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 Courses tab, tap the name of the course you'd like to view.
Open Announcements
Tap the Announcements link.
Add Announcement
Tap the Add icon.
Enter Announcement Details
In the Topic Title field [1], add a title for your announcement.
In the Description field [2], add a description for the announcement. You can use the Rich Content Editor to format your title and description [3]. Learn more about using the Rich Content Editor.
Set Options
To send an announcement to specific sections, tap the Sections option [1]. You can select to send the announcement to all sections, one section, or multiple sections.
If you want to allow users to comment, tap the Allow Participants to Comment checkbox [2]. You can also tap the Disallow threaded replies checkbox [3] and Participants must respond to the topic before viewing other replies checkbox [4].
If you want to add a podcast feed, tap the Enable podcast feed checkbox [5].
If you want to allow liking the announcement, tap the Allow liking checkbox [6]. You can allow only graders to like and/or sort by likes.
To make your announcement available on a specific date or during a specific date range, enter the dates in the Available from field [7]and Until field [8], or tap the calendar icons to select dates [9].
To add a time, tap the Time drop-down menu [10]. You can enter a time or select a time from the drop-down menu.
To reset the date and time fields, tap the Reset button [11].
Attach File
To attach a file to the message, tap the Attach icon [1].
Select how you would like to attach a file [2].
Note: To learn more about media attachments, view the Canvas Media Comparison PDF.
Publish Announcement
Tap the Publish button.
