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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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