Introduction to SERC Content Management System (CMS)

1. Introduction to SERC Content Management System (CMS) Version: Apr 13, 2015

2. What Are You Building? • The end product is a set of web pages: a separate set for each module. • Web pages for faculty wanting to use the module that explain • What to do • Why to do it • How to do it effectively • Web pages for students that support the module • Reading • Data sets • Anything else needed to support the activities of the module • All freely available.

3. How Do You Build It? • You will build it using the SERC Content Management System (CMS) which is web-based • There is documentation and support from the GETSI facilitator (Beth) and webteam liaison (Kristin). Ask them “what’s the best way to do…?” • There are a set of templates and documentation that will guide you to a product that is in the correct structure to pass the rubric. • http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/info_team_members/currdev/materials_structure.html#module

4. How Do You Start? • There are mostly empty spaces set up for each team. http://serc.carleton.edu/75719 • These spaces: • are private • Are where you should drafts things and record work in progress • Find your checkpoint 1 workpage, click the red Edit link, click the text, click Save. • SERC’s CMS Help and Instructions pageshttp://serc.carleton.edu/serc/cms/index.html