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Who designed the website? [top] |
The
website was designed by Bradley Univesity Graduate
Jacob Bland (jbland@pekin.net)
and Eastern Illinois University Graduate Matt
DeFrates (mdefrates@pekin.net).
Supervision is provided to all technology personnel
by Angie Arnold (aarnold@pekin.net),
Technology Center Supervisor.
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| 2.
Who runs the website? [top] |
Design
Team
Jacob Bland, Bradley University Graduate
Matt Defrates, Eastern Illinois University Graduate
Maintenance
Jeff Holtke, Illinois Central College - Production
and Updates
Administrator
Angie Arnold, Tech Center Supervisor Dist.
108 - maintains website and approves all design
changes and updates. Oversees content development
of the website.
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| 3.
What programs are used to develop the site? [top] |
For
the development of the pages we use Macromedia
Dreamweaver and a text editor such as Notepad.
Notepad is used to view the actual HTML code that
makes up the document, and is often more efficient
than using an HTML WYSIWYG editor. Staff members
use Macromedia Contribute to create and maintain
their personal homepage. The online video that
is accessible from the website is produced in
either Adobe Primiere of Pinancle Studio. Some
animation and interactive pages are created through
Macromedia Flash. Adobe Photoshop is used to create
and optimize the graphics on the site. FileMaker
Pro is used to develop some Intranet applications.
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| 4.
How many hours do the webmasters spend updating
the page? [top] |
During
the summer, the District 108 Webmasters work full-time
Monday thru Friday, 8:00-4:30. During the school
year, each the District 108 webmasters work part-time
on an average of 15 hours per week. Summers are
primarily spent developing new areas of the site
and redesigning. Part-time work during the school
year consists of maintenance and trouble shooting
tasks. The Technology Center Supervisor is a full
time position, although only a small portion of
time is devoted to the website.
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| 5.
Who is your target audience? [top] |
The
district website reaches out to Staff, Students,
Parents, and Visitors to the district. From the
front page of the district website, the user can
select either the Staff,
Student,
Parents,
or Visitors
section. Each of these sections is specifically
designed to meet the needs of the user.
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| 6.
What has been the response of the parents? [top] |
Most
of the parent feedback is positive. They enjoy
viewing their child's work on the website, as
well as being informed about upcoming events in
the district. The website has proved to be an
effective communication tool between parents and
the district.
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| 7.
On average how many people visit your website? [top] |
The
webmasters run a statistics analyzer (much more
accurate than a simple counter) that calculates
traffic on this website. Reports
show that we have just over one million hits per
month, and more spefically about 100,000 unique
visitors per month. The average user spends about
20 minutes on our site.
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| 10.
What kind of advice would you give to another school
district just starting a website? [top] |
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