As administrators, we can create and publish institutional announcements, which will be visible on the login page as well as in the activity stream of all system users.

Creating Announcements Visible on the Login Page

To create an institutional announcement, go to Admin Panel > Tools and Utilities > Announcements

Once there, you will see the list of already published announcements, and you can create a new one by clicking Create Announcement.

Fill in the subject and body of the announcement, and choose the options you prefer:

Regarding the duration, you can create an announcement that will remain visible until it is deleted or hidden, or you can add a date to it, making it visible only between the two selected dates.

Regarding where the announcement will be displayed, you can select to show it on login, that is, the login page, and/or in courses and organizations.

Once you finish, click Submit to save and you are done.

Creating Announcements Visible Only to Certain Groups

If you want to create an announcement that is only visible to a certain group (institutional role), you can create it from the Stream by clicking Create.

Select priority and dates, and write the title and content of the announcement.

Click Next and add your audience by typing the roles in the box. As you type, matching roles will appear and you can select them.

To finish, click Done.