You can create announcements in the Teacher app to notify students about events without having to be logged into the browser version of Canvas.
The images in this lesson are shown for a phone display, but unless otherwise noted, tablet displays mirror the same steps.
Open Course
In the Dashboard, tap the name of the course you'd like to view.
Open Announcements
Tap the Announcements link.
Add Announcement
Tap the Add icon.
To choose an announcement view, click the View drop-down menu [1].
In the Topic Title field [2], add a title for your announcement.
In the Description field [3], add a description for the announcement. To format your description, use the Rich Content Editor [2]. If necessary, you can view all formatting options by swiping the formatting menu left and right. The Rich Content Editor supports undo, redo, bold, italics, underline, text color, bullet lists, numbered lists, hyperlinks, and images.
To add an image attachment to your announcement, tap the Attachment icon [5].
Note: To learn more about media attachments, view the Canvas Media Comparison PDF.
Set Options
To send an announcement to specific sections, tap the Post to field [1]. You can select to send the announcement to all sections, one section, or multiple sections.
To allow users to comment on the announcement, tap the Allow Participants to Comment checkbox [2]. To disallow threaded replies, tap the Disallow threaded replies checkbox [3]. To require other students to post before seeing replies, tap the Participants must respond to the topic before viewing other replies checkbox [4].
To enable podcast feed, tap the Enable podcast feed checkbox [5].
To enable linking, tap the Allow liking button [6].
To set the announcement's availability dates, change the Available from [7] and Until [8] dates and times.
Publish Announcement
Tap the Publish button.
