Catholic School Web Design - Latest Comments

Re: Welcome to Catholic School Web Design!

Bournemouth — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:17:02 -0000

Love the web design, it looks great and works well too. GJ!

Re: An Interview with Notre Dame’s Chas Grundy

Sydney web designer — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:47:10 -0000

This web site is really a walk-through for all of the info you wanted about this and didn’t know who to ask. Glimpse here, and you’ll definitely discover it.

Re: Welcome to Catholic School Web Design!

Johny Anderson — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:09:39 -0000

That is quite interesting article and provides the great knowledge about web designing. Actually i need such type of information and find it from here.

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Re: Catholic School Web Design at NCEA 2011

Johny Anderson — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:29:54 -0000

I did not know about that. That is really very informative and gives the best knowledge. Thanks for sharing such a great information with us.

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Re: Creating a Great Donate Page

NunyaBiznaz — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:26:20 -0000

Thanks Nice Advice.

Re: A Venn Diagram

Ricky — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:54:44 -0000

Love this. Thanks for sharing!

Re: An Interview with Notre Dame’s Chas Grundy

Ricky — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:13:50 -0000

Thanks Chas and Thanks CSWD!

Re: An Interview with Notre Dame’s Chas Grundy

Andy Burd — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:00:50 -0000

Thank you for the education and insights, plus adding one more proof that my favorite place on earth, ND, is a class act.

Re: Personal Stories Over Kids with Test Tubes

Adam Fairholm — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:59:59 -0000

Ricky,

Looking back I think I was a little unclear in the article - we're saying that a personal story to go along with an image is much more effective than just an image with no context. So, instead of students in a science lab, you can read about something notable students have done in the science lab or another similarly appropriate color story.

Adam

Re: Personal Stories Over Kids with Test Tubes

Ricky — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:22:19 -0000

I am interested in seeing some examples that could be created by Catholic school web designers. Maybe you could post some side by sides to really showcase the power of putting some time and effort into school website images. Standard image vs spruced up image.

Re: Catholic School Web Design at NCEA 2011

Adam Fairholm — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:10:48 -0000

Thanks Carol! You're right about the problem with schools closing. Catholic schools need to do a better job of communicating their benefits to potential students.

I hope to see you and also attend your presentation at NCEA!

Re: Catholic School Web Design at NCEA 2011

Carol — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:24:19 -0000

Excellent! This is a much needed and appreciated presentation. I have been trying to impart the importance of high quality websites to administrators for years. The need is exceptional with the current trend in the East in particular of schools closing. Good luck, I will try to attend, I am presenting as well.

Re: Website Faux Pas

Danny Price — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:46:27 -0000

Great! I've been hunting for this all day. I wish there was more info about this. Greatly appreciated

Re: Tips on Using Facebook for Catholic Schools

Adam — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:05:13 -0000

Thanks Lesley! We would definitely like to hear how your Alumni Network development is going as you continue to work through it. We will keep the tips coming!

Re: Tips on Using Facebook for Catholic Schools

Lesley Kirzeder — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:45:52 -0000

Great tips! We are just developing an Alumni Network at St. Joe (South Bend, IN), so I will definitely present what you wrote in your blog to the alumni committee. Keep pumping out tips- it's super helpful to those of us working for Catholic schools!

Re: IT vs. Web Design: An Issue for Catholic Schools

Adam — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:52:51 -0000

Ricky,

That is true - and unfortunate since I think a lot of development and advancement takes place in the online realm now. I know from my experience as a designer/developer that you simply can't put the kind of pressure that the needs of a Catholic school can generate on one person and get a product that meets the diverse needs of all the internal departments.

One important tip to go along with the solution you propose is to hire web designers and developers that have something ready to deploy in some form so you don't waste money on unnecessary development. Whether that is a content management system of choice, or some type of package, it just needs to be something so that they aren't starting from scratch. We've seen web development projects sink months and thousands of dollars in the hole trying to reinvent the wheel.

Adam

Re: IT vs. Web Design: An Issue for Catholic Schools

Ricky Austin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:39:10 -0000

Thanks for the posting. I think you have hit the nail on the head regarding the issue of over-expectation on computer teachers or IT personnel in a Catholic school. If a faculty or staff member is even moderately technologically inclined, it won't matter how much responsibility or training he/she may have, the expectation for 100% fulfillment of all needs will eventually come raining down.

Sadly, in most Catholic schools, no other solution exists besides one or two people shouldering the entire load. The money is simply not available. I would propose for consideration the possibility of consolidating needs between nearby Catholic schools. Hire an IT person who serves multiple schools, let the teachers teach and work on a package deal for a web designer that could provide the services the schools need without the hefty price tag or lofty internal expectations.

Re: Tips on Using Facebook for Catholic Schools

Adam — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:39:17 -0000

Thanks Ricky! That's a great idea. I think we may do a series of screen casts soon - a sort of basic "how to" for a few of the things we're talking about, as well as post some more technical information.

Re: Tips on Using Facebook for Catholic Schools

Ricky Austin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:06:35 -0000

Great post. I think it can be very useful for Catholic school administrators and staff. One tip that may be appreciated at the school level - adding a link to or posting an updated step by step "how to create a facebook page."

Your average Catholic school principal, director of development or other staff isn't at the tech-level they need to be to do this seemingly easy task. Most see the need and want to address it, but won't unless they can see for themselves how easy it is.

Thanks for this site/blog!

Re: Great Tips for Creating a Horrible School Website

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:17:27 -0000

Scary but true is right! Very funny list and very spot on.

Re: Great Tips for Creating a Horrible School Website

Monique — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:17:37 -0000

Hey, thanks for spreading the word. I think of this post as community service announcement. Anybody who's worked on a nonprofit website knows I didn't make these things up. They're real examples. Scary but true!