So many traditions have been passed along from generation to generation. High school is filled with many of those traditions and rites of passage. There are very few people that don't participate. Students buying yearbooks each year is a must for most and with the technologically savvy students of today, they have changed that tradition slightly. Online yearbooks have seen a surge in popularity in recent years.
Online yearbooks are digital copies of a traditional yearbook. There are some people that don't like the thought of the yearbook being an online option but there are many that are great fans of it. Either way, it may be a new twist on a time honored tradition.
Online yearbooks are yearbooks that are maintained on a website. These websites may require handling through a third party or a specific department may feel comfortable in maintaining the website and making sure it is consistently available for viewing.
To create these online yearbooks, schools may decide they would like to have the faculty members complete the actual process from start to finish or they may still elect to have an official yearbook staff. Most schools choose to have a yearbook staff so that there can be coverage from all the school events available.
Once the staff and yearbook committee are ready to create the online yearbooks, they must contact the company that will have their website. Once the website access is established, the committee should decide what graphics and design to use for the yearbook. The yearbook should always have a uniform look and be easy to read. After the design has been picked, the content should be uploaded.
The biggest argument people have with online yearbooks is that there can't be any signing of their friends' yearbooks. That isn't true anymore. In some software packages, students can give permission to others to sign their yearbook pages and it is visible for viewing. It is a welcome solution that was a large problem for students.
The cost of making a traditional yearbook is more than some schools are comfortable spending. With all the pages that have to be copied, bound and shipped, many have found online yearbooks to be a great solution. The costs to produce the online versions are minimal when compared to the expense of producing the physical yearbook. With the expenses reduced, schools see a profit very quickly when selling an online yearbook.
There are so many different reasons schools are considering online yearbooks. There aren't many schools that haven't considered it. The time held tradition of having a yearbook will remain. Newer generations will leave their mark on it for future generations, like their ancestors did for them.
I'm a school principal with a passion for writing about high school yearbooks.
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