When setting up your Blackboard content for a course, you'll want your first announcement to be introducing yourself to the students. Include the following:

  • Welcome message including the name of the course
  • Your full name and a sentence or two explaining your background
  • Goal or outlook for the course
  • Picture of yourself
  • Contact information for students to get a hold of you

introduce yourself

You'll want to regularly update your students about the course.  When students login to Blackboard, the first thing they see are the announcements from their courses.  Posting announcements about upcoming tests or important dates can really help students keep on track without having to go into a course module or Blackboard calendar each time to find due dates.