{"id":5579,"date":"2024-03-27T15:58:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/?p=5579"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:30:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:30:33","slug":"blackboard-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/blackboard-notifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#What-are-notifications?\">What are notifications?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#How-will-I-receive-notifications?\">How will I receive notifications?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#How-to-edit-your-notification-settings\">How to edit your notification settings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"What-are-notifications?\">What are notifications?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Notifications are automatic&nbsp;<strong>alerts based on changes made in the courses and organisations<\/strong>&nbsp;you are enrolled in on Blackboard. For example, when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>a new announcement is made<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>new content \u2013 such as lecture notes or presentation slides \u2013 is added to a course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you have marks and feedback to view.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notifications help you keep up to date<\/strong>&nbsp;with what\u2019s happening in Blackboard and alert you to new items or information. 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