User Script to Bulk Copy Course Announcements

[JamesSekcienski]

This is a user script that allows teachers to bulk copy announcements from one of their courses to another course(s).  This process will create the announcements as the user using the script so the copied announcements will also show them as the author of the announcement rather than it showing as an unknown author.  This user script is based on our own feature, but has some slight modifications to make it more applicable to other schools.  You can get an overview of how the feature works by reviewing our documentation to Copy Announcements into a New Course. *Note: This user script was just updated to support selecting multiple courses to copy to after feedback from the Instructure Community Canvas Developers Meet-up.  We will update our documentation to include this after we launch this enhancement to our users too.

To use the user script, you will need to use a tool for loading user scripts (such as TamperMonkey Chrome Web Store Listing) or add it as a part of the theme in your Canvas environment (if you are an Account Admin).  If using a tool for loading user scripts, be sure to update the @match web address (as needed) on line 7 in the header comment.  Users using the Canvas hosted domain name shouldn't need to make any adjustments.  The Bulk Copy Announcements Raw Source Code will need to be installed for use with your tool for user scripts or added to your JavaScript Canvas theme file.  *Note: There are some config variables towards the beginning of the script that you can update if you need to personalize some of the colors/naming conventions more for your school.

This user script is part of the new Wilmington University Ed Tech Systems - Shared Custom Developments Repository.  It is recommended to review and test the code before using it.  Be sure to check with your school administration/IT staff before using any user scripts in case they have security and/or review guidelines that must be followed before use.