Goal: To create two links under School Information that will represent:
- A link to the current version of your school newsletter
- A link to a page that contains an archive of school newsletters using a document container.
To begin:
- Open
The News Aggregator
A Brief Introduction on How to Use the News Aggregator on Your School Home Page
This document explains the steps needed to add (and edit) news stories that appear in the Recent News section of your School’s home page.
- Go
Fixing Color Contrast Issues – Revisited
One of the more common compliance issues with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) is also one of the easiest to fix. Color contrast in relation to the text on the background requires that the text be easy to read by … Read the rest
Shorts – Decorative Images, Text Images, and Color Contrast
Decorative Images
I want to visit images again to review a couple of common issues I have seen on sites. These issues are easy to recognize if one simply ties to adopt the mindset of a blind or vision impaired … Read the rest
Short Topics: Image and Link Alt-text
Image Alt-text
Image and link alt-text is extremely important to the visually impaired who cannot see either the picture or the link text (link text is what appears on the page). Often the alt-text is the only clue to these … Read the rest
Short Topics for School Home Pages
Footer Information
Every school has a footer banner across the bottom of every page. It includes the school’s physical address, main telephone number, fax number, and general email address. It also references the EEO statement found on the district’s legal … Read the rest
Shorts – Themes, CC, AD, and more
Page Themes:
While SchoolMessenger includes any page themes in the Presence product that could be used for individual pages, we should not use any of these themes other than the default themes created for the OCPS websites. Why? Here are … Read the rest
Shorts – Storing Images and Files
Adding Images to a Page:
All images should be added to a page after uploading the image to the Image folder. First select File Administration under the Site Administration dropdown menu.
Then navigate to the folder where you want to … Read the rest
The News Aggregator and the School’s Home Page
Last time I mentioned that there were two trends that many school website editors need to address on their home page. In that post, I talked about the use of colors and icons on school calendars. One thing that I … Read the rest
Use of Colors and Icons on Calendars
I’ve noticed two trends which school web editors should address as soon as possible. I will cover one this time and one next time. Today I would like to look at the use of colors on calendars.
However, before we … Read the rest