News
Quick steps:
- Click the Communicate tab.
- Locate the Course News and Events section.
- Click on the News link.
- On this page you can view articles that have been added.
- Click Add Article on the toolbar to add an article.
- Click the Exit News Editor button to return to the Communicate menu page.
Read more:
From within your course click on the Communicate tab and locate the Course News and Events section. Click on the News link to enter the News Editor.
From the News Editor toolbar, click the Add Article link to edit News Settings.
The following options are available to include:
Headline Use this field to specify the text that should appear as the title of the story.
Story: Use this field to specify the full text of the story.
Abstract: Use this field to specify a brief one or two line summary of the story.
Author: This field identifies the author of the story.
Source: This field identifies the source of the story.
Copyright: This field specifies copyright information for the story.
Use the Start Date and End Date options to control when the story is available for viewing.
Sequence: This setting can be used to explicitly specify the order in which items with the same start date should be displayed.
Top Story: Setting Top Story to "Yes" indicates that it should be listed for section-specific articles and in the Top Stories section for public articles.
User: Select which audience will be able to view the article
Be sure to click the Save button when your selections are done. Click on the Exit News Editor button to return to the Communicate page.
