Oops, since you need something that will fit on one
slide after 80 slides, all of the ideas I suggested
earlier will obviously not work. 

How about simply stating "Use your eyes. Not your
hands." But, I would suggest making it memorable by
fading in the statements in a visually interesting way
and including some kind of memorable sound. Make it
funny (an unusual crazy sound) or very serious
(something mysterious or "mission-impossible-ish").
Students will not only better remember the "no
touching" but they will also associate a positve
feeling with it because of the visual that "came out
of the screen at them" or the sound that made them
laugh. 

--- Laurel Spencer-Forsythe <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> A group of educators working in collaboration with
> museum staff to develop
> curriculum materials objected to the negative
> approach to traditional museum
> rules like "don't touch" and "no running." While it
> was easy enough to put a
> positive spin on "no running" and turn it into
> "walk"-- we are having more
> trouble coming up with a positive way of
> communicating "don't touch" clearly
> in written form (this is in a PowerPoint
> presentation that serves as a field
> trip orientation). 
> 
> One teacher suggested stating the ways that touching
> damages works of art
> and artifacts, which is a method I've often seen
> used effectively, BUT we
> need a pretty basic directive not an explication of
> conservation theory.....
> The "museum rules" slide is the last slide after a
> pretty lengthy
> presentation (about 80 slides), so the message needs
> to be brief.
> 
> Any great ideas out there you can share?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Laurel Spencer Forsythe
> Executive Director
> Ruthmere
> 302 E. Beardsley Ave.
> Elkhart, IN 46514
> (574) 264-0330
> 
> www.ruthmere.org
> 
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