Signposting icons

The DEU have developed a set of icons you can use on PowerPoint slides, etc.

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The icons

Headphones
For Collaborate, and other virtual classromm sessions.
Discussion Board
For Discussion Boards.
MCQ Assessments
MCQ assessments.
Important material
Highlight important material.
Video
Video content/link to video.
Think5
Reflection content.
Assessment
For assessments (with document submission)
Reading
For readings.
Handbook
Highlight handbook.
Students
Group work.
Staff
Indicate staff.
Checklist
For a checklist of points.
Community
Community-building activity.
Map
Map content/activity.
Quotes
A quote from somebody.
Equation
Statistics/equation content.
Graph
Graphs.
Copyright
Highlight copyright info.
Mail
Contact.
Signature
Signature required.
Exclaim
Warning.
Exclaim-Circle
Warning.

Using the icons

Downloading icons to use in PowerPoint etc.

To download any of the icons:

  1. Right-click on the icon (make sure you click on the upper part of the icon, not the greyed area below, where its caption is)
  2. From the contextual menu select ‘Save Image As …‘ (or the equivalent option in your browser).
  3. Download the icon to your computer.

Icons on Flickr

These icons and other photos/icons are available from the DEU Flickr page:

Wish list

Have an idea for an icon that isn’t in the above list? Let us know at Vet.Digital.Education@ed.ac.uk