{"id":843,"date":"2018-01-29T15:21:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T15:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.efolio.soton.ac.uk\/blog\/digitallearning\/?p=843"},"modified":"2020-11-30T21:40:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T21:40:13","slug":"bb-banner-convey-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/2018\/01\/29\/bb-banner-convey-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Blackboard banners to convey important messages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most people will agree that a brand new Blackboard course looks a little dull. Did you know that with 10 minutes effort, you can make it look much more appealing? In that time, you could change the course theme (the Background colour\/image) and add a banner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is possible to pin an announcement at the top of the announcements page. However, you may want something that has a little more visual impact, which is where a banner comes in. Usually, people use these to share an attractive image with the course name, but you can also use them to draw students&#8217; attention to key information. For example, You could include a reminder of how many weeks there are to go before an important deadline).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This feature has recently been used in Social Sciences to alert students to a poster competition that is being held:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2018\/01\/Poster-Competition.jpg?resize=755%2C94\" alt=\"poster-competition banner\" class=\"wp-image-845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2018\/01\/Poster-Competition.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2018\/01\/Poster-Competition.jpg?resize=300%2C38&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2018\/01\/Poster-Competition.jpg?resize=500%2C63&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It would also be timely to remind students about the NSS using a banner. Feel free to <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2018\/01\/NSS-banner.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">download the following banner<\/a> and use it in your Blackboard courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2018\/01\/NSS-banner.jpg?resize=755%2C94\" alt=\"www.thestudentsurvey.com NSS banner\" class=\"wp-image-844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2018\/01\/NSS-banner.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2018\/01\/NSS-banner.jpg?resize=300%2C38&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/321\/2018\/01\/NSS-banner.jpg?resize=500%2C63&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a wide range of software that can be used to create a banner. Powerpoint is perhaps the most simple; Photoshop can be used for more complicated imagery. There are also many free online tools to help you create a banner such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/create\/banners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canva<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blackboard guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our colleagues in the <a href=\"https:\/\/mle.southampton.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MLE team<\/a> have created a fantastic series of guides that will walk you through virtually every aspect of Blackboard. 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