finalsite Web Tech EventJanuary 26, 2011

Hosted by Sacred Heart Schools

Sacred Heart/finalsite Connection

Sacred Heart launches new design using finalsite in September 2009

www.shschicago.orgBefore After

Why we chose finalsiteOld Website vs. New

Website

Old Website• Redundant information

listed in an unorganized way

• Goals message not prominent

• Too many typefaces• Lack of consistent updating• Links missing• Lack of site search

Why we chose finalsiteNew Website• Daily updates on home page• Flash photos on home page

reflecting five goals• Easy to navigate• Site search option• Protected log in area for

parents• Alumni Portal for alums to

post comments• Faculty/Staff Directory• Online forms• Athletics Manager

What Sets Our Website Apart

• Social networking icons on home pageand at the bottom of every page on our website

• Parent/Alumni Networking sites pages• Media Gallery/News/YouTube page

using portal pages• Online forms and quizzes• Thermometer graph on Giving pages• Issuu to show our publications as flip through books online• Admissions Blog• Google Analytics

Social NetworkingFacebookTwo Facebook pages:• Sacred Heart Schools Facebook page

~ 342 followers(visit at facebook.com/sacredheartschools)

• Sheridan Road Alumni Association page

~ 313 followers(visit at facebook.com/sacredheartalumni)

Twitter (follow @sacredheartchgo)

• Use Hootsuite (hootsuite.com) to schedule multiple posts

• Connect with other SHS Network schools to share content and ideas

• Links to slideshows and videos to increase viewing

Social Networking (continued)YouTube Channel(youtube.com/SacredHeartChicago)

• Christmas Video received more than 1,000 hits (300 more views than our Thanksgiving video)

• 14 channel subscribers• Separate playlists for specific videos• Easy to embed videos on our website

Video embedded on our website

YouTube Channel

page

Networking SitesTwitter and Facebook badgesautomatically update with

feeds

Facebook(http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like-box)

• Or search social plugins on Facebook and click Live Stream

Twitter(http://twitter.com/about/resources/

widget/widget_profile)

• Or go to Resources at the bottom of Twitter, Widgets, My Website, Profile Widget

(link: Networking Sites)

Media Gallery/News/YouTube page• Portal page for updated

slideshows, news posts and recent YouTube video

• Easy to update and replace old slideshows

• News posts feed in automatically• YouTube Channel features most

recent video

(link: Media Gallery and News)

Online Forms & QuizzesCurrently, we have 13 active forms on thewebsite.

Donate Online Form (link: Donate Online)

• Donate Online button on home page and Giving pages links to form

• Connects with DiamondMind to process payments

• Directly deposits payments into our account

Alumni Quizzes• Mother Hardey Quiz (link: Mother Hardey)

featured with every Young Alumni eNewsletter

• Displays results after submission is completed

Thermometer and Flipbooks • Filling thermometer (right) easy to update Annual

Fund giving level (link: Annual Fund Thermometer)

• Issuu flipbook (below) allows our publications to be interactive with our community (link: Heartbeat publication)

Admissions Blog• An area to share information about

the Admissions process with prospective and current families

• Links back to other Admissions pages on the website

• Allows users to sign up for alerts, RSS feeds and comment on posts

(link: Admissions Blog)

Google AnalyticsMost popular times of day1. 11 am2. 10 am3. 2 pm 4. noon

Most popular pages5. Home6. School Calendar7. Faculty/Staff Directory8. Parent Login9. Athletics – Teams and Schedules

IL Map Overlay1. Chicago2. Glendale Heights3. Lincolnwood4. Evanston5. Villa Park

Popular Search Terms6. calendar7. uniform8. smugmug9. lunch menu10. bus

Visits• Dashboard tells us what days receive high traffic and low traffic • Using analytics, we are able to tell what contributed to these highs and lows

Questions and Answers

Please ask any questions at this time.