resources
Viewing Announcements in your Canvas course
View and filter announcements in your Canvas course by clicking the Announcements link in the course menu. You can also receive new announcements via Canvas notifications, view announcements on the Recent Activity Dashboard or in the To Do list.
Interested in discovering new ways to use Canvas in your teaching? Or, want to learn best practices? Attend a CanvasLive session led by faculty/staff.
Licensing
Announcements are built into Canvas and do not require a separate sign-on. There is no additional fee for ISU faculty or students to use the Canvas Calendar or Scheduler tools.
Support
The Canvas Calendar and Scheduler tools are supported by Instructure. Use one of the following channels to connect with their 24/7 support:
- live chat — open the ?Help menu in Canvas and click ‘Chat with Canvas Support’
- ticket support — open the ?Help menu in Canvas and click ‘Report a Problem‘
- phone support — call 515-294-4000, then follow the prompts for Canvas support
News & Updates
Canvas New Quizzes
Instructure has been working on the release of a new feature for the Canvas LMS platform: Canvas New Quizzes. The company has released an aggressive timeline for the implementation of New Quizzes and sunset of
Syllabus Statements in Canvas
Today, Syllabus Statements in Canvas will be available to all Canvas courses. Syllabus Statements will feature the required and recommended syllabus statements in Canvas as a way to communicate consistent messaging to students. This option
Release: Maintenance windows and deprecated features – Canvas (July 17, 2021)
The July 17, 2021 Canvas Release discusses the addition of maintenance windows and the removal of deprecated features.
Visit the Instructure (Canvas) News Room, learn about recently added features or check the current Canvas status.