Better Bang for Your Byte
Maximizing the Efficacy of Course Websites

Prioritize Your Needs
Handout distribution
Web resource recommendation
Online discussion (focus)
Assignment board
Notification of upcoming events
Student work showcase
Parent resources
Course notes
Sharing class moments, field trips, or performances (gardner)
Course atmosphere
Teaching tool
Multiple learning style study assistance

Style
Basic
Eclectic
Multi-faceted
Tied to school
Sophisticated
Type A

The Tools You Might Use
Handout distribution
Import documents and hyperlink

Web resource recommendation
Hyperlink with target frames

Online discussion (focus)
Discussion web wizard

Assignment board
Tables and bookmarks

Notification of upcoming events
Scrolling marquis

Student work showcase
Print screen with cropping and text wrapping
Import documents

Parent resources
Hyperlink with target frames

Course notes
Tablets, smartboards, PowerPoint, digital cameras
Import documents and hyperlink

Sharing class moments, field trips, or performances (gardner)
Digital camera and web galleries

Course atmosphere
Format background, page properties, graphics program, sound recorder

Teaching tool
Graphics with hot spots
Video clips

Multiple learning style study assistance
Sound recorder