TABLE OF CONTENTS

• About Announcements
• Create an Announcement
• Which Types of Content are Visible in Emailed Announcements?

About Announcements

Announcements are a great way to post time-sensitive information or notifications to your students. When sending the announcement you also have the option of sending it as an email to your students, allowing them to receive time-sensitive information even if they are not logged into myLesley.

When students login to your course, new Announcements will display as an overlay, requiring the student to view the Announcement or dismiss the pop-up before they can access the course content. 

Create an Announcement

To create an Announcement, click on the Announcements tab. This will bring you to the Announcements page. Click on the Plus sign (+) to create a new Announcement.

Give your Announcement a title and enter a message for your students.  Use the Text/Content Editor to format your content, add links, etc. 

Once you have created your Announcement you may choose to email a copy of the Announcement to your students and/or schedule the Announcement to send at a later time. 

Click Post to send your Announcement immediately or on the scheduled date. Or click Save Draft to save a draft of your Announcement that you can edit or post at a later time.

For more information, refer to the Announcements support page or watch the Create Announcements Tutorial video.

Which Types of Content are Visible in Emailed Announcements?

When you create an Announcement, you have the option to send an email copy to recipients. This will send an emailed copy of your Announcement to everyone enrolled in your course or organization, including yourself, as long as they have a valid email address in the system.

When Announcements are viewed inside a course or organization, all formatting, links, embedded images, media, and attached files appear as intended.

When this same Announcement is sent as an email, images, media, and attachments will display somewhat differently, Images will display as a small preview image, and media and attachments will display as links. You may click on the image or individual links to view the content in your browser or click View Announcement to view the Announcement in your course or organization.

The table below details the types of content that you may include in an Announcement and how it displays in the resulting email.