posting in multiple places

I have found that posting information in different places in the classroom is important when trying to get students to understand and be able to retrieve information. I post information on the homepage- checking on the box which indicates which date it has been posted to the homepage (found on the page the message is created). This date has become important in the past when a student reports not being informed of a deadline or such. I also send emails to students and post in the discussion area (if it is related to the unit I post in that unit thread, or I have a separate link for handouts and links and questions ). I typically post the information on different days and reword just a little differently. I have students who will check discussions and not the home page, or check the home page and not all the discussions (even though it is "highly suggested" to do in the syllabus :) ) Posting in numerous places has decreased the amount of questions and statements of "Oops! I missed the date" from students while at the same time communicates to students that I do want them to succeed (I am not trying to trick them with fine print information found "somewhere" in the syllabus.)