danfoxh 10 Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 Our pack has decided to go to the world wide web! The site is not done by any means, in fact we just started work on it. We have big plans for the site. In the kids area there will be games, educational tools, cub scouting tools, a "kid friendly" internet search engine, rank requirement help and support, a live chat, a message board (and im considering letting the kids sign up for web based email. In the end it will be a high end database driven website. Yes we are designing it for our pack, however it is geared towards all cub scouts. Anyone will be able to sign up and enjoy the site. That being said, I would appreciate any input you folks have. What would you like to see what would encourage your boys to learn about the internet in a safe environment etc... the site can be found at www.pack224tucson.org Thanks everyone Dan Link to post Share on other sites
dsteele 20 Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 You're off to a great start. Sharp graphics, easy to navigate. Looks like the kind of stuff that will please parents and youth. One of the better unit websites I've seen. Unc. Link to post Share on other sites
OneHour 11 Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Beautifully done! But make sure that there is an user-friendly way to update it. That way there will more than one person updates it. Also, great graphics, but are your users in the Pack have broadband or dial up? One of the pitfall that our Pack experienced before on website is that the simpler and the more up-to-date the website is, the more people will visit and make good use out of it. We created a website for our pack 3 years ago. This is before the proliferation of cable modem and DSL. Not knowing any better, I put on alot of great graphics. About 70% of our Pack had dial up modem (running around 56k) and so visiting to the website was a slow and painful experience for them. Soon only a handful of broadband users (mostly from company T1) visited the site. The website died a quiet death. I created a second one, but by then, the folks in the Pack didn't want anything to do with the Internet and cubscouting. So that went the wayside as well! About 6 months ago, I created a website for the Troop and followed through with what I saw as the problems with the Pack's websites (simplicity, regular updates, plenty of resources, etc.). To date, the site gets about 10-11 visits a day and averages about 80-90 a week. We don't send out permission slip via email any more. They simply go to the website to download it. So it goes to prove that Internet and Scouting can benefit one another ... so far. One other tip, use pdf format to distribute your documents. As for updating, keep it interesting by update something new at least every week (if not more) and publicize the time that you are going to update it. People tend to give up after seeing the same thing over and over again. I used to say, "Cub Scout and the Internet has some way to go before they can benefit one another." I think that the environment has changed or at least changing! Your website is awesome! I'm envious. Very well thought out and great use of php! Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites
danfoxh 10 Posted May 9, 2004 Author Share Posted May 9, 2004 Wow! what great feedback. I have made this a "dialup senstive" site. Though there are quite alot of graphics (actually less than you may think) they are all optimized for speedy page loading. Thank you for the suggestions. I will definatly impliment them. The PDF idea, i gotta say, i hadnt even considered permission slips on the internet... Dan Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Old Guy 11 Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 I am compelled to point out that it is unlikely that Mike Salado has been your PackMaster for three years. It is more likely that Mr. Salado has been your Cubmaster for the past three years. Link to post Share on other sites
danfoxh 10 Posted May 10, 2004 Author Share Posted May 10, 2004 I am compelled to agree, and furthermore compelled not to work on the site at 3am! Link to post Share on other sites
LPC_Thumper 10 Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Oh wow this site is GREAT!!! Congrats on the work. I hope someday my troop can do such a nice site. Thanks for giving us such a great target to shoot for! Link to post Share on other sites
zippie2223 10 Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Great site can't wait till it's all up and running . Keep us posted. Link to post Share on other sites
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