Format

Let's take a look at the announcement editor in Canvas.

1. Before you post an announcement, please contact your instructor for permission, unless your instructor gives you the right to post the announcement on your own.

2. In the Announcements tab, hit + Announcement. Canvas will navigate to the announcement editor. The red box shows the title box. The yellow box shows the area for the body of your announcement.

   

3. For the title, TAs should briefly summarize what this announcement is about. For example, if TAs for VG100 want to post their office hour schedule and location, the recommended title is "VG100 office hour schedule and location".

4. Summarizing the announcement does not mean to use abbreviation. Abbreviations such as "OH", "RC", and "YLM" are not recommended in the announcement. This is because exchange students and international students may not understand the meanings of the above abbreviations. However, the most common abbreviations like "JI" is allowed.

5. For the body of the announcement, the announcement should be in the E-mail format.

6. If the content of your announcement is very important, such as those regarding grading or exams, please post the announcement during a reasonable time period. Posting announcement at midnight is not helpful because students can easily miss the announcement.

7. If TAs want to attach files within the announcement, please refer to attach file. Do not use the Attachment function integrated in the announcement editor.