[Sagamore Online] Website idea/format

[Dave Allen Barker Jr]

Ha, no, my work is rough; but gotta start somewhere.  It's the
foundation upon which I hope some polish can be applied.

And I think surveying the field to inform our decisions is great (with
websites, foundations, communications, fundraising… anything), so thank you.

Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention that I'd really like to change the way
news is created and disseminated.  So much of our news is really just
information that should always be available on the website; it can then
be pointed to or copied when "news" is sent out.  That way the site
stays fresh.  I haven't really pushed it yet because I know it involves
some significant changes to the way everyone (or at least
Communications) works, and I need to test out the mechanisms first.  I
think you like the news the Fernbank site provided, so know I feel you
there too.


On 03/05/2014 12:03 PM, Jennifer Judy-Ranero wrote:
> I will look. I promise. Not discounting your work-which is superb,
> just trying to get a feel for how/what works for others and what will
> work for us. 
> Thanks,
> Jen
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 5, 2014, at 11:59 AM, "Dave Allen Barker Jr" <dave at 1.0ne.org
> <mailto:dave at 1.0ne.org>> wrote:
>
>> I really don't have a specific vision yet, especially in the
>> look/feel department (what I've done so far is just grab some
>> elements from John's school district site
>> <http://web.archive.org/web/20131231042957/http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore>
>> work).
>>
>> My focus right now is getting the infrastructure, content, and
>> process in place.  Of course that need not stop someone else from
>> addressing "the pretty" now (who might that be?) and I'll do what I
>> can later too.
>>
>> The look of the site as a whole and the homepage in particular is not
>> my strong suit.  Thus far I've just been trying to keep it clean:
>> getting rid of the fat header/nav and the
>> only-sometimes-helpful-but-always-taking-up-space sidebar
>> accompanying every page.  I think navigation is best from a great
>> homepage, lots of links to other site pages within the content of
>> every page, some jumping off points in the footer, and site search.
>>
>> Remember, the new effort is currently at
>> http://test-google-sites.sagamorehillspta.org/ ;you can even make
>> ideas real by following the "Sign in" link at the bottom with the
>> sagamorehillspta at sagamorehillspta.org Google Account (I keep an eye
>> on site activity and we can roll any big goofs back).
>>
>> Oh yeah, and the styling is responsive by default, so how the content
>> is layed out on a phone may be different than what you see from a
>> desktop.  I've been pleased with that so far.
>>
>>
>> On 03/05/2014 11:34 AM, Jennifer Judy-Ranero wrote:
>>> I have been perusing school websites, I like fernbanks categories and info bits. Is this what you are looking toward? Can you tell I am home sick today? 
>>>
>>> http://www.fernbankelementary.com/index.php/news/
>>>
>>> Jen
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