Managing Announcements on the Homepage

Managing Announcements on the Homepage

• Adding and Removing Instructors and TAs
• Changing the Order of the List of Staff Names
• Editing Your Personal Information
• Designating a Staff Member to Receive Access Requests

Instructors can add short statements about class or section activities and (such as upcoming quizzes or guest speakers) to the Homepage. There is no limit to the number of announcements you can add.

Announcements are visible in the public view of the Homepage. (Use email if you need to make a private announcement to the class or section members.)

Directions to Add an Announcement

1. Display the Homepage.

   

   Announcements can also be added from the announcements archive. To display the archive, scroll to the bottom of the Homepage and click the View Archived Announcements link. Then continue with step 2.

    

2. Click the "add announcement" link. Result: Stellar displays the Add Announcement page.

   

3. Enter a Title. An announcement must have a title. The title is displayed in boldface on the Homepage.
4. Enter the announcement Content using plain text or HTML tags.

5. To also email the announcement to class participants, check the "Email Announcement to the Class" checkbox.

   

6. Click the "Submit" button.

The most recent announcement appears at the top of the Announcements list on the Homepage. Visitors to the site see only the last five announcements on the Homepage. Students and staff can scroll to the bottom of the announcement list and click the "View Archived Documents" link to display the announcements archive page, which lists all existing announcements for the class.

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Instructors can add short statements about class or section activities and (such as upcoming quizzes or guest speakers) to the Homepage. There is no limit to the number of announcements you can add.

Announcements are visible in the public view of the Homepage. (Use email if you need to make a private announcement to the class or section members.)

Instructors can edit announcements posted on a class or section Homepage. An updated announcement remains in its original location in the announcement list; that is, an updated announcement is not moved to the top of the list.

Directions to Edit an Announcement

1. Display the Homepage.

   

   Announcements can also be edited from the announcements archive. To display the archive, scroll to the bottom of the Homepage and click the View Archived Announcements link. Then continue with step 2.

    
2. Scroll to the announcement you want to edit.

3. Click the announcement's "edit" link. Result: Stellar displays the Edit Announcement page.

   

4. Edit the announcement Title and Content as needed. The Title is required.
5. Edit the Content using either plain text or HTML tags .

6. To also email the edited announcement to class participants, check the "Email Announcement to the Class" checkbox.

   

7. Click the "Submit" button.

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Directions to Remove an Announcement:

You can delete announcements from a class or section Homepage. Deleted announcements are also removed from the announcement archive.

1. Display the Homepage

   

   Announcements can also be deleted from the announcement archive. To display the archive, scroll to the bottom of the Homepage and click the View Archived Announcements link. Then continue with step 2.

    
2. Scroll to the announcement you want to delete.

3. Click the announcement's "delete" link. Result: Stellar displays the Delete Announcement page.

   

4. Confirm that the selected announcement is the one you want to delete and click the "Delete" button.

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The announcements archive lists all existing announcements for the class or section. The most recent announcements are listed first, with the oldest announcement at the end of the list. Please note that students and the instructors only see the five latest announcements on the class homepage. They can view all announcements for the class by clicking on the link to view archived announcements at the bottom of the page.

Directions to View the Announcements Archives:

The archive is available from the public view of a Homepage. Scroll to the bottom of the Homepage and click the "View Archived Announcements" link to display the archive.

You can add, edit, and delete announcements from the announcements archive.

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1. Under announcements, click "Add Announcement."
2. Add information, then check the box at the bottom that says "Email announcement to class."
3. Remember to click the "Submit" button.

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