Believe...in a finished product!

I am now done with my website. The last things I added were a media page for when visitors want to follow us elsewhere. We have our blog and our facebook page that they can go take a look at. I also added community service so that people could see just how we give back to the community. I am very happy with the way the site has turned out and the coaches here are excited about taking a look into using it for the next few years. I have learned so much in this class and I am proud to show my site off to whoever wants to see it.

Colorbox!

I am proud to say that I have conquered colorbox! Not only do my photos display in a lightbox but you can also scroll through them without closing out of them. To do this I just added more image fields to the existing article content. When I added the module, I downloaded the colorbox module from www.drupal.org. I then followed the video that guided me step by step through the process. Here is the link to the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY5KH6Ym-tA

I didn't add a lot of different modules, Facebook Like, Colorbox, photo rate as a few examples but I did add a lot of new content types. I added each new tab through a new content type. I learned a lot about adding content and how to link everything together. I am very pleased with my site and have learned a lot!

Creating Content

I haven't downloaded many modules because I like just creating new content types. I wanted to create a player profile for each member of the team. To do this I followed these steps:
1. Structure-content types
2. Add new content type
3. Create the name
4. Save and manage fields
5. Add each new field that you will need. (i.e. height, position, year, stats, image, interview, hometown)
6. Make sure you add a tag if you want to create a page from each entry. Have the tag the same for every entry.
6. Once everything you need has been added, save and go to add content
7. Your new content type should be here and click and add each content! In my case I added each player.

Once you have done this and have entered all your content you can now create you page with a tab.

1. Click on one of your pages and edit it adding a path, save.
2. Go to structure, menu, main menu, add link
3. The menu link title should be what you want the tab to read. The path is the path you created two steps ago.
4. Save and your new page will appear.

I have done this for two pages on my Website. The schedule page and the our team page.

Putting It Together

This week has been a week of putting everything together. I have to say I have learned a lot more than I ever thought about putting together a professional presentation. There is a big difference in your work looking "elementary" and professional. Just simple things like all the font the same, printing on glossy paper, don't overcrowd a presentation board and most importantly keeping everything consistent. I have learned a lot about the social media world. Did you know that if Facebook was a country it would be the 4th largest in the world? The networks should no longer be "social networks" they should be "impact networks" because of the turn they have made in the past years. Organizations rely on these networks for getting information out to customers and fans.

My presentation poster is completed and I have put together two binders, one displaying my portfolio and the other is the marketing/PR plan for the Women's Basketball Program. With this information I am hoping that the program will increase its fan base. I strongly believe that social media has a major impact on college athletics and can't wait to see the results of my work.

Fixing databases and moving on

I never thought I would have learned as much as I did last week with GoDaddy and Drupal. Unfortunately, my database was corrupt and I had to almost start all over. But good things did come out of it. I learned a lot about how to problem solve and how to pick apart GoDaddy. What we did was go back in the history of my site and retrieve my information from when I first launched my site. This cleared out anything I had downloaded that might have been bad or put in the wrong spot. The good thing about this is we found a date when I just had some modules so I didn't loose everything I had downloaded. While we did this, we also just created a new database and reversed my domain name. Doing this just reset everything and I was able to start over without having to relaunch a new site.

Needless to say, I didn't choose Maranelli which was they complicated theme I was using before, I switched to Danland. Now I feel like I have gotten a lot more done and have been working on it daily to get to where I was and further. Which I am proud to say I have completed more than expected. Although I still have a lot of work to do, I feel better about my site and my knowledge of Drupal.

Here is a new screen shot of my website.

Add a Video to your site!

I just added a YouTube video to my site and it was very easy. Here are the instructions on how I did it!

Log into your Drupal site.
Go to Structure- content types.
Click on Add content type at the top.
Name it Video then scroll down and click on display settings and uncheck the author and date (Not needed)
Then save content type.
Once it has saved, go to add content. This should now have a video option. Click on video.
Title should be the title of your video.

Go to youtube where your video is and get the embed code.

Copy and paste that code into the box that says video (not body).
Right below that is a drop box for text format. Change that to Full HTML.
Save.

You should now have a video on your site!

Here is a link to a video on how to do it also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-SN34JcyrY

Halftime Ideas

Here is what I have for ideas for halftime entertainment. I have put this into a word document and it will be put into the binder that I am turning in with the rest of the plan.

Half Time Entertainment

Specialty Games:

1. Take a Kid to the Game

a. Shoe Scramble: Find 10-20 Kids who are wearing sneakers or have shoes that tie. (They also must know how to tie their shoes) Take their shoes off and put them in the paint on one side of the court. Make sure they are spread out and mixed up. Line the kids up on the opposite baseline. When you say go, the kids will run down find their shoes, put them on, tie them, then run back. The first one to do so will be the winner.

2. Faculty Night

a. Free Throw Challenge: Have all of the faculty in attendance come down to the court and line up behind the free throw line. Have them each shoot a foul shot and those who make it go to the other end of the court. Those who miss are out and return to their seat. Once everyone who has shot and made it are at the other end of the court, they shoot again. The process continues until there is one person left. If the final two both make it they continue until only one misses and one makes it.

3. Pink Zone

a. Half Court Shoot-out: For $1, fans can come take a half-court shot for a cure in which all the proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen foundation. Fans can take one half-court shot for a dollar. If they make it, they will win a pink zone shirt.

4. Alumni Game

a. Honor the alumni by introducing them. ( Name and years they played.)

b. Oldies Knock Out: Have the alumni play traditional knock out.

5. Senior Night:

a. Fans can come down and sign a poster for the seniors. Write a note to them to show their appreciation.

b. Hot Spot: Find two seniors in the crowd to play. There will be 5 spots on the floor; the two blocks, two elbows and the top of the key 3 pt line. Each contestant will have 30 seconds to get the most points. The blocks are worth one point, the elbows are three points and the three point shot is worth five. After the 30 seconds is up the other contestant will have a turn. Whoever has the most points at the end wins. (They do not have to shoot at every spot)

6. Greek Night:

a. Who’s Got Spirit? Each sorority and frat will put together a routine for halftime that they will perform. Each will be 30 seconds. By audience applause the winner will be determined.

All Other Games:

1. Beat the Clock: One contestant. The shooter tries to make four baskets in 30 seconds. The four baskets must be a free throw, a lay up, a three-point shot and a half-court shot.

2. Twist Contest: Find kids that are willing to show how they twist. Play the song Twist and Shout and let those kids dance.

3. 25 Questions: Test a fans knowledge of the team. Ask the contestant 25 questions about the team and see if they are a true fan

4. Relay Race: 4 fans. They must complete the 10 bounces of a basketball, 10 jumping jacks, 10 dizzy bat spins, them must go make a shot from a spot on the floor.

5. Hula Hoop Contest: See who can last the longest.

6. Half court shot: unlimited contestants, one dollar per shot.

7. Name that tune: Have one older fan name five different tunes by name that will be played for them.