Content must be controlled by those who originate it. Teachers, coaches, and principals all need to contribute relevant and current content themselves. Today's websites require a system for putting the people who have the content in charge of authoring it.
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Matt Adams <ada...@winnebagoschools.org>wrote: > 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 | >
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