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IT IS BETTER TO SEND AN E MAIL WITH A LINK, WHICH THEY CAN FOLLOW WHEN
THEY CAN CONNECT VIA THEIR HOME NETWORK.  HAVING A WEB PAGE ALLOWS ME TO
WRITE FRIENDLY URLS, WHICH MIGHT READ WE LEARN ABOUT DIODES, INSTEAD OF A
LONG LINK.  LONG LINKS MUST BE AVOIDED IN E MAIL REMINDERS BECAUSE THEY
WILL WORD WRAP AND BE BROKEN, RESULTING IN STUDENTS REPLYING TO SAY THAT
THE LINKS DO NOT WORK.  SPEAKING OF FRIENDLY LINKS, ITS IMPORTANT TO KEEP
IN MIND THAT BLIND COMPUTER USERS WILL HAVE SCREENREADING SOFTWARE, WHICH
VOICES WEBSITES IN A LINEAR FASHION.  BLIND USERS HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE
CONTENT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, WHICH CAN BE TIME CONSUMING ON A BUSY, 
COMPLICATED WEB PAGE.  THE GOAL IS TO GET STUDENTS TO THE STUDY MATERIAL AS
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE, SO THERE IS NO POINT IN CREATING A WEB PAGE THAT
HAS LOTS OF GRAPHICS, SIDEBARS, OR WIDGETS.  LINKS ARE EXPLANATORY, SO THAT
ANYONE READING ONLY THE LINKS SUCH AS A BLIND STUDENT READING WITH
SCREENREADING SOFTWARE CAN EASILY TELL WHAT THEY MEAN.  A HELPFUL LINK
MIGHT SAY SOMETHING LIKE, IN OUR FIFTH AUDIO LECTURE, WE LEARN ABOUT THREE
TYPES OF STATION CONTROL.  A LINK THAT SAYS SIMPLY, CLICK HERE, ISNT GOING
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