Managing and Editing the Homepage

DIRECTIONS to CHANGE THE CLASS TITLE, NUMBER, and TERM:
Instructors can change the class number, title, and term displayed on a class or section Homepage. The Class Name is a descriptive title for the class or section (e.g., Introduction to Linguistics). The Class Number is the course-of-study number followed by the class number (e.g., 24.900). The Class Number also appears in the breadcrumbs at the top of a page, but changing this number does not change the Homepage's URL.

The Class Term determines the range of dates displayed in the Schedule. If you are working on a project website and want the Schedule to show a full calendar year, select that year from the Term dropdown list.

1. Display the Homepage
2. Click the edit homepage link
3. Edit the Class Title and Class Number if needed
4. Select a Class Term from the dropdown list.

   You can only change Class Terms for projects sites. To create an academic class for a new term you must request a new site.
5. Click the Submit button to return to the Homepage

Instructors have the option of adding an image to a class or section Homepage. However, if the instructor does not own the copyright to the image, its display is restricted to class members only.
It is recommended that the image be:

• A .GIF or .JPG file
• No larger than 400 pixels wide x 300 pixels high (about 5.5 inches x 4.25 inches)
  Tip: Large images make it difficult for users to see other information on the Homepage. Use a photo editor such as Photoshop or Illustrator to reduce the image size.

DIRECTIONS to ADD THE HOMEPAGE IMAGE

1. Display the Homepage
2. Click the Edit Homepage link
3. Scroll to the Homepage Image section of the Edit Homepage
   Do one of the following to specify the image to display:
   • Click the Browse button and select an image to upload from your computer.
   • Link to an image on the web by entering the image file's URL.
   • Make sure to link to the image file itself, not to the page that contains the image.

     *A word of caution:*

     If the link is to an image file that you do not control, you run the risk of broken links and missing images.

4. Check the checkbox if you own the copyright for the image. (If you do not own the copyright, the image will be displayed only in the restricted access view of the home page.)
5. (Optional) Enter a caption as plain text or with HTML tags . The caption will appear below the image on the Homepage. Although not required, it is recommended that you add a caption to an image that you do not own.
6. Click the Submit button.

DIRECTIONS to REMOVE THE HOMEPAGE IMAGE

DIRECTIONS to CHANGE MEETING TYPES, TIMES, and DATES

DIRECTIONS to CHANGE THE CLASS DESCRIPTION

DIRECTIONS to ADD / REMOVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT

DIRECTIONS to EDIT AN ANNOUNCEMENT

DIRECTIONS to VIEW THE ANNOUNCEMENT ARCHIVE

DIRECTIONS to EMAILING ANNOUNCEMENTS