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you select to have your syllabus page open in a new window or not?
Unless it is an attachment, generally,
yes.
What are the options in
the Faculty Center Create dialog boxes to "Open in a New
Window" (Yes or No)?
- Yes
displays the page in a separate browser window
that opens to the designated page when the link is selected. (Note:
the window MAY open in background rather than in foreground if
a separate browser page is already open when the link is selected.)
- No
(the default) displays the page bounded within the Webtycho
classroom's "work frame," i.e., within a
portion of the classroom, on the same page as the class menu.
In
general, consider viewing and printing ease for students when deciding
whether or not to open a page in a new window:
- Long,
dense, complex pages, especially if the format is wide as
well as long, can be more easily viewed online when they open
in a separate browser window that can be
sized at full-screen size. Likewise, students often print the
complex pages, and those students who are unfamiliar with working
in a frames environment have less difficulty printing a page in
its own browser window rather than in a frame.
For long, complex pages, select Yes, Open in New Window.
- Simple,
short text, including attachment icons with just a little
introductory text, can be easily seen within the classroom work
frame, and the text itself (as opposed to the attachment) usually
needn't be printed. For these pages, select NO, do not
Open in New Window.
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Understand frames versus windows
A
frame is a discreet area within a webpage that acts
as an independent window or webpage but takes up only a portion
of the browser window. The WebTycho classroom is constructed with
three "frames":
- systems
frame across the top of the screen
- class
menu frame at the left of the screen
- work
frame, the largest frame in WebTycho, dominating the
classroom, situated at the bottom-right of the screen
A
window is a bounded, independent, stand-alone viewing or
work space on the computer display, that can be opened to the full
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