Leveraging Manila for Learning The Swiss Army Knife of Web Development for Faculty, Staff &...

Leveraging Manila Leveraging Manila for Learningfor Learning

The Swiss Army Knife of Web The Swiss Army Knife of Web Development for Faculty, Staff Development for Faculty, Staff

& Students& Students

PresentersPresenters

Sean Baker, Web Manager, Sean Baker, Web Manager, Computing ServicesComputing Services– [email protected]@monroecc.edu

Carol Burritt, Web Specialist, Carol Burritt, Web Specialist, Computing ServicesComputing Services– [email protected]@monroecc.edu

Monroe Community College, Rochester Monroe Community College, Rochester NYNY

The MCC Web CrewThe MCC Web Crew

Web Manager - SeanWeb Manager - Sean– team leadership, development, programming, design, team leadership, development, programming, design,

Web infrastructure, R&D, reporting, planning, not Web infrastructure, R&D, reporting, planning, not shruggingshrugging

Web Specialist - CarolWeb Specialist - Carol– design, development, programming,design, development, programming,

faculty/staff training for Manilafaculty/staff training for Manila Web Specialist - BobWeb Specialist - Bob

– design, development, programming,design, development, programming,primary Lotus Notes developerprimary Lotus Notes developer

Web Specialist (pt) – DawnWeb Specialist (pt) – Dawn– design, development, programming,design, development, programming,

primary liaison to academic departmentsprimary liaison to academic departments

The MCC Web ToolkitThe MCC Web Toolkit

ServersServers– Apache, IIS, Domino, Frontier, MySQL, Oracle, Apache, IIS, Domino, Frontier, MySQL, Oracle,

SQLSQL DevelopmentDevelopment

– HTML, DHTML, PHP, ASP, Perl, Java, XML, HTML, DHTML, PHP, ASP, Perl, Java, XML, JavaScript, Lotus Notes, CSS….JavaScript, Lotus Notes, CSS….

ApplicationsApplications– HTML/Text Editors, DreamWeaver, Lotus Notes HTML/Text Editors, DreamWeaver, Lotus Notes

& Notes Designer, Contribute, FrontPage, & Notes Designer, Contribute, FrontPage, Flash, Photoshop, Manila, ContributeFlash, Photoshop, Manila, Contribute

Types of ContentTypes of Content

general informationgeneral information news news Web Services for students and Web Services for students and

employeesemployees sitelets for individual academic, student sitelets for individual academic, student

service and administrative areasservice and administrative areas sitelets for college community groups sitelets for college community groups

and special projectsand special projects individual faculty sitesindividual faculty sites

Manila is…Manila is…

A browser-based tool that allows A browser-based tool that allows authorized users to manage their authorized users to manage their website, publish information, edit website, publish information, edit content, post images and more with content, post images and more with any browser from any location. any browser from any location.

A tool that allows for access and A tool that allows for access and functionality limitation through built functionality limitation through built in membership and editorial roles in membership and editorial roles features.features.

Manila is…Manila is…

A tool with built in collaboration A tool with built in collaboration capabilities through online discussion, capabilities through online discussion, direct email and RSS feeds. direct email and RSS feeds.

A tool that provides one touch content A tool that provides one touch content editing control through the “Edit This editing control through the “Edit This Page” button.Page” button.

A tool that automatically archives Web A tool that automatically archives Web site content and makes it accessible site content and makes it accessible through links on generated calendars.through links on generated calendars.

Manila is not….Manila is not….

a course management systema course management system a content management system on a content management system on

the scale that an institution the size the scale that an institution the size of MCC requiresof MCC requires

the MCC Intranetthe MCC Intranet our primary Web development toolour primary Web development tool

Where does Manila fit in?Where does Manila fit in?

Manila has become the web Manila has become the web development tool for:development tool for:– Individual faculty web sitesIndividual faculty web sites– Organizational sites for faculty, staff and Organizational sites for faculty, staff and

student groupsstudent groups Faculty SenateFaculty Senate Student GovernmentStudent Government Faculty AssociationFaculty Association student clubsstudent clubs

Where does Manila fit in?Where does Manila fit in?

Manila has become the web Manila has become the web development tool for:development tool for:– Sites that meet the needs of special Sites that meet the needs of special

projects for: projects for: Group communication and collaborationGroup communication and collaboration Information disseminationInformation dissemination Document archivingDocument archiving Event promotionEvent promotion

Benefits of Manila for UsersBenefits of Manila for Users

Maintaining a Manila site does not Maintaining a Manila site does not require knowledge of html coding, or require knowledge of html coding, or web design tools such as web design tools such as DreamWeaver or FrontPageDreamWeaver or FrontPage


Graphic elements such as digital Graphic elements such as digital photographs and properly formatted photographs and properly formatted artwork can be saved within the site artwork can be saved within the site structure, and added to web pages.structure, and added to web pages.


Many digital file types can be loaded Many digital file types can be loaded into a Manila site space, to be into a Manila site space, to be accessed by web site visitors. In accessed by web site visitors. In Manila, these elements are called Manila, these elements are called Gems. Gems. – .pdf, Flash, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, .pdf, Flash, Excel, Word, PowerPoint,

audio, video, zip, and moreaudio, video, zip, and more


Capability for Capability for threaded threaded discussion is discussion is built into built into every Manila every Manila sitesite


Participation Participation in the in the discussion is discussion is limited to site limited to site membersmembers

Email Email notification notification can be sent can be sent to discussion to discussion participants participants whenever whenever new content new content is postedis posted


Through the built in feature of Through the built in feature of membership and editorial roles, membership and editorial roles, functionality and access can be easily functionality and access can be easily controlled at many levels of a Manila controlled at many levels of a Manila site.site.

Roles:Roles: managing editormanaging editor content editorcontent editor contributing editorcontributing editor membermember visitorvisitor


Access can be Access can be controlled by controlled by role, group role, group inclusion or inclusion or time, right down time, right down to a page levelto a page level


ability to change the look of the site ability to change the look of the site by applying a different themeby applying a different theme

Byan Bell, Weblogger.com


Once a Manila site is set up, the user Once a Manila site is set up, the user can focus on the content, not the can focus on the content, not the design.design.

content that is available in other content that is available in other formats, such as Word documents can formats, such as Word documents can be incorporated into a Manila site in a be incorporated into a Manila site in a number of waysnumber of ways

resources can be made available to resources can be made available to anyone with internet access, on a anyone with internet access, on a 24/7 basis 24/7 basis


Communication toolsCommunication tools

Benefits for the Web TeamBenefits for the Web Team

allows us to promote the use of Web allows us to promote the use of Web sites by many individuals and groups, sites by many individuals and groups, for a variety of purposesfor a variety of purposes

many users become comfortable with many users become comfortable with the tool with a minimum of instructionthe tool with a minimum of instruction

the Frontier server license includes the Frontier server license includes frequent automatic upgrades, that frequent automatic upgrades, that provide useful enhancements and provide useful enhancements and improvements to the toolimprovements to the tool


Key administrative Key administrative functions such as functions such as site creation and site creation and upkeep usage logs, upkeep usage logs, server maintenance server maintenance and upgrades are and upgrades are web based.web based.


both Frontier and Manila are fairly both Frontier and Manila are fairly well documented, making well documented, making management and user training management and user training easiereasier

uses technologies that will most uses technologies that will most likely be around for the foreseeable likely be around for the foreseeable future, such as XML, RSS, CSSfuture, such as XML, RSS, CSS

licensing cost is very attractivelicensing cost is very attractive

Benefits of ManilaBenefits of Manila

ScalabilityScalability""The coolest thing about Manila is that it's as simple or as deep as you want it to be. Few other Web products scale well in both directions -- you either wind up with easy-to-use homepage-building tools that can't handle dynamic sites, or you have complicated, expensive content-management platforms that aren't helpful for beginners or small sites. Manila lets anyone set up an interactive Weblog quickly and easily, without any client-side software, but that site can grow into a sophisticated, high-traffic site on the same platform.” Kevin Werbach,

Managing Editor of Release 1.0

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