{"id":7771,"date":"2025-08-20T08:46:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/?p=7771"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:07:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:07:15","slug":"set-up-your-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/set-up-your-notifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Set up your Notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another important step is to set up your notification options so that you get the correct updates from Blackboard courses you wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#personal\">Access the notifications through your Personalisation page <\/a><br><a href=\"#activity\">Access the notifications through the Activity Stream<\/a><br><a href=\"#change\">Change your notifications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"personal\">Access the notifications through your Personalisation page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Access your personal area on Blackboard and go to the Global Notification Settings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/08\/Notifications-Personalisation-page.png\" alt=\"Global notifications menu access in personal page\" class=\"wp-image-7775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/08\/Notifications-Personalisation-page.png 810w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/08\/Notifications-Personalisation-page-768x714.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Selecting any of these takes you directly to the specific notifications panel, but all are linked when open. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"activity\">Access the notifications through the Activity Stream<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When in the activity stream the settings cog opens the nofications menu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"606\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/08\/Activity-Stream-Personilsation.png\" alt=\"Activity Stream notifications cog\" class=\"wp-image-7776\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"change\">Change your notifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Select or de-select all the notifications you think you will want. 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