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Teachers can use the announcement feature to remind their students of important information such as assignment due dates and more!
Written by Priya Pawar Lakshmi Narayanan
Updated at June 30th, 2026
How to Create a New Announcement
Teachers can use the announcement feature to remind their students of important information such as assignment due dates and more!
Updated June 30th, 2026
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Select the speech bubble icon 
on the top right of the platform.
Then select the + on the top right of the Notifications pop-up.
Creating a new announcement is a 3 step process.
Step 1: Information
Enter the following information:
- Announcement Title
- Select Type of Announcement: Class
- Status: Leave as Editing
- End Date & Time: Defaults to 1 day, but can be customized by selecting the calendar icon.
- Urgency: Low, Normal, Urgent
- Auto-Display: Select checkbox if you would like the announcement to auto-display to recipients.
- Announcement Statement: The body text of your announcement.
- Select Next to go to Step 2
Step 2: Distribution Details
- Select the class this announcement should be sent to from the drop-down menu.
- Select Roles who should receive this message
- Selecting Teacher/Admin will send the announcement to other teachers associated with this class.
- Select Next to go to Step 3
Step 3: Summary
- Review the announcement information and settings before sending.
- To Edit: select Previous button on the left or a select a previous step at the top.
- To Send: Select blue Send button on the right, then select Confirm in the pop-up message.
After confirming, you will receive a green success alert message on the top right of your screen.