2008 INFORMATION 2008 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SEMINARTECHNOLOGY SEMINAR

ADVANCEDADVANCEDLion Terry Landers

MD-2 State IT Chairperson

IntroductionsIntroductions:

• Lion Terry Landers, from District 2-S2Lion Terry Landers, from District 2-S2MD-2 Information Technology Chair 2007 – 2008MD-2 Information Technology Chair 2007 – 2008

• PDG Frank Pickens from District 2-X1.PDG Frank Pickens from District 2-X1.

• PDG Ronald Landers from District 2-S2PDG Ronald Landers from District 2-S2

Topics of DiscussionTopics of Discussion

CLUB WEBSITE DESIGN: Design and hosting information

CLUB WEBSITE FEATURES:•Discussion Boards•Chat rooms•Calendars•Search engines•Photo Galleries•Shopping Cart•Blogs•Other

Website Design

Creating Your Lions Club WebPages

Free Club Websites:LionNet is proud to be able to provide a FREE and EASY

webpage to Lions Clubs throughout the world.

Most free hosting services have banners and pop-ups

Put the site on a member's web space:Can be a problem if the club changes webmasters in the

future.

Paid Websites:

• Finding a low cost Hosting service.

• Space on web, services, storage for files

• Registration of your webpage name

Last year the State webpage moved to a low cost Last year the State webpage moved to a low cost Hosting service for it’s webpage. SimpleHost offers Hosting service for it’s webpage. SimpleHost offers

Domain registration and web hosting plans. The Domain registration and web hosting plans. The Powerful simple plan includes domain registration Powerful simple plan includes domain registration

and service for a low cost of $90 a year.and service for a low cost of $90 a year.

Website DesignWebsite Design

WARNING

When creating or thinking about your website.

Not everyone has the newest, fastest, high speed system.

Graphics and Flashy is great, yet they slow down opening

up

Designing

• Microsoft FrontPage• Dreamweaver• Other WYSIWYG programs

(what you see is what you get)• Html coding• Hosting design services• Search the net

• Templates and themes

• User friendly

• Remember low-vision people

• Remember Slower connections

• Who do you want to use the Webpage

Additional Features

• Discussion Boards

• Chat rooms

• Video

• Audio

• Blogs

• Shopping Cart

Discussion Boards

Allow members to post topics for discussion and gather information from each other

Can be made secure or private so only those who you wish to read and post can have access.

Some hosts give this as a add-on feature.

http://www.lions2s2.org/yabb/YaBB.pl

CHAT ROOMS

Allows members to chat and have discussions. Live action chat. Can have audio and video.

Can be made secure or private so only those who you wish to read and post can have access.

Some hosts give this as a add-on feature.

http://lions2s2.org/Lionschat/phpMyChat.php3

Video

• Allows Videos to be saved and viewed from webpage.

• Might be difficult with slow speed systems to view.• Lets audience see functions, speeches, or

important events that where recorded.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lnn/lq.php

Audio

• Allows Audio to be saved and played from webpage.• Might be difficult with slow speed systems.• Lets audience PSA’s, speeches, or important events

that where recorded.

• Visit your Lions Websites:

www.lionsclubs.org

www.texaslions.org

• Create your own District or Club Page

• Sign the Attendance form.

• The 21st century is here and the technology of this century is the computer and the internet.

• The Internet is the Information and Communication tool of today.

• Please use and Promote the MD-2 Texas Lions Website!

• Any Further Questions?

Again lets all give a thank you to our presenters:

PDG Frank Pickens

PDG Ronald Landers

Lions Terry Landers

THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR ATTENDINGATTENDING