Do You Want an OmniUpdate
Faculty Web Site?
The OmniUpdate Template
for Faculty Web Sites
Do You Want an OmniUpdate Faculty
Web Site?
Agenda
10:45-11:00
11:00-11:20
11:20-12:15
Introduction
Part I: Overview of options for a faculty Web
presence
Part II: Launch an OmniUpdate faculty Web site
Write it down: http://support.sites.mjc.edu
Introduction
• Welcome!
• Agree to TOS:
– https://sites.yosemite.edu/tos/
• Login to your domain:
– http://smitha.faculty.mjc.edu
Part I: Options for a Web Presence
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OmniUpdate template
Keep existing FrontPage site
Custom site (hosting)
Blackboard
Faculty Profile on people.mjc.edu
Options online
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
About OmniUpdate
10 Preset Color Themes
See all 10 at www.mjc.edu/oupreview
About OmniUpdate
12 Page Layouts
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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
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.
Building a Web Site
1. Consider content
2. Plan page layout
3. Choose template
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
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
– Vertical Menu
– Or, a combination of both
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/oupreview
Part II: Launch an OmniUpdate Faculty
Web Site
• The concepts today are covered in a PDF doc
online:
– http://support.sites.mjc.edu > Documentation
Let’s go!