1. Log in and access your course. While at the course home page, scroll all the way down to the bottom and click on the... icon. Then, select ‘Manage Homepages’

2. Select the homepage you want to use by using the ‘Active Homepage’ dropdown menu. Then, click apply to apply that homepage layout to your course.

Note: You can change your homepage layout at any time and you will not lose any data.

After you have crafted your message, you can click Post Later to schedule the post for a later date/time. Scheduled posts will only be visible to users with Instructor access and above and can be edited or canceled before the scheduled post date.

Similar to the Announcements Tool, you can edit messages even after they have been posted. You will need to do the following to edit a post:

1. On your course homepage, navigate to the Activity Feed Widget

2. Find the post you wish to edit

3. Click the 3 dots in the top right of the post-tile

4. Select Edit Post

5. Adjust your post as needed

6. Click Save Changes when done

From there, the edited post should show any changes that you made. Note that this should not prompt a notification to your learners.

The Activity Feed is a unique tool as it can allow learners to be involved by commenting on posts. With commenting, you can either allow commenting on posts that you choose, or you can disable commenting altogether. By default, commenting is enabled for the Activity Feed, so you will need to select/deselect the checkbox next to "Allow Comments" when creating a post to enable/disable commenting for that post.

To disable commenting for all posts, you will need to do the following:

1. On your course homepage, find the Activity Feed

2. Select the down arrow next to the Activity Feed name

3. Click Manage Commenting and Posting

4. Deselect the checkbox next to Enable Comments on Posts

5. Click Save when done

From there, learners will not have the option to comment on any Activity Feed post, and you will not have to worry about enabling/disabling comments when creating new posts

The Activity Feed also allows you to enable learners to post their own messages. This can be a great way to engage learners, add some social aspects to your course, and more. To enable learners to post on your course's Activity Feed, you will need to do the following:

1. On your course homepage, find the Activity Feed

2. Select the down arrow next to the Activity Feed name

3. Click Manage Commenting and Posting

4. Select the radio button next to Allow all Learners to Create Posts

5. Click Save when done

From there, learners will have the ability to post their own messages. You can always switch the settings back later in the semester, and learners will then lose the ability to post.

Note that you should have the ability to remove learner posts, and learners can only edit their own posts.

If you post important assignments or announcements in your Activity Feed, you can use the Pin feature to make sure that an important post is always at the top of the feed. This is very helpful if you need to make sure learners see a specific post. You will need to do the following to pin a post:

1. On your course homepage, navigate to the Activity Feed Widget

2. Find the post you wish to pin

3. Click the 3 dots in the top right of the post-tile

4. Select Pin Post to Top

From there, the post should be at the top of the feed with a push-pin icon and an accent line on the left side. You can unpin the post at any time by clicking on the push-pin icon or selecting the 3 dots and clicking on Unpin Post.

You can also post existing assignments to the Activity Feed by doing the following:

1. On your course homepage, select "+ Create a Post..." in the Activity Feed Widget

2. Select the Assignment tab

3. Click Select Existing

4. Choose the assignment you wish to post from the Insert an Assignment window

5. Click Post to post the assignment

While both tools are great ways to get information out to your students, only the Activity Feed has the ability to allow your students to interact with you through comments and posts of their own (if you choose to enable these settings). The Activity Feed also allows you to Pin important updates such as grade reminders, canceled classes, and more. 

Yes, we have multiple pre-created Homepages that include various combinations of widgets including one that has both the Activity Feed and Announcements Tool. You can adjust your Course Homepage by doing the following:

1. In your Course Hompage, scroll to the bottom

2. Click on the 3 dots in the bottom right (3 dots in a square)

3. Select Manage Homepages

4. Click on the dropdown menu below Active Homepage

5. Select the Homepage you wish to have and click Apply

From there, you should see your new Course Homepage which includes the Activity Feed and Announcements Tool. If you have any difficulties with changing your Homepage, you may reach out to our support team and we can enable it in your course.

Yes, you can disable minibar notifications from comments by doing the following:

1. On your course homepage, navigate to the Activity Feed Widget

2. Select the down arrow next to the widget title

3. Click Manage Commenting and Posting

4. Deselect the checkbox next to Enable Minibar notifications for comments

5. Click Save when done