Notify Participants of an Available Survey

You can notify participants of an available survey in two ways:

1. Send a survey notification directly to a student’s email address by clicking Invite Participants on the Edit Survey page.
2. Create an Announcement item that announces the availability of the survey on the course home page and links to the survey via a quicklink.

Send a Survey Notification Directly to a Student’s Email

1. On the nav bar, click the Activities menu, then select Survey.
   
2. On the Manage Surveys page, click on the survey you want to edit.
   
3. Scroll down on the Edit Survey page, and click on the Invite Participants button.
   
4. Adjust the Subject and Body as needed.
   
5. Check the boxes next to the students you want to invite.
   
6. Click the Submit button.

Create an Announcement Item that Announces the Survey

1. On the nav bar, click on the More Tools option, then select Announcements.
   
2. Click on the New Announcement button.
3. Enter a Headline.
   
4. Enter any other information you want in the announcement in the Content area.
   
5. Click on the Link icon in the HTML editor.
   
6. Click on the Surveys option, and then click on the survey you want to link.
   
7. Enter Availability information for the announcement as needed.
8. Optional: Add Attachments.
   
9. Optional: Add Additional Release Conditions.
   
10. Click the Publish button to publish the announcement.