Pendragon Productions

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Pendragon Productions
www.pdragons.com

• Using the Web for better Customer (Parents
  Students) Service

Michael Perry Business Teacher, Chapel Hill High
School, Douglas County Adjunct Business
Instructor, Kennesaw State University
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Why a website... Service

• Increase service
• Centralized information
• Students
• Presentations
• Assignments
• Instructions
• Parents
• Consent forms

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Why a website... Communication

• Improve communication
• Students
• News/Updates
• Parents
• News/Updates
• Announcements

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Why a website... Better Learning

• Advance learning
• Testing
• Online
• Quicker and more accurate results
• Class Organization
• More accurate information
• Better team building

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What are the goals of the website...

• Service
• One place for the student and parent to retrieve
  data
• Communication
• More informed students and parents
• Learning
• Students are more eager to learn to use
  technology as a tool for improved learning

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1st Website

• The 1st Website was done in Microsoft Front Page
• Goal was to provide convenient access to files
  for students
• Other ideas were added as needed without a
  consistent design

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Website main page version 1
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What was learned from the 1st site
Old Site
New Site

• Improved navigation
• Increase content
• Added eye candy
• Targeted specific audience
• Developed in Macromedias
• Dreamweaver

• Poor navigation
• Lacked information
• content
• No pizzazz
• Hard to update
• Not aimed at target
• audience

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Macromedia Dreamweaver

• Chose Dreamweaver for site development
• Program is part of a comprehensive design suite
• Program is powerful
• Program is easy to use
• Industry leader

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Who is the website targeting
Others
Others
Teachers
Teachers
Parents
Students
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How to organize the site

• Create Pages
• Main Page
• Keep in mind what all your sub-pages are going to
  be
• Sub-Pages
• Create all sub-pages

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How to organize the site

• Create Links
• Navigation Rules
• Create all sub-pages links
• Only link up or down 1 level
• Easy to get back to main page
• Easy to return to subsequent page
• Easy to understand where you are

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How to organize the site

• Create order to pages
• Follow a hierarchical structure
• Use same structure for all class pages
• Documents
• Powerpoints
• Assignments
• Create a way for user to jump around site

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How the site is organized...
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Drafting the website
Storyboard A document of sorts that expresses
the idea in which something is told, written, or
developed.
First draft storyboard
Review
Second draft storyboard
Review
Development
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Storyboard

• A storyboard allows you to lay out the design of
  a visual presentation
• Can be used to plan a Website or Power Point or a
  Video
• A helpful tool for the non-programmer to convey
  the design to the site programmer

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Storyboard page 1
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Storyboard page 2
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Storyboard page 3
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Site design
Consistency Items must be arranged to keep the
user feeling like they have not left the site
Logos Set number of logos used to keep the
branding of Pendragon Productions
Theme Used to keep audiences attention
Easy Effective Website
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Website Versions 2 and 3

• Version 2 was launched in spring of 2001
• More interactive and Better organized
• Version 3 was launched in Jan. 2002
• Name was shortened to pdragons.com from pendragon
  productions.com
• Email addresses were changed to pdragons.com
• More Dreamweaver features were included
• Menu bar provides for better navigation
• Scroll bars on post-it notes provides detailed
  timely info
• Calendars provide students with assignments and
  activities daily, weekly and monthly basis

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Finished website main page version 3
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A teaching/time saving tool

• Grading center
• Easy access to grades for all students
• Eliminates the waiting for period for grades
• Students can see grades and argue discrepancies
  immediately

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A teaching/time saving tool

• Testing center
• Better teaching aid
• Grade posted right away
• More accurate grading

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A teaching/time saving toolVersion 4 (Spring
2004)

• Databases (coming spring 2004)
• Student Parent information
• Helps to track all pertinent data
  for students
• Eliminates mis-keys when transferring from
  paper to electronic form
• Querying capabilities
• Eliminates manual searching
• More accurate

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Accountability through Contact v4

• Teacher accountability through the use of
  databases for Client Contact
• Web forms for Parent Contact that create a
  database record of contact and response
• Accurate searching for student contact records

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Improve Student Work Submission v4

• Web forms to Submit student work directly to an
  indicated folder on the server
• Work is named according to a preset protocol that
  identifies the student, assignment and class
• Student is thanked by a closing screen for
  submitting work
• Student is emailed a confirmation that work was
  received.

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Quotes from users

• I think that computer web-site is a great thing.
  The calendar helps me track what is coming due
  for class. - Pamela G.
• It is a good way to keep parents and students
  informed. For me, the most useful aspect is
  being able to check grades anytime. - Michelle
  T.

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Edline

• Edline is a site that works in combination with
  Jackson Softwares GradeQuick
• This makes it easy to post grades to a secure
  site on the internet
• You can post assignments and other documents
  created in MS Office
• Your access to Edline is included with the
  purchase of GradeQuick
• Edline.net

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CyberClass

• Developed by eInstruction, makers of the CPS
  (Classroom Performance System)
• Allows you to share information collected with
  CPS with parents and students
• CyberClass

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CPS by eInstruction

• Great method for collecting data
• Motivates students to participate
• Eliminates test grading chores
• Provides real-time feedback
• Sample CPS demo