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
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
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
Font Size: Points vs Pixels
For months, I have talked about color contrast issues. The basic rule is as follows:
In order to meet Level AA guidelines for color contrast under 1.4.3 of the WCAG, text to background color contrast must be 3:1 or greater … Read the rest
Title Found On More Than One Page
In this post, I am going to look at one of the common SEO (Search Engine Optimization) errors, ‘Title found on more than one page’. What this error means is that there are two or more pages with the same … Read the rest
Hyperlinks with Images Rather than Link Text
A common occurrence is to have a hyperlink that uses an image rather than Link Text. In these situations, the alt text for the image and link must appear in the <img> tag’s ‘alt’ attribute. There are many cases where … Read the rest
Need a Calendar for the New School Year?
Have you entered your school’s calendar of events for the new school year yet? If so, great! You can stop reading here.
If not, here are some instructions and a file from which you can import the minimum basic school … Read the rest
20 Things That Are Not Cool!
I am not talking about the fact that it is summertime in Florida or how you feel when you lose electricity due to a storm and your air conditioning does not work. No, I am talking about the OCPS websites … Read the rest
Extracurricular Activities
Hello Principals!
As was done last year, the extracurricular activities site will be cleared over the summer (today) in order to prepare the site for updates for next year. The site will be available for updates after July 15, 2019. … Read the rest