Creating Announcements in Ultra Course View

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Last updated: Oct 08, 2024 by Kai Yuen
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This article is intended for instructors looking to send announcements using the HuskyCT announcements tool in Ultra.

For Original Course View, refer to: https://uconn.atlassian.net/l/cp/iHcAb6HD

Creating Announcements

  1. Navigate to your HuskyCT site.

  2. On the top navigation menu, click Announcements.

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  3. Click the plus sign in the upper right hand corner.

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  4. The New Announcement window will appear.

  5. Enter the Title, Recipients, and Message in their respective fields. Optionally, check either Send an email copy to recipients or Schedule Announcement.

  6. Once the announcement is ready to be posted, click Post.

     

Instructors should have manually clicked Post button after creating an announcement. However, the most recent Ultra update allows instructors to post announcements as part of the drafting and editing processes. The process of creating and posting announcements became simpler. 

Posting Announcements After Saving As a Draft

Unless an announcement is scheduled or posted immediately, the saved draft won’t be published to students until the instructor posts it. The draft will be visible only to the instructor.

  1. The draft of the announce will be shown on the announcement page with the icon of megaphone with slash.

  2. To the right of the announcement name, click Post.

Scheduling Announcement

Instructors can’t select the Send an email copy to recipient if the Schedule Announcement option is checked.

  1. Complete steps 1-5 above, and check the box next to Schedule Announcement.

  2. Set a Show on and/or Hide on date by checking the box next to the desired option, and entering a date and time.

  3. Once the announcement is ready to be posted, click Post.