/*page file */ Web Developer's Group | 12-8-2011

12-8-2011

WebDev’lMeeting Minutes –12-8-2011

UMC425 – 11:45 – 1:00

Members Present

Meredith Callahan (Libraries), Kevin Crafts (UComm),John Dziadecki(Libraries), Miles France (OIT), Rex Headd (Law School), Kiki Holl (CIRES), Merlyn Holmes (Grad School), Erica Klein (Norlin),Howard Kramer(DS),Vanessa Luna(CAPS), David Sprouse (Systems), Will Kubie (UComm), Rick Lossoff (Libraries),Brenda Niave(ASSETT), Matt Tucker (University Comm),Debra Warren(ContEd), Jane Zheng (ContEd)

* indicates “to-do” item

  1. Minute taker  – Howard

Drupal Training

  1. ??? provided an overview of Drupal features and showed Ucomm websites designed with Drupal
  2. MattTuckerprovided a technical overview of Drupal. Some key points include:
    1. Drupal began 2001
    2. Can download key Drupal files (Drupal Core) from http://drupal.org/project/drupal
    3. Need a server with Apache, mysequal, php. (Can also pay $350/mo to OIT or $50/month to UComm for space on their server).
    4. Can get started with Drupal development by signing up on UComm site: https://brand.colorado.edu/asset_download/login
    5. Drupal Templates can be viewed at: http://drupaltemplates.colorado.edu/
    6. Admin tool bar – central control for development
    7. 1000s of open source modules – problem can be picking correct module from all those available
  1. Queries to database key function of Drupal
  2. Drupal 7 did a lot of work on accessibility

i.      Can find Drupal accessibility group at: groups.drupal.org – monthly meetings

Networking

  1. *Howard – will put together email list for group
  2. Treehouse is preferred meeting location (as opposed toUMC)
  3. Next Training/Demo Topic: Camtasia (presented byHoward)

For Next Meeting – January 12 at Treehouse