RockNet Introduction - Rockville Community Network

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Introduction to RockNet
Jonathan Walker
Roald Schrack
Bob Ekman
April 8, 2006
Agenda
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RockNet
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Services
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Mission
City Relationship
Web Links
Web Hosting
Email Lists
Web Camera
Wireless Internet Access
Consultation
Web Pages
Wireless Internet Access
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RockNet
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Rockville Community Network
Non-Profit Corporation (501(c)(3))
 Founded
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in 1996
All volunteer board and administration
Web site: http://www.rocknet.org
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1997
 Over 600 visitors a day
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Meetings: 3rd Thursday of month at City Hall
 Anyone
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invited to participate
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Mission
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To promote communications between citizens,
community groups, businesses, and the Rockville city
government.
We support connections to your neighbors, your
communities, and local information resources through
Internet technologies, including a web site and an
e-mail list server.
We are building a network with a community focus that
provides a presence for organizations that are underrepresented on the web.
Your RockNet.
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City Relationship
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City provides the servers, software, and
Internet connection for our online services.
We maintain the server content (web pages,
email lists, etc.).
City provides support for meetings and system
administration.
We help the City with new technology and
related initiatives.
We complement City services.
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Services
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Web Page Links
Web Page Hosting
Email List Server
Web Camera
Wireless Internet Access
Community Calendar (planned)
Consultation and Advice
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Home Page
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Second
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Web
Page
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Web Page Links
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RockNet web pages link to many other web
sites that relate to the RockNet mission.
If you would like a link to your web site, send a
note to [email protected].
Must provide service to Rockville citizens
through the Internet.
Non-profit organizations may be listed without
a link.
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Web Page Hosting
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Web space for non-profit organizations that are
associated with Rockville.
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Options:
 RockNet
 You
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administrator will post your web pages, or
can administer your pages directly.
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User Accounts – forms online
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FTP (File Transfer) upload/download
Separate directories for production and test.
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Email List Server
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A way you can communicate with others in the
Rockville on-line community.
A "list" is a group of e-mail addresses such that
by sending a note to a single e-mail account,
all members of the list get a copy of the note.
Some lists are “open” to all, some are “closed”.
General discussion list is [email protected],
you need to join first ([email protected]).
We can set up one for your group, but you
need to administer it from the web.
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Web Camera
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Webcam pointed at
downtown development
Mounted on Victoria
Condominiums
Refreshed every minute
Archived every hour
Started October 1, 2004
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Web Camera Images
October 1, 2004
February 1, 2005
October 1, 2005
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June 1, 2005
February 1, 2006
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Wireless Internet Access
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Wireless Internet access at the Regal Row in
downtown Rockville
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Setup
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Register on-line
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Unplugging Video
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Web Page Consultation
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You need a web administrator
We can help with design and structure issues
Think of it as a journalist task
Keep it simple, clean, user friendly
Consider your audience – your community
Grow your skills and your web site
Planning a web author class
Email [email protected]
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Web
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Example
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Web Page Markup Language (HTML)
<html>
<head>
<title>Your Organization's Name</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor=#fffbef>
<h1><img src="yourlogo.gif" width=200 height=200>Your Organization's Name</h1>
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<p>Introduction to your organization.
<p>The mission and purpose of your organization.
<ul>
<li><a href="calendar.html">Calendar</a>
<li><a href="members.html">Members and Officers</a>
<li><a href="minutes.html">Meeting Minutes</a>
<li><a href="newsletters.html">Newsletters</a>
</ul>
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Web Site Tools
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Browser: Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox
Editor: Nvu (free), FrontPage ($),
Dreamweaver ($$)
File Transfer: WS_FTP
Use the material on our CD and
try to build a page now!
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Web Page Tips
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Keep it simple.
Plan to revise some of your pages frequently.
Use obvious navigation techniques.
Keep material free of litigation inducing comments.
Important information should be toward the top.
Use high contrast, few fonts, color schemes.
Relate pages to Rockville Maryland.
Indicate page owner and contact information.
Use photos, limit graphics.
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