1. News Basics https://bemidjistate.ims.mnscu.edu/shared/faculty-support/D2L-Tutorial/NewsBasic_Beyond.pdf don’t delete – keep news in the class so students can refer back to it date all news items use the news area for student reminders, encouragement, updates, photo of textbook, instructor contact information, welcome and “how to get started” info, etc. post to the news area weekly -- consistently personalizing! {firstname} use quicklinks

2. Adding Images www.creativecommons.orgFlickr, Google images Publisher’s websites alt tags – an accessibility necessity

3. Embed Video and Other Media www.creativecommons.orgblip.tv www.youtube.com www.creativecommons.orgSpinXpress (audio, video, images)