Best Practices for iModules Websites - PowerPoint Presentation

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Best Practices for iModules Websites

Dartmouth Class Webmasters AssociationEd Mazer ’63ed@themazers.com

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James Barkley ‘06

Martha Beattie ‘76Slide3

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MissionIdentify opportunities for the College to build out iModules capability Help the College to create a development roadmapIdentify best practicesCreate a how to get to Best Practices for Classes, Clubs and Interest GroupsBuild support capabilities to help webmasters get thereSlide4

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ProcessCommunicate with Mark and Carlo of the Webmasters Assoc.Include enhancements they have identified as neededDevelop a communications link to keep them in the loopSurvey all Websites for Cool IdeasInterview Webmasters

Identify the things they have done that they think are hot

Learn what is on their wish-listSlide5

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Ultimate GoalsTo Accelerate College build out of expanded capacities in iModules by helping them to create a roadmap for future development that can be acted on more swiftly.To Learn how and to transfer the knowledge of how to build “Wow” features to WebmastersTo Help webmasters migrate to iModules

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Update PoliciesWork with Martha Beatty, Siobhan Kearney and Judy Doherty to update College email address security policies to take advantage of current technologyCoordinate recommendations with Mark and CarloSlide7

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Let’s Look at what we’ve got

(Getting the Wow factor

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Updating the Collegeemail security policyI have suggested that:

The relationship between members of each class is a special case

Classmates should be able to exchange emails directly and easily to encourage and facilitate that special relationship.

College should provision a page listing classmates names with ability to click to send an emailSlide9

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Conditions for allowingdirect Email to ClassmatesContact information are be secured by College login Display prevents users from making a bulk copy of email addresses

Opt-out flag in their College profile to prevent their email address from be shared with classmates

A letter will go out to all alums notifying new policy with a link to profile flag to opt-outSlide10

Confidentiality and Restrictions

on use of email addressesClassmates who wish to access the list must first read and agree to the College policyRestrictions on use of email addresses should be written in plain, simple and brief language that can be read and understood

Statement defines the terms of use

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The College has agreed

The College will build a new page displaying a list of classmates with the ability to click and email directly to any classmateIt will use the actual email address and your email system – not a redirected formYou will get bounce-backs and non-delivery noticesEmail addresses will come directly from the College database in real timeSlide12

When will it be done?

We hope to have a working version out in 8-10 weeksThis is a bold, ambitious decisionThe first version might be imperfect and continued effort will be made to deal with improvements from what we learn

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Statement of Email Address Confidentiality

The following is the proprietary, confidential information of Dartmouth College. Information in this directory is provided for personal use only. No part of this directory may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or retransmitted without the prior written permission of an authorized officer of the College. Any use of the addresses or other information for any multiple mailing without the express written consent of the appropriate College officer is prohibited.

I signify that I agree to be bound by the above terms

one possibility of how it might look when completed

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Class of 1963Email a Classmate

one possibility of how it might look when completed

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Embedding JavaScriptinto an iModules Page JavaScript code only be embedded

in a page by the iModules team

Send your Email requests to

help@dartmouth.edu

Your request should contain the following information:

The HTML code pasted into the email

The address (url) of the target page

The location (Content Block) on the page

The location within the Content BlockSlide16

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How to Integrate Paypalwith your iModules Website

Doc link

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How to create a Classmate Location Google Map in iModules

Link

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How to embed a Photo albumin iModules using Flickr

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How to create a Data Feed from Class Twitter Account to iModules

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How to embed YouTube Videosonto you iModules pages

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How to embed a MapQuestmap into iModules

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How to embed a Survey intoiModules using Survey Monkey

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How to embed aFacebook Feed into iModules

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How to embed aFacebook Feed into iModules

Link

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Some other cool featuresyou can learn how to doHums (for the older classes)Dartmouth songsThe Greenbook

Etc.

Link to Songs

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So, what have we got here?Pie in the sky?A kiss and a promises?Wait till next year? Is our Best Practices documentation and instructions on how do all this something you will have to wait for

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I have more work to doScope out a list of suggested enhancements for the CollegeTalk to each of you about what you would like to be able to do

How can you help?

Make a wish list and email it to me

ed@themazers.com

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Thanks to the Dartmouth teamTo Martha Beattie ‘76 for believing in this mission and for her continued support and encouragementTo James Napoli, Siobhan S. Kearney and Judy Doherty for their amazing supportTo Mark Tomalonis ‘79 and Carlo

Ordonez ’06

Special thanks to my friend, the talented James Barkley ‘06 for all his help, and for sharing my vision.

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Ed Mazer ’63Contact me ated@themazers.com