This article is intended for instructors looking to send announcements using the HuskyCT announcements tool in Ultra.
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Creating Announcements
Unless you schedule an announcement, instructors must post the announcement before students can access it.
Navigate to your HuskyCT site.
Under Details and Actions, look for Announcements.
Click the link under Announcements, which indicated the number of posted and total announcements.
A new window will appear titled Course Announcements.
Click the plus sign in the upper right hand corner.
The New Announcement window will appear.
Enter the Title, Recipients, and Message in their respective fields. Optionally, check either Send an email copy to recipients or Schedule Announcement.
Click Save.
Posting Announcements
Unless an announcement is scheduled, the announcement won’t be published to students until the instructor posts the announcement. Prior to posting the announcement, it will be saved as a Draft, and visible only to the instructor.
Complete steps 1-8 above.
On the Course Announcements page, locate the announcement you want to post.
To the right of the announcement name, click Post now.
Scheduling Announcement
Instructors can’t select the Send an email copy to recipient if the Schedule Announcement option is checked.
Complete steps 1-7 above, and check the box next to Schedule Announcement.
Set a Show on and/or Hide on date by checking the box next to the desired option, and entering a date and time.
Click Save.
For more information on using Announcements to communicate, contact Educational Technologies at edtech@uconn.edu or by phone at (860) 486-5052.