While we don't necessarily have all the fun bells and whistles for our website (http://www.winnebagoschools.org), we did make it a priority to have a workflow that takes our department out of the day-to-day operation of adding / editing content.
We have basically 4 levels of users, 2 of which do the most with regards to adding content. The top level is the tech department, who we'll call developers. We have access to everything on the website, and we really only intervene when stuff needs to get changed on the back end. Then we have what we call our Administrators, who have access to create, edit, and publish all content, but none of the typical administrative stuff on the back end (add users, delete content, etc). Then we have publishers, who have access to publish, but just in defined areas. So our High School Principal is a publisher, she has access to publish any story on the website, but only if it concerns her building. She is in charge of proofreading and then publishing all of the stories created by our last group, our Contributors. They can create content is tightly defined areas only, and once they finish, it needs to be published by one of the other 3 groups. The nice thing is we don't create any content anymore. The trouble is that it took us about a year to start implementing this new system to actually having multiple people create their own content. But now the question is when our teachers / staff can have their own pages, not when we can get the content they want up published. We use Drupal, along with a ton of modules, to make this all happen. If I recall, Joomla didn't have quite the depth when it came to workflows like I just described, but that was 3 or so years ago now, so that's probably not relevant anymore. Hope that helps! Happy to send along more info if needed. Matt Matt Adams Assistant Director of Technology Winnebago Schools >>> "Michael T. Bendorf" <bendo...@a-ccentral.us> 10/6/2010 8:34 AM >>> The sup't wants ideas how to better keep our district website fresh/current and what workflows work. Currently I am the only person that updates the site save for the secretaries posting daily announcements. Everyone else emails me with what they need updated: lunch menu, newsletter, vacancies, BoE agendas and minutes are the common things (once a month though.) Occasionally I will get a piece of news to put on the front page, or a request for a weblink etc. I also put up a transcript of any voice broadcast. Things tend to change every one-to-two weeks. I am very comfortable in regards to technically making things happen, but I do not take the time to generate copy nor do I seem to have much graphic design interest. I guess I know when something looks bad, but I have never thought I was too good at coming up with creative new ways to display things after I find something that works. We have incorporated more things each school year - this year we have a few useful Google calendars embedded, and I am not sure just what the sup't has in mind, but if anyone out there is doing anything "cool" to keep their site relevant and not just a knowledge bank of useful district information and regularly scheduled data outlet let me know what you are doing and how/who makes it happen. http://a-ccentral.com --Michael T. Bendorf-- Technology Administrator A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 DID #: 217.476.6019 Cellular: 217.306.6824 "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during your lectures so that I do not need you any more." A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." - Alan Kay This transmission is intended and restricted for use by the above addressee only and may contain CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PRIVILEGED INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. Any unauthorized review, use, dissemination, distribution, downloading, or copying of this communication or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the listed sender by reply email, and take necessary steps to delete the file from your system and destroy any hard copies of this transmission. | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
