Activity Feed Widget

The Activity Feed is a widget on the course homepage that allows instructors and students to share messages with the entire class. The Activity Feed supports two-way communication with customizable permissions for student posting or commenting. Instructors can enable or disable comments and attach files, links, or course activities to messages.

Note:

To add the Activity Feed widget to a course(s) homepage, please visit Homepage Customization and Add Widgets.

Create Message Post
  1. Select Create a post.
    Create a post highlighted
  2. Enter text in the Create a Message textbox.
  3. Optional: Add an attachment, including files, existing course activities, weblinks, links from Google Drive or OneDrive, or videos.
  4. Select Post.

Activity feed widget numbered

Note:

Activity feed messages and assignment posts WILL NOT COPY when a course copy or component copy is completed. If you wish content to be more formal and/or permanent in the course, use the Announcements tool.

Create Assignment Post
  1. Select Create a post.
    Create a post highlighted
  2. Enter an Assignment Name.
  3. Optional: Add instructions, select a due date, and/or select the Add to Grades checkbox.
  4. Select the Submission type.
  5. Check or uncheck Allow Comments.
  6. Select Post.

Activity feed widget numbered

Note:

Select Existing allows Instructors to link to an existing assignment folder. Edits CANNOT be made to the assignment folder (including due dates, instructions, etc.) within the Activity Feed. To edit an assignment folder, access the assignment folder via the Assessments > Assignment’s tool.

Note:

Activity feed messages and assignment posts WILL NOT COPY when a course copy or component copy is completed. If you wish content to be more formal and/or permanent in the course, use the Announcements tool.

Manage Post

Comment on posts:

  1. From within the Activity Feed widget, navigate to the post to comment.
  2. Below the post you are responding to, enter text into the Write a comment text box.
    Write a comment textbox highlighted
  3. Select Post.

Disable comments on posts:

  1. From within the Activity Feed widget, select the Activity Feed drop-down menu, then select Manage commenting and posting.
    Manage commenting and posting highlighted
  2. Uncheck the Enable comments on post box.
    Enable comments on posts unchecked and save button highlighted
  3. Select Save.
Pin or Unpin Post
  1. From within the Activity Feed widget, select the ... Options.
    Pin post to top highlighted in dropdown menu
  2. From the ... Options drop-down menu, select Pin Post to Top or Unpin Post.