Moodle: Message course participants

Instructors can use the new Display settings for forum posts to schedule Announcements for posting at a later date:

1. Click on the Announcements activity to open it. 
2. Click Add discussion topic.
3. Click the Advanced link beneath the Message box to access additional settings. 
4. Click Display period to expand these settings.
5. Click Enable and set a Display start date.
6. Compose your Message as you would normally, then click Post to forum.

Scheduled posts are identified with a Timed tag, as shown below. The post title will be grayed out while it is invisible to participants; click to open it if you need to check the scheduled posting date.   

To delete duplicates (often created when material is copied over from an old course):

1. Toggle Edit mode to the on position.
2. Find the Announcements forum you want to delete and click its (Edit) menu.
3. Choose   Delete.

To remove ALL Announcements forums from a course:

1. Click Settings in the course menu bar. 
2. Click  Appearance to expand these settings.
3. Change Number of announcements to 0.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save and Display. 

• Open the Block drawer on the right side of the course to access the Quickmail block.
• If the Quickmail block is missing, EITHER: 
  • Click More in the course top menu bar and choose Quickmail. 
  • OR Add the block to your course: switch Edit mode on, click +Add a block at the top of the block drawer, and choose the Quickmail.  
• The History tab in the block only shows a sender their own past messages -- teachers cannot see other teachers' messages and students do not see the Quickmail block at all.