Activity Stream
Activity Stream provides a centralized location for notifications like due dates, new grades and new content across all courses as well as institutional announcements. The stream is sorted into Today and Recent categories.
- Select Activity Stream to see what's new across all courses.
- To go directly into the course from this list, select the course link.
- Filter to Show All, Assignments and Tests, or Grades and Feedback
Activity Stream Categories
Activity stream items are grouped into categories to make the list easier to scan:
Today: See everything happening and due in the next 24 hours, including institution-wide announcements about emergency notifications and updates. If an instructor added a course announcements, they appear here or in the Recent section for students.
Recent: Activity from previous dates.
Notification Settings
![Screenshot of gear icon](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/128/832/original/10c43bf2-b3f1-4a8f-8bbe-c4be5b6f5f41.png)
![Screenshot of Notification Settings](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/013/842/original/31f88100-9b4b-46f2-a676-9d00b54ede11.png)
At the top right the gear icon provides access to update notification settings for Stream, Email, and Push.
Stream
![Screenshot of Performance alerts](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/128/283/original/E707C33D-C048-494F-8CD2-56EB4E580414.png)
1. Performance alerts allows instructors to assess student performance with a collection of Blackboard tools.
2. Hit the Save button after making any changes.
My Grades and Activity
![Screenshot of My grades and activity](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/076/571/original/7681FDAC-F4D7-420D-B109-FD7CD1331F29.jpeg)
New notifications for grading will appear in instructors Activity Stream.
New Calendar Event
![Screenshot of New calendar event](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/076/572/original/14B795D7-A33D-41F1-B6D6-43FDED6A7C52_4_5005_c.jpeg)
Activity Stream will keep instructors up to date with new Calendar of Important and Upcoming events.
Blog Activity
![Screenshot of Blog activity](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/076/573/original/130CEF82-EBB8-4AAD-8B40-54CBAB9BAFC6_4_5005_c.jpeg)
Blog notifications will let instructors know when there is a new entry posted, edited, and a comment was posted.
Journal Activity
![Screenshot of Journal activity](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/076/574/original/86DD5FE1-C823-4041-98EB-A2569C1D1E13_4_5005_c.jpeg)
Journal notifications will let instructors know when there is a new entry posted, edited, and a comment was posted.
Wiki Activity
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/131/626/original/1734ccaa-d9d0-4536-8013-33d228fb6ac7.png)
Wiki notifications will let instructors know when there is a new entry posted, edited, and a comment was posted.
Email Notifications
![Screenshot of Email Notifications](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/128/285/original/87FD4812-2676-4133-8385-FF804D5551FD.png)
Instructors can choose how often and which activities receive notifications for.
1. Email me right away: Receive individual notifications for each activity you choose from the list.
2. Email me once a day: All notifications are collected and sent once a day.
3. Hit the Save button after making any changes.