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Focus GroupMarch 26, 2008

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The Machine is Us/ing Usby Dr. Michael Wesch, Kansas State U

http://mediatedcultures.net/

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Web Terminology & Capabilities• CSS—Cascading Style

Sheets• Quick links• Drop-down & hover menus• Navigation toolbars &

icons• Site search• Images• Archives• Accessibility: standards-

compliant design• Print view• Streaming audio, video

• User Interaction• Forums, bulletin boards,

blogs, social networking• Collaborative applications

• SharePoint, SlideShare, WebEx, CBT

• Help• Terms of Use, Disclaimer• Privacy statement• Contact us• Sitemap• About Us

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Site Design Considerations• Consistency across all browsers & platforms

• Mac | PC | Linux | Handhelds• IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera

• Non-JavaScript alternatives• Dynamic Web pages—JavaScript, Flash, RSS• Colors, color-coding & branding• CSS—Style uniformity throughout• Ease of navigation, Search• Ease of uploading new files/maintenance• Tooltips—visible on mouse-hover

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Web Design PreferencesRating Website designs:• Hilton CSD—Public school system• Denver CSD—Public school system• Strong Heart—Medical• LaBella Associates—Business• NYC Economic Dev Corp. —Government• ThinkQuest—Educational, collaborative

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http://www.hilton.k12.ny.us

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http://www.dpsk12.org

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http://www.mystrongheart.com/

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http://www.labellapc.com/home.php

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http://www.nycedc.com/Web

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http://www.thinkquest.com

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• Extranet: www.hilton.k12.ny.us

• Intranet: http://hcsdintranet

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What works

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Launch dateAugust 15, 2008

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