Add "Student to do" to an Announcement

Canvas Discussions have a cool feature - when creating a discussion, I can choose to "Add to student to-do". This is fantastic.

Naturally, this feature is even more useful in conjunction with Announcements. However, I haven't been able to figure out how to "Add to student to-do" when creating an announcement.

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JeffCampbell

I just created a test announcement to check before replying, but it showed up on the To-Do list in Student View. I had a student check and it was on their To-Do list as well. This appears to be a default function when creating an Announcement. I attached a screenshot of how it looks.

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greydon

Hello @VPundir

Just as a follow up to what @JeffCampbell mentioned, it should appear in their to-do list. If it doesn't, please contact Canvas Support.

VPundir

@JeffCampbell @greydon Sorry, I should have been more specific and precise - but when I check the box "Add to student to-do" while creating a discussion, I get to set the date for which the To Do should be added in the students' calendar. How can that be achieved with Announcements?

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