Card styling in Workspace Follow
In this article:
Adding images to Workspace Cards
Adding tags to Workspace Cards
Adding colors to Workspace Cards
Styling the text in a Workspace Card
How styling Workspace Cards enhances teaching and learning
In Hāpara Workspace you can style Workspace Cards to make them more eye-catching, while also enhancing learning. With a few simple adjustments you can keep students engaged and help them understand connections between content.
Adding images to Workspace Cards
First, adding images to cards can be a powerful way to make your Workspace more visually engaging and unified.
Here are some ideas for how to add effective images:
- Use images from websites that offer free stock images such as Flaticon, Pixabay or Burst.
- Create your own images, such as graphic headers, with a program like Canva.
To add an image to the Workspace Card using a link:
1. Copy the image’s link (URL).
2. Click the drop-down menu on the Workspace Card.
3. Select Edit.
4. Click the link icon.
5. Paste the link into the box.
6. Click the checkmark next to the link.
7. Click the blue Done button.
After adding the link to the Workspace Card, the image will appear at the top.
To add an image using a file from your computer:
1. Click the drop-down menu on the Workspace Card.
2. Select Edit.
3. Click the upload icon.
4. Drag the file into the box. Or click Select a file from your device > Open the image file.
5. Click the blue Done button.
6. After uploading the image file, the image will appear at the top of the Workspace Card.
Adding tags to Workspace Cards
In addition to adding images to cards, you can also add tags. Tags are small icons such as a heart, globe, bookmark or lightbulb that you can add to cards. You can use them to cue students about the card topic or its connection to other Workspace Cards.
For example, you could add different tags to Goal Cards and add those same tags to related Resource, Evidence and Rubric Cards to show their connection. Or for enrichment resources, you could add a lightbulb tag to spark curiosity.
To add a tag to a Workspace Card:
1. Click on the three dots on the Workspace Card to open its drop-down menu.
2. Select Edit.
3. At the bottom, click the tag menu.
4. Select a tag and an optional color for the tag.
5. Click out of the Workspace Card to see the new tag in the bottom right corner.
Adding colors to Workspace Cards
Adding color to a Workspace Card is another great way to make your Workspace “pop.” Additionally, you may also want to add colors to deepen learning. You can do this as a way to cue learners or help them make a distinction between steps of the Workspace.
To add a color to a Workspace Card:
1. Click on the Workspace Card’s drop-down menu.
2. Select a color from the menu.
Styling the text in a Workspace Card
You can also use simple coding in Workspace Cards to change the text formatting. For example, you may want to bold a phrase, highlight a sentence, change the color of the text or add superscript or subscript.
To change the text formatting:
1. Click on the Workspace Card’s drop-down menu.
2. Select Edit.
3. Type the HTML tag before the text you want to format.
4. Type a similar HTML tag after the text. See the table below for how the tags look. You’ll notice that there is a / symbol inside the end tag.
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Type of formatting |
HTML tag |
Example |
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Bold |
<b>text</b> |
<b>on Friday</b> on Friday |
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Italics |
<i>text</i> |
<i>on Friday</i> on Friday |
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Color |
<span style="color:red">text</span> See a list of all available colors and their specific names to enter into the code. |
In the example below, the sentence “Complete this step first” will be shown in blue: <span style="color:blue">Complete this step first.</span> Complete this step first. |
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Highlight |
<span style="background-color:green;color:white">highlighted text</span> This will show green highlighting with white text. You can change these colors. |
In the example below, the sentence “Complete this step first” will be highlighted in purple and the text will be white. <span style="background-color:purple;color:white">Complete this step first.</span> Complete this step first. |
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Bulleted list |
<ul><li>one</li><li>two</li><li>three</li></ul> (You can continue the number of bullets.) |
It will look like this:
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Numbered list |
<ol><li>one</li><li>two</li><li>three</li></ol> (You can continue the numbering.) |
It will look like this: 1. text 2. text 3. text |
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Superscript |
text<sup>text</sup> |
A chemical notation for science class: OH<sup>-</sup> OH- |
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Subscript |
text<sub>text</sub> |
A chemical notation for science class: CO<sub>3</sub> CO3 |
How styling Workspace Cards enhances teaching and learning
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Images |
Tags |
Colors |
Text styling |
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Cue students to activities or topics in the Workspace Card |
yes |
yes |
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Connect Resource, Evidence and Rubric Cards back to Goal Cards |
yes |
yes |
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Make your Workspace more visually appealing |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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Organize your Workspace Cards |
yes |
yes |
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Highlight important text |
yes |
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Organize text |
yes |