Navigate to HSI Blue Ocean Brain's announcement feature, then input your details to craft your desired announcement.
Note: The features under the Admin menu are enabled individually for Learning Leaders at each organization. If you believe that you should have access to one or more of these features, please contact us and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person at your organization for approval.
When you access the Announcements feature, you will see a list of all announcements for your Group, including current, past, and future scheduled announcements.
How do I create an announcement?
To create an announcement, navigate to HSI Blue Ocean brain, and select Admin. Then, select "Announcements" from the drop-down menu. Select Create Announcement to begin creating a new announcement for your Group.
Enter the information you'd like to display on your announcement. A preview of your announcement will populate at the bottom of the page for your review.
What fields can I adjust on an announcement I've created?
When creating a new announcement, you can adjust any of the following fields to tailor your announcement to fit your needs!
Title (Optional): The announcement title will show as the first line of your announcement in bold.
Note: The title of your announcement may be no longer than 100 characters. If longer than 100 characters, you may receive the error "Unable to save announcement".
Announcement Body: Add the announcement text body here; to be included after the title line, if a title has been added. The announcement body can host up to 65,000 characters; we recommend no more than four lines of text to keep your message clear and concise!
URL (optional): Announcements can contain a link, enabling the learner to click on the announcement and be routed to a specific document or location.
Icon: Select an icon from the provided list that will precede the announcement title.
Viewing Location: This determines where learners see your announcement Select up to 3 locations for the announcement.
- Portal: Learners will see the announcement across the top of the HSI Blue Ocean Brain home page when logging in.
- Living Library: Learners will see the announcement at the top of their Library landing page.
- Email: Learners will see the announcement as a banner on their HSI Blue Ocean Brain emails.
- Active: Select this checkbox to allow an announcement to be published at the specified time. If this is not selected when submitted, the announcement will be saved but not be displayed.
- Permanent: When an announcement is created, it is displayed to each learner individually. An individual learner can dismiss the announcement by clicking on the "X" in the upper right corner of the announcement. Selecting PERMANENT will take away the option to dismiss the announcement.
- Start Date/End Date: Input the dates of when this announcement should be displayed. Announcements can be pre-scheduled by specifying a specific time frame.