This is because I keep finding new and relevant links, and because the sites my old links link to are moving or disappearing. Don t count too heavily on any one external link, you never know when it could evaporate leaving you with a hole in your content. Don t be afraid to experiment and ask for help when you need it. Based on student feedback you should be able to change things in the middle of the semester if they are not working, or if you find a better way to do something. Talk with the experts on campus and on the web, there may be a new toy out there that will solve whatever problem you have come up against.
Form follows function.
Don t add pop ups or pull down menus or mouse-overs or flashing lights or sounds or wild backgrounds, unless it helps you make your point. Judicious use of graphics is fine, but don t let the sound and light show detract from the content. If the students can t read it, or can t get the page to load in a reasonable time, then you ve lost the point. You should view your page from a wide variety of monitors also. Something that looks good on your desktop may not be very readable on another monitor.