were very happy with the process and result. The design process lets you be=
as involved as you would like which I appreciated.
=A0
We have teacher pages for all our classes as well as many of our groups. Th=
ey include a homework dropbox, calendar, blogs and forums=A0bulletin board,=
resource folders and multimedia gallery for=A0videos, mp3s and slide shows=
.
=A0
It integrates wonderfully with our social media presence on Twitter and Fac=
ebook, allowing us to enter information into once place and feed=A0it to=A0=
the others. It also=A0allows us to bring in feeds to our site and we will=
=A0be launching our mash-up page of=A0our social networking on the site nex=
t week.
=A0
We have just begun playing with the event management which is very easily s=
et up through their new forms manager. Currently we have prospective famili=
es registering for admissions programs. It has been working very well and w=
e will be expanding our event registration on the website in the near futur=
e.
=A0
Our next project is to integrate online payment which seems to be very user=
friendly as well.
=A0
We also find the ability for constituents to sign up for calendar and news =
alerts via email or SMS to have been a very well received feature.
=A0
To be fair Whipple Hill would allow you to do very similar things as well a=
nd we looked seriously at both companies but choose Finalsite and are very =
happy. We likewise are happy with our SIS and actually have very successful=
ly integrated it into our website which has been a huge bonus.
=A0
Our website is http://www.theoakridgeschool.org. I'd be happy to answer any=
other questions you have as well.
=A0
Jason Kern
--- On Fri, 10/8/10, Terry Dash <Terry_Dash@pikeschool.org> wrote:
From: Terry Dash <Terry_Dash@pikeschool.org>
Subject: Web content management recommendations
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Date: Friday, October 8, 2010, 8:03 AM
Hi everyone -
We're hoping to rejuvenate our web site by adding features for:
- social networking (parents, students, alumni)
- online payment
- event management
- teacher web pages
If your school has had a successful experience within the last year
launching a new web site, could you please let me know...
[1] which web content management system you are using?
[2] which of the features above (if any) you implemented?
I'm particularly interested in web content management vendors with sales
and training staff in the New England area.
One final note: We are _not_ looking for a student information system
right now, since we are happy with our current system. However, our
student information system offers limited choices for managing web content
outside the SIS. We're therefore looking for a web content management
system that we'll integrate with our SIS.=20
Thanks in advance -
Terry=20
. . .
Terry Dash
Director of Technology
Pike School
34 Sunset Rock Road
Andover, MA 01810
978-475-1197 x6623
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