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News Tool FAQ |
- About the News Tool
- Creating a News item
- Creating a News item for a future date
- Creating a News item with an ending date
- Editing a News posting
- Deleting a News posting
- Adding an attachment to a News posting
- Changing News order
- Student View
- From the News page, click the New Item icon to begin creating the New News Item.
- You will be taken to a new page where you can add the news headline and input the content of the news topic.
- Scroll down to the Availability section and choose the start date for which you want the news item to be published to your site.
- If you are finished creating the item, select save to publish the news to your D2L course. D2L will display that the news item was saved successfully.Click the News Icon to return to the main News Page.
- Your new News item will now be posted for viewing. Please note the clock icon which indicates that this item will be available at a future date.
- From the News page, click the New Item icon to begin creating the New News Item.
- You will be taken to a new page where you can add the news headline and input the content of the news topic.
- Scroll down to the Availability section and click the Remove News Item Based on End Date box. Choose the end date for which you want the news item to be removed from your site.
- If you are finished creating the item, select save to publish the news to your D2L course. D2L will display that the news item was saved successfully.Click the News Icon to return to the main News Page.
- Your new News item will now be posted for viewing. The column for end date will now reflect the date you chose to have the news item removed.
- If you wish to edit the content of your News item, click on the Edit icon [
]beside your news posting headline. This returns you to the Edit News page. - Make your changes and click Save. D2L will tell you that the news item was saved successfully.
- Then click News icon to return back to the main News page.
- Your News posting will now be updated with the changes you saved.
- If you wish to delete a News posting, find the news item you wish to delete and click the delete icon [
]to the right.
- After you click the delete icon, you will be asked if you are sure you want to delete the news item. Click OK to complete the deletion. Please note that deleting a news item will permanently remove it from your site, including any attached documents.
- From the News page, click the New Item icon to begin creating the New News Item.
- You will be taken to a new page where you can add the news headline and input the content of the news topic.
- Scroll down to the Attachments section and click the add file button.
- A new window will open, giving you several options on how to add a file.
- You can add a file from your locker, a group locker, my computer, course offering files, and shared files.
- If you have a file that is on your computer that you would like to upload, select the My Computer option. If you have already uploaded the file to your course, you can select it from the Course Offering Files option.
- Follow the prompts to select and upload a file.
- When a file has successfully been attached, you will see the file listed under the attachments heading.
- Once you have finished creating your news item and attached all your files, select save to publish the news to your D2L course. D2L will display that the news item was saved successfully.Click the News Icon to return to the main News Page.
- Your new News item will now be posted for viewing along with the attachment which can be downloaded.
- Click on the Re-Order button from your News home
- Select the proper numerical sort order in the drop down order boxes beside each news article listed.
- Click Save to finish changing the News Order.
- About the News Tool
- Creating a News item
- Creating a News item for a future date
- Creating a News item with an ending date
- Editing a News posting
- Deleting a News posting
- Adding an attachment to a News posting
- Changing News order
- Student View
From your Course Home, Select the News link in the NavBar or Click the Search button in the News bar displayed on your Course Home.
You will be taken to a new screen where you will see all your news items, and will be able to create new News items.
Click the New Item icon to begin creating the New News Item.
You will be taken to a new page where you can add the news headline and input the content of the news topic.
If you are finished creating the item, select save to publish the news to your D2L course. D2L will display that the news item was saved successfully.Click the News Icon to return to the main News Page.
Your new News item will now be posted for viewing.
About the News Tool
Found on the Course Home page, News allows you to post messages to your students so that they will see it when they first enter your course page. These messages can be released or removed based on a date and time.
The news tool can also be updated regularly with pictures, quotes, URLS, outlines, and links to various updates via the HTML Editor.
Creating a News Item
Creating a News Item for a Future Date
Creating a News Item with an Ending Date
Please note that you can use a combination of Future Start Dates and End Dates to create News Items.
Editing a News Posting
Deleting a News Posting
Adding an Attachment to a News Posting
Changing News Order
Student View
If you would like to view what your news headlines look like in the eyes of a student, you can do so using the Role Switch tool from the Course Home. By changing your role to "Student" you can navigate your class and see the course as a student would. Please note that under the student role you will be unable to view the gradebook, take quizzes, or view any items with conditional releases. Once you are finished using the student role, you can switch back to your instructor role by going back to the role switch tool in the Course Home and selecting "My Default Role."
