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
Creating Your Accessible PDF from Word
Now that you have a Word Document that is accessible, how can you create a PDF that you can distribute to others outside of OCPS.
Since the 2007 version of Word, you have had an option to change the file … Read the rest
Thinking About Accessibility of PDFs on your Website
First, let me be clear that accessibility is for everyone, not just the visually impaired. Some aspects of accessibility are directed toward those who have reasonably good vision or hearing and are meant to make documents easier to understand. Other … Read the rest
Home Page Clutter
Not everything is important
We know there is a lot going on at your school, but not everything is important enough to be on the home page. The net effect of putting too much stuff on your home page is … Read the rest
Are You New to Web Site Management
It is that time of year that we see many new staff members being assigned the duty of updating/maintaining their district or school websites. For some, this may be their first exposure to managing a site. The district, along with … Read the rest
Links to District Provided Policy Documents
As part of my summer Getting Ready for the New School Year series, this post looks at some common policy documents provided and maintained by the district offices. You should always point to these documents for any policy references.
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School Web Site Main Page Review
I have not posted anything recently because I’ve been quite busy performing a ‘quick’ review of the home pages for the middle and high school web sites. Even though this review only addressed a few selected issues, it still took … Read the rest
Getting Your Site Ready for the End of the School Year
We are quickly approaching the end of another school year. Therefore, it is time to take stock of your web site content. It does not matter if your site is a school site or an internet or intranet site. It … Read the rest
Permission Change Form Updates
Both the Internet/intranet and School User Permission Request Forms have been updated to correct issues in these two forms and to make known changes to the forms. Please use these forms to submit user permission change requests. They must be … Read the rest
Where Should I Put My Content?
I originally wrote this article for our Web Services Newsletter almost 3 years ago when we were still using SharePoint for the Internet, Intranet, and school sites. However, the fundamental principals that applied then apply today for the SchoolMessenger platform. … Read the rest