Transcript Create a Chapter Web Site

Presented by Carol Vaughn
Alpha Eta State (SC) Webmaster
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
This is what I
have on the
Alpha Chapter
web site as of
right now. I’ll
be adding
more to it so
that info will
then show up
with all of this.
Here is where I have my chapter web site information.
Everything that you put on your web site must be kept
in the same folder and it must be on your computer’s
hard drive.
If you want to have more space for your chapter web site than your chapter
can afford on the Delta Kappa Gamma server, you can try other free or low
cost web hosting companies. GeoCities is one of those companies. If you
would like to create a web site using GeoCities, here is what you should do.
Go to www.yahoo.com and click on Mail.
When you get the next screen, look for this on the
right-hand side. Go to the step that shows Don’t have
a Yahoo! ID?
After you have created your Yahoo! ID and password,
you are on your way to creating your GeoCities web
site.
As a sample, I created a Yahoo! ID named
alphalphachp so you will see that ID on the following
slides.
The following slides will show you how to create your chapter’s web page
using Yahoo! GeoCities as your web host.
You will need to use a program such as Microsoft FrontPage or FrontPage
Express or another such web authoring tool. I use Microsoft FrontPage
2003 to create my html pages for the Alpha Eta State web site and my
chapter’s web site.
If you have access to Microsoft FrontPage 2003, I would be happy to let
you use my web pages as a “template” of sorts to make your chapter’s
web site. You can change whatever you like to suit your needs. It is simply
easier to use something that is already set up rather than to create from
scratch. If you have access to FrontPage 2003 but are not familiar with it,
you will find it much easier to use the “template” than to try to figure out
how to use it unless you have a lot of time.
You can choose the Geocities FREE or either of the other two
choices. I use Geocities PLUS which is $4.95 per month because I
get more space and do not have any advertisements on the site. The
FREE Geocities has advertising, but it is probably a good choice if
you don’t plan to have a lot of pictures or your chapter newsletter
on it. Also, if you don’t expect many “hits” on your site, you would
probably be okay with GeoCities FREE.
Here is my
Yahoo! ID.
If you click on Sign Up for GeoCities FREE, the next slide shows the screen
you will get. Complete the information requested and submit it. If you want
the GeoCities PLUS, just follow the directions when you click on that
choice.
After you have submitted this page, you will be able to start creating
your web site. You will get the screen shown on the next slide.
Click on Build your web site now!
This screen will now be visible.
Click on the Create & Update tab.
Click on
File
Manager
Click on Open File Manager
Click on Upload Files.
You now must hit
Browse to locate the
files you want to
upload to your site.
All files that you
wish to include on
your website must
be contained in the
same folder on your
“C” drive. If you
upload a file that is
not in the folder, it
will not be visible on
the web site.
After you have
selected the file(s)
you want to upload,
simply click Upload
Files.
This screen will tell you if each file you uploaded
was uploaded successfully or unsuccessfully.
This is an example of GeoCities FREE with its advertising on the right. Every
time someone opens the web site, an advertisement like this appears. All you
need to do is to click on the double arrow to the left of YAHOO! and the ad will
close.
Here is what your web site looks like once
you have clicked the advertising box to close it.
How to Apply for Space on the ΔΚΓ Web Server
This information is found on the Delta Kappa Gamma web site at
www.deltakappagamma.org/International/epolicy/getwebspace.htm
Wouldn't it be cool to have the www.deltakappagamma.org address for
your state organization or chapter Web site? Let the world know without a
doubt what a terrific organization you are part of! Link together with
chapters, state organizations and international to communicate,
collaborate and commit for an optimal future!
For only US $36 per year (plus a one-time setup fee of $15), your chapter or
state organization can create a 1 MB Web site on the Delta Kappa Gamma
server. That doesn't sound like a lot of space, but 1 MB will give you room
for up to 25 text pages or 10 pages with graphics. What can you do with
that? [See next slide.]
A home page, of course
A calendar of upcoming events and meetings
A history of your chapter or state organization
Online newsletter
Program and project ideas
Press releases and photos announcing events, projects and programs
Member feedback
A guestbook
An email directory of officers or members
Much, much more!!
If 1 MB is not enough for your site, you can obtain additional megabytes of
space for $24 each per year.
Focus the creativity of your members on putting together the perfect site for
your chapter or state organization!
Your site will be named according to your state organization and/or chapter:
State: www.deltakappagamma.org/PA/
Chapter: www.deltakappagamma.org/PA-alphaomicron/
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Policy for
Use of Electronic Communications
This information is found on the Delta Kappa Gamma web site at
www.deltakappagamma.org/International/epolicy.
Introduction
The purpose of this policy is to provide assistance and guidance in the
design, implementation, and management of electronic communications
affecting The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International and its
constituents. Electronic communications are defined by the Society as
Internet and the World Wide Web, electronic mail, facsimile, databases, CDROM, audio and visual recordings, photographs and digitized information.
Goal of Electronic Communications
All forms of electronic communications will be consistent with the Society's
Purposes and Mission Statement.
Objectives of Electronic Communications
The objectives are:

To provide information about the Society and its events to all members
of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International

To encourage an exchange of ideas and information

To promote service efforts

To enhance visibility of the Society as a presence in the international
educational community
Society Websites
Information published must meet certain standards and represent the
Society in an appropriate and coherent manner:

All Web sites will contain the Society Purposes and Mission Statement.
Any descriptions contained in the Society Information Brochure are
appropriate for use.

Information will be accurate, current and useful.

Each page will be dated as to its latest revision.

Society Web sites may not be used for political or religious purposes.

State and chapter Web sites will include no direct advertising or
fundraising promotions. A one-sentence acknowledgment of donation
of an electronic site may be included.
Privacy / Copyright Issues
Members of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International are expected to act
responsibly and to follow the guidelines, policies and procedures of the
Society in utilizing information technology and electronic networks accessed
by such technology. To protect the privacy rights of the Society and its
members, the following considerations must be observed:

The Web site will not contain content that is libelous to others.

Specific written consent should be obtained and kept on file before any of
the following items are posted on an electronic site:
 Addresses (mailing or electronic) and telephone/fax numbers of any
individual Society members
 News and/or pictures of an individual or group
 Copyrighted materials--e.g., artwork, music or text
 Approval must be obtained from International Headquarters to post
any official Society correspondence.
Eligibility for Web Site Link to International
In order to be eligible for a Web site link to International, state
organization and chapter Web sites must adhere to the standards
adopted by the Society. State organization and chapter sites in
compliance may apply to International Headquarters be an official link
to the International Web site.
Good luck getting your chapter online. Please contact me if there is any
way I can help.
Carol Vaughn
Address:
6414 Saye Cut Road
Columbia, SC 29209
Home phone: 803-783-6279
Cell phone:
803-238-4820
E-mail:
[email protected]
You may be able to create web pages in Microsoft Word or Word Perfect. You
would have to go to your program’s HELP file to see how to do this. Just enter
the word web and you should get pertinent pages of information of how to
create documents that you can save as web pages (HTML files).
Just to see how this would work, I created an HTML document in Microsoft
Word 97. What I did was to:


Open my Word program.
Go to File and click on New. (Below is the box I got.)
 Click on the Web Pages tab. (On next slide is the box I got.)

Click on Web Page Wizard. That took me to the Word Program where I
could create an HTML document. See next slide…

Once on this page, I could select the information in the document and
replace it with my information. I could change the font, the font size, the
background, and anything else that you can do in Word. The next slide
shows what the page I created in Word as an HTML file looks like after
uploading it to the web site.
Unless you want to have a one page website, you will need to have links so
people can navigate through your site. Highlight what you want to link (Alpha
Eta State is highlighted below.) Once you have it highlighted, go to the link icon
in your toolbar. You will get a dialog box like the one on the next slide.
You must type in the URL or
the file to which you want to
link. In this case, it is
www.geocities.com/scalpheta.
When selecting The Delta Kappa
Gamma Society International,
you would link to its URL
www.deltakappagamma.org.
You can link to things such as pictures and pdf documents like The Digest
or your chapter newsletter. You can link to outside organizations as long as
you follow the Delta Kappa Gamma Society’s guidelines.
You can’t do as much with your web pages created in Word or Word
Perfect as you can with web pages you create in a program such as
Microsoft FrontPage. However, you probably don’t need to do a whole lot
with your chapter web site. In that case, you would probably do well using
a word processing program that supports web formatting.
I have included web pages I have created for my chapter (Alpha) web site
on the CD. If you have Microsoft FrontPage, you can open the html pages
and edit them for your chapter’s web page.
Please call me if you would like for me to help you as you create a web site
for your chapter. My contact information is on slide # 19.