on Apr 19, 2017You can disable comments for announcements and have that setting applied to every announcement throughout the entire course. However, you can also choose to close announcements on a per-announcement basis.
If you disable comments in your course and choose to remove the checkbox at a later date, the option only applies to new announcements. Any existing announcements will remain locked and must be opened to comments individually.
Note: Depending on your institution's preference, comments may already be disabled in the course.
Open Settings
In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.
Open Course Details
Click the Course Details tab.
Open More Options
Click the more options link.
Disable Comments on Announcements
Check the Disable comments on announcements checkbox.
Note: If the checkbox is grayed out, comments have already been disabled by your institution and cannot be changed.
Update Course Details
Click the Update Course Details button.