Adding a Recording to an Announcement

Summary

This article will show you how you can add a recording to an announcement.

Body

Refer to Announcements for more information.

1. Navigate to the course Announcements tab:

announcements tab highlighted in a square.

2. Click the plus sign near the top right corner of the window:

Plus sign to add announcement

3. Enter a title and specify the recipients of the announcement:

Add title and recipients to announcement

4. In the message text box, click the  Recording Camera icon:

Arrow pointing to video recording camera icon.

5. You can choose from a list of options to record your announcement. You can include just a video, just your audio, just your screen, audio and screen or your computer video camera and screen. 

Screen showing rdifferent recording options. Options include just using your computer camera, computer audio only, screen only, audio and screen only or to recore both the  announcement using the computer camera and computer screen.

6. Once you've made your choice  click on Start Recording. In this example, the computer screen and computer camera have been chosen to appear on the recording. 

he computer Example of what a computer screen and computer camera recording looks like in a recording. 

7. Click the pause button to pause your recording. When you are finished, click the End Recording button:

Arrow pointing to an option to pause the recording and another to end the recording.

8. You may review your recording using the playback button. You an also put in a description on this page, or if you are unhappy with your recording, there's an option to Retake the video as well. Click the Save Video button if you are satisfied with your video announcement. 

Arrow pointing to the option to Retake a recording. Arrow pointing to the box where you put the recording description. Another arrow pointing to the Save Video opotion and a fourth arrow pointing to the play video option to preview your video before you save it.

9. You. can choose to send your announcement or schedule it to go out at a future date and time. 

Arrows pointing to the option to schedule your video announcement release or to send it out right away.

 

10.  Below is what you and your students will see once you have posted your video announcement,. 

Example of what students and faculty will see in a video announcement where the camera and the computer screen are being shared.

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Article ID: 155473
Created
Thu 11/9/23 9:08 AM
Modified
Fri 5/1/26 10:39 AM