How to post an announcement
Put a notice in front of your class, with a start and end date.
Last updated 12 October 2026
What you will learn
- How to post a notice
- How to control who sees it and for how long
An announcement is a notice shown inside the system. It has a display window: outside that window it is stored but not shown.
Step 1. Click Announcements in the left-hand menu.
Step 2. Click New announcement.
Step 3. Type a Title and the Message. Both are required.
Leave the window blank to publish now and never expire. Step 4. Choose the Course or Batch so only your class sees it.
Leaving them blank shows it far more widely than you probably intend.
Step 5. Set Show from and Show until if it should appear and disappear by itself.
Step 6. Tick Pin to the top of the feed for something important.
Step 7. Click Post announcement.
What you should see
The notice appears for the people you chose, within its window.
Helpful tips
- Always set a Batch or Course. An announcement with neither goes much wider than your class.
- Use Show until for anything time-limited, such as a room change. It tidies itself up.
If something goes wrong
- Nobody can see it.
- Check Show from is not in the future and Show until is not in the past.