1. Do You Want an OmniUpdate Faculty Web Site? The OmniUpdate Template for Faculty Web Sites

2. Do You Want an OmniUpdate Faculty Web Site? Agenda 10:45-11:00Introduction 11:00-11:20Part I: Overview of options for a faculty Web presence 11:20-12:15 Part II: Launch an OmniUpdate faculty Web site Write it down: http://support.sites.mjc.eduhttp://support.sites.mjc.edu

3. Introduction Welcome! Agree to TOS: – https://sites.yosemite.edu/tos/ https://sites.yosemite.edu/tos/ Login to your domain: – http://smitha.faculty.mjc.edu http://smitha.faculty.mjc.edu

4. Part I: Options for a Web Presence 1.OmniUpdate template 2.Keep existing FrontPage site 3.Custom site (hosting) 4.Blackboard 5.Faculty Profile on people.mjc.edu Options online

5. Why OmniUpdate? You asked for it Accessible -- Validates HTML, CSS and Section 508 Pixel-perfect rendering across modern browsers plus JAWS and IE 6 Built to Web standards -- uses CSS and text to create the look & feel (no tables!) Affiliation to MJC -- Consistent link to College at top and MJC logo & disclaimer at bottom

6. About OmniUpdate 10 Preset Color Themes See all 10 at www.mjc.edu/oupreviewwww.mjc.edu/oupreview

7. About OmniUpdate 12 Page Layouts Top Menu w/ Footer Cols. 50/50 Top Menu w/ Footer Cols. Full Width. Top Menu w/ Footer Cols. 4 Col. Top Menu Only. Full Width. Top Menu Only. 80/20. Top Menu Only. 50/50. Top Menu Only. 4 Col Body. Top w/ Side Menu. Full Width. Top w/ Side Menu. 3 Column. Top w/ Side Menu. 80/20. Top w/ Side Menu. 50/50. Blank Page. Preview 12 page layouts online

8. About OmniUpdate Make it Your Site Set your own navigation menu – horizontal or vertical After you launch an OmniUpdate site, edit the style.css file to customize with your own color palette. Check out kuler.adobe.com for inspiration.

9. Building a Web Site 1.Consider content 2.Plan page layout 3.Choose template

10. Building a Web Site 1. Consider Content What do you want to say? Sketch your “blueprint” out on paper! Which links will make up your main navigation menu? For example: Home, About Me, Classes I Teach

11. Building a Web Site 2. Plan Page Layout Based on the content of your site, will a horizontal menu or vertical menu fit better? – Horizontal Menu Horizontal Menu – Vertical Menu Vertical Menu – Or, a combination of both

12. Building a Web Site 3. Choose a Template OmniUpdate Web sites for faculty come with 12 page layouts and 10 color themes Preview at www.mjc.edu/oupreviewwww.mjc.edu/oupreview

13. Part II: Launch an OmniUpdate Faculty Web Site The concepts today are covered in a PDF doc online: – http://support.sites.mjc.edu > Documentation http://support.sites.mjc.edu Let’s go!