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Notifications are modules that give information to users based on their enrollment and their role in the system. Users can navigate to individual items to take action and can setup email options through My Places. Users may view course modules on the course Home Page, the Notifications Dashboard located on the My Institution tab and within course content areas.

Notifications modules include: Needs Attention, To Do, What's New, and Alerts

Needs Attention

Displays any submitted item by a user for review or grading by the Instructor.
Categories of the possible notification types:

• Grade Tests - the tests and the corresponding users who have submitted the tests.
• Grade Assignments - the Assignments and the corresponding users who have submitted the Assignments.
• Grade Surveys - The Surveys and the corresponding users who have submitted the Surveys.

To Do

The What's Past Due area displays any Assessment, Assignment, or Survey that has past its Due Date with no submission by the user.

The What's Due displays information about any Assessment, Assignment, or Survey that contains a Due Date.

What's New

The Communication area displays the number of unread Discussion Board posts for each forum, the unread Blog entries, and the unread Journal entries.

The Materials area displays any updated, submitted, or created items, such as, Tests, Assignments, Announcements, Surveys, and so on.

Alerts

The Past Due area displays any Assessment, Assignment, or Survey that has past its Due Date with no submission by the user.

The Early Warning System area displays any rule and the list of users who have violated that rule.