District Web Services Work
This page contains a list of major website projects that are in-progress, under consideration, and completed.
Projects In-Progress
These are web services projects currently in-progress:
- Revise Website for 2011-12 Optimist Year - prepare the site for the revised launch:
- Update District Team Pages - Modify the thumbnail photos of people appointed to District team positions. Collect and add biographies for new team members and modify existing biographies for any significant changes.
- Prepare Website Tour Guide - Prepare a Website Tour document for distibution to Club Presidents and available for download from the District website and blog.
- Provide an Online Training Portal - register a training community with Schoology.com to host online workshops and courses. Create a website to provide a means for members to register for online training.
- Register with Supplementary Hosting Services - create "channels" with common hosting services for hosting video, audio, slideshow presentations, documents and files. Each service should provide code to embed "viewers" in website pages and blog posts.
Projects Under Consideration
These are projects under consideration and have not been scheduled:
- Prepare Zone Website/Blogs - Using blogger.com, prepare a Zone website/blog for each Zone.
- Zone 1 - create a combined website/blog.
- Zone 2 - create a combined website/blog.
- Zone 3 - create a combined website/blog.
- Zone 4 - create a combined website/blog.
- Zone 6 - create a combined website/blog.
- Zone 7 - create a combined website/blog.
- Zone 8 - create a combined website/blog.
- Zone 9 - create a combined website/blog.
- Provide Real-Time Conferencing - to help reduce costs and provide the ability to invite more members to participate as part of District committees, we will create an online conference portal, where registered District members can host real-time online conferences.
- Prepare Website Tour Guide - Prepare a Website Tour document for distibution to Club Presidents and available for download from the District website and blog.
- Add Google Search - add Google search to the site home page.
- Add Zone Contact Forms - add a club "Contact Us" form on each club's webpage. Each form would send an email to the originator and to the club president.
- Register District Web Services - register the District website, blog and facebook pages with Google, Bing and Yahoo search engines.
- Add Google Sitemap - create a Google sitemap file to the site and register with the Google search engines.
Projects Completed in 2011-12
- Re-launch "Put Your Club Online" Blog - (2011.08.22) retire the Clubs Online with Blogger blog with a new blog called Put Your Club Online that will focus on implementing web services for service clubs with a focus on social marketing using social media including blogs, facebook, twitter and other services.
- Implement a Secure District Web Services Portal - (2011.08.22) register with TeamLab.com service to create a secure portal at webservices.amsnwoptimist.orgfor the District web services. This portal will be used to document all of the online web services, provide admin guides using the wiki pages, and manage web services projects. This portal will be restricted to the Web Services Chair, Bulletin & PR Chair and the Governor.
- Provide an Secure Portal for the District Team - (2011.08.22) register with TeamLab.com service to create a secure portal at dteam.amsnwoptimist.org for the District Team, LGs, club presidents and secretary-treasurers. This portal includes blogs, forums, wikis, chat/message system, document storage and project management. Access will be provided to the District Team, LGs, club presidents and secretary-treasurers. Other District Optimists can be granted access on request.
- Uploaded 2011-12 Website to Staging Site - (2011.08.21) Uploaded the revised 2011-12 draft website to the staging site for review and approval by all members of the District Team.
- Revised Website for 2011-12 Optimist Year - prepare the site for the revised launch:
- Add Web Services Catalog - (2011.09.09) Added a Web Services Catalog which contains a screen shot and description of each major web service that the District is running for the current year.
- Verify Links to all OI Resources - (2011.09.02) OI recently revised their entire website and links to all resources changed. Need to reset all resource links on all zone webiste pages to include the correct links.
- Revised Page Content - (2011.08.21) Revised the content on all pages, including Contact Us online forms to reflect the known changes to the District team and LG appointments. Uploaded the revised content to the staging site.
- Realigned Website Pages - (2011.08.21) Completed the following work:
- Aligned all the District Executive pages under the Welcome section.
- Aligned all the Youth Programs Team pages under the Youth Programs section.
- Aligned all the Growth Team pages under the About Optimism section. Created a How Clubs Operate page using the content from the current Zones & Clubs page, and aligned that page under About Optimism section. Realigned the Build a New Club, Sign a New member and Join under the About Optimism section.
- Aligned all the District Services Team pages under the For Our Members section.
- Rewrote the Zones & Clubs page to include thumb nails pics of the incoming LGs, with each pic linking to their respective Zone page. Added Meet Your LGs page to the Zones & Clubs section.
- Added graphic buttons to external services - (2011.08.21) Added graphic buttons that link to the District OptiNews blog, Facebook page, Twitter feed, and Put Your Club Online blog. Also added a "Contact Us" button that takes visitors to the website Contact Us page.
- Revised Banner and Footer - (2011.05.17) Modified the footer to reflect 2011-12.
- Revised Contact Page - (2011.05.17) Revised the contact page to show the 2011-12 year or insert TBA where needed for people's names, and modified the online contact form to use the names of the 2010-11 District Team and LGs.
- Reset District Team and LG Photos/Bios - (2011.05.17) Where necessary, replaced photos with a "Photo Coming" for all unknown team assignments. Removed Doug Kirby materials. Moved Darryl Sim from Ambassador to Candidate Qualifications. Moved Tim Bell from Governor to International Ambassador. Moved Ted Huber from Gov-Elect to Governor. Reset all unknown bios to generic wording.
- Added Past Governor and Past DST Pages - (2011.05.19) Added pages for Past Governors Tim Bell, Darryl Sim, Doug Kirby, Norm Sagen, Don Morrison, and Rod McKendrick and linked to thir photos on the Past Governor's page.
Projects Completed in 2010-11
- Modified URL to Facebook Page - (2011.08.19) Modified the URL for the District Facebook page to use facebook.com/amsnwoptimist.
- Transfer amsnwoptimist.org - (2010.03.30) Transfered the amsnwoptimist.org domain from gate.com to bravenet.com.
- Uploaded 2010-11 Website to Staging Site - (2010.09.06) Uploaded the revised 2010-11 draft website to the staging site for review and approval by all members of the District Team.
- Revised Website for 2010-11 Optimist Year - (2010.09.05) Prepared the site for the revised launch:
- Added graphic buttons to external services - (2011.08.19) Added graphic buttons that link to the District OptiNews blog, Facebook page, Twitter feed, and Put Your Club Online blog. Also added a "Contact Us" button that takes visitors to the website Contact Us page.
- Revised District LGs Page - Modified to show pics, names and contact info for new LGs. Linked each LG member to a corresponding Zone page and added a dedicated contact form on each page for each LG: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, and Zone 9.
- Revised District Team Page - Modified to show pics, names and contact info for new District Team. Linked each team member to a corresponding page and added a dedicated contact form on each page for Governor, DST, CCC Chair, CCDHH Chair, Essay Chair, Internet Safety Chair, JOOI Chair, Jr. Golf Chair, Juv. Curling Chair, Oratorical Chair, NCB Chair, Membership Chair, and Web Services Chair. Created new individual pages which included a dedicated contact form for International Ambassador, Candidate Qualifications Chair, Gov Elect, Activities & CPA Chair, Bulletin and Publicity Chair, Leadership Development Chair, PGI Chair, District Convention Chair, DFR, and District Supplies.
- Added Biographies Pages - Added Biographies pages for the District Executive, District Growth Team, District Youth Programs Team, and District Services Team.
- Revised Banner and Footer - (2010.09.06) Modified the page banners to remove the 2009-10 pin and add the "Optimists, its all in our name" graphic. Modified the footer to reflect 2010-11 and changed 'Website Awards' link to Website Projects.
- Enhanced "For Our Members" Section - (2010.09.08) Added some additional links to the Quick List on the For Our Members page. Created new pages for Program Resources, Club Resources, LG Resources, PGI Resources, CPA Resources, and Member Training.
- Juvenile Curling Page - (2010.09.08) Created a new Juvenile Curling page under Youth Programs.
- Revised Contact Page - (2010.09.11) Revised the contact page to show the 2010-11 year, updated the Contact Cards for the 2010-11 year and modified the online contact form to use the names of the 2010-11 District Team and LGs.
- Removed 2009-10 Links/Graphics - (2010.09.06) Removed graphics, links, and 2009-10 specific content.
- Prepare Zone Website/Blogs - (2010.01.10) Using blogger.com, prepared a Zone website/blog for each Zone.
- Zone 5 - create a Zone blog to replace the existing acr-optimists.org website.
- Edmonton Dinner Optimist Club - created a Blogger-base website for the Edmonton Dinner Optimist Club.
- Revise Website for 2010-11 Optimist Year - prepare the site for the revised launch:
- Revised Banner and Footer - (2010.09.06) Modified the page banners to remove the 2009-10 pin and add the "Optimists, its all in our name" graphic. Modified the footer to reflect 2010-11 and changed 'Website Awards' link to Website Projects.
- Enhanced "For Our Members" Section - (2010.09.08) Added some additional links to the Quick List on the For Our Members page. Created new pages for Program Resources, Club Resources, LG Resources, PGI Resources, CPA Resources, and Member Training.
- Juvenile Curling Page - (2010.09.08) Created a new Juvenile Curling page under Youth Programs.
- Revised Contact Page - (2010.09.11) Revised the contact page to show the 2010-11 year, updated the Contact Cards for the 2010-11 year and modified the online contact form to use the names of the 2010-11 District Team and LGs.
- Removed 2009-10 Links/Graphics - (2010.09.06) Removed graphics, links, and 2009-10 specific content.
- Verified Links to all OI Resources - OI recently revised their entire website and links to all resources changed. Need to reset all resource links on all zone webiste pages to include the correct links.
Projects Completed in 2009-10
- District Twitter Account - (2010.07.08) Created District Twitter account at twitter.com/AMSNWOptiomists and linked District Blog feedburner titles feed to the Twitter account. Now all District Blog news article titles are automatically published to the District Twitter page.
- Feedburner Feed to District Facebook Page - (2010.06.04) Used the feedburner feeds for the District Blog to publish District Blog articles to the Facebook page. All articles published on the District Blog can be pushed to the District Facebook page.
- Feedburner Feeds - (2010.05.30) Created feedburner feeds for the District Blog. Added feedburner feed script (titles only) to the landing page on the District Website. Added summarized feedburner feed to the 'News' page on the District website. All articles published on the District Blog are now automatically published to the District website.
- District Facebook Page - (2010.04.01) Created a District Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSNW-District-13-Optimist-International/115482401801355
- District Blog - (2010.01.30) Created a District Blog at amsnwoptimist.blogspot.com
- Live Website Relaunched - (2009.10.15) Received approval from Gov Darryl Sim to upload and publish the revised website to www.amsnwoptimist.org
- Retired the existing website - (2009.10.15) Retired the existing website and save an archive of it.
- Created a staging website - (2009.10.02) Created staging website and copy the 2009-10 draft website files to it for approval by the District Governor.