The mobile app makes it easy to send and view announcements.
There are two types of announcements:
- Academy Announcements
- Training Announcements
You can learn more about announcement types here: Announcements Types
Announcements can be sent either to single users (By User) or to a group of users based on their job and location (By Criteria).
To send either kind of announcement, head to the Team Workspace.
Academy Announcements
- Select Academy Announcement in the menu
- Click on the blue '+' button in the bottom right corner
- Select the user(s) you want to send the announcement to
You have the option to use filters to send the announcement only to those that match a selected org structure criteria. To achieve this, select the "filter" symbol. Simply, use the menus and select the desired job(s), Above Units(s), and Unit(s). Then click Apply. The number of individuals that match the criteria will display below.
- Select Next to choose your announcement settings and type the message
- You can also prioritize the announcement by checking the High Priority checkbox. You need to choose the number of days before your announcement loses its high priority status and becomes a regular announcement.
- You have the option to define that announcements shouldn't be sent as a Schoox inbox message, but instead, only as an email notification and displayed on the homepage.
- You can add an attachment from your phone
Click on Announce it to send the announcement.
Training Announcements
When in the Team Workspace, select Self-Paced Training -> Training Announcements to send a course or learning path announcements.
- Select whether you want to send a Course or Learning Path Announcement in the top navigation
- Find and select the training you want to send an announcement for
- Select the recipients. You can use the filters to send the announcement only to those that match the selected criteria. Or click the two arrows to sort on the completion status of the learners.
- Select Next to type your message and add optional attachments
Viewing Announcements
Announcements will be emailed to the user. On the mobile app, learners will receive a notification that they have a new announcement, and can read said announcement under their Messages. To learn more about viewing messages, see: Viewing Personal Messages [mobile app]