Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS…Why?

They are your students’ first

glimpse into the course each day!

What purpose do announcements serve?

O Inform!

O Instruct!

OCelebrate!

Announcement Expectations

O Post an announcement daily

(Mon – Fri) by 8:00 a.m.

O Daily announcements should

inform, instruct, and celebrate.

How do I instruct using announcements?

O With a video (make or find)

O With an example (text or graphic)

O With text (explanation)

O With a picture (relates to topic)

O With an interactive (teaches or

reviews)

How do I celebrate using announcements?

O With an encouraging picture

O Using their names (text, wordle, glitter

text)

O With “well-wishes” from you (voki, voice

announcement)

O Use their name in an example

O Comic (bitstrip, toondoo)

The Basics…O Visually appealing

(Color, images, font size 5 or higher)

O Keep text to a reasonable amount

O Include Hyperlinks to interactive sites (games, online quizzes)

O Hyperlink with pictures

O NO YouTube, NO <iframe>

O Links open in a new window

The Basics…O Embedding items

O Make sure to view your announcement

in different browsers (Internet

Explorer, Firefox) after you submit

O DO NOT copy and paste from Word!

O Source your images

How do I source images correctly?

• Be sure that you are using images that you have permission to use.

• Be aware of the Terms of Use and follow any specific directions for citing.

• Don’t make the source too distracting• Don’t actually link to the picture

EXAMPLES!

Image Source: freedigitialphotos.net; Created by: Stuart Miles