Name |
FN - Announcements |
Module type |
Block |
Author |
Fernando Oliveira, Mike Churchward |
Released |
2009 |
Maintained |
Limited |
Languages |
English |
Compliance |
Good |
Documentation |
|
Errors |
None displayed |
The Announcements block is an enhancement on the Latest News block. It allows a customizable title, it is more compact and it utilizes forum read tracking.
Unzip and copy the fn_announcements
block directory into the /moodle/blocks/
directory then visit the Notifications page.
Once installed, the block can be added by selecting FN_Announcements from the Blocks menu.
The block can be used to replace the Latest News forum. They are shown here adjacent to each other for comparison:
Clicking the configuration icon allows a teacher to change the single setting for the block:
Using this setting the teacher can change the block title. The default title used when this setting is empty is "Announcements".