Announcements- what happened to the option that students must post first?

[patricia_lipsey]

In a recent update to Canvas the edit conditions at the bottom of Announcements have changed.  There is still the option to allow students to comment, but the option that said a student must post before reading other students´ posts is gone.

Is that the default now?  Is it located somewhere else?

I did spend time looking and watched the Instructors´video but it still shows the old options. 

Thanks so much.

Pat Lipsey

[Hildi_Pardo · Accepted solution]

Hi @patricia_lipsey  -- gosh, I never used that feature with Announcements, so I don't even recall that that was an option before. I remember, and often used it with Discussions, but not with Announcements.   I do see exactly what you are saying in the Instructor Guide:  How do I add an announcement in a course  -- I submitted feedback about this to Instructure to revise the guide.

[patricia_lipsey]

Thanks so much, Hildi.  I would much more like them to return that option.  I have students answer a question about something  in the announcement on Mondays, by replying ,to encourage them to read announcements.  I don´t want them just copying another student´s response.  It was perfect that they had to post before seeing other students´replies, just like on a discussion. 

Thanks so much.

Pat