TECH Developers

Present (via Google+ hangout): Luke, Kelsey, Samir, Malika, Jessica, Emily, Daisy, Aatash

Overview:

1. Luke made a priority list for current projects.  Check it out here (you can also access the older bug list Aatash made):

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjMoCFGSLagtdG5DVDB...

Days remaining column changes colors as deadlines approach... pretty snazzy.

Present (via Google+ hangout): Dan, Luke, Ian, Kelsey, Samir, Malika, Jessica, Emily

Overview:

1. Dan expressed reluctance to give moderators responsibility before TECH is current. The resources he has accumulated over the last 3 years need to be added to TECH. Recent CS10 all-stars could possibly help with this project, although Luke noted that the process is tedious.

2. Information that has been recently added to the old plone site needs to be added to our site.

This is a quick tutorial for moderators, covering the basic functions you will need to edit. Please read this if you are busy and don't have time to figure everything out.

Projects and people working on them (starred projects are important ones that have been promised).

 *TECH

Daisy, William, Samir

*Badges

Kelsey, Luke

PBJA

        Malika, Samir

Comp. Thinking

        Samir

Teaching

*starfish 

(Luke), Mark

 * James demo: tags, table in topic page that searches by tag, sidebar that collapses.  

* ask the experts for what we need to fix. Make a list!

* get a front page ****

* still not done uploading images

* are all pages up? (even from Plone) Add the rest of the pages

* images: can upload original large images for screenshots because it auto resizes

* tag all the pages (while we upload images)

* Luke: roles

November 1st Deadline: Need everything live, working, and beautiful!

Development Cycle Model:
*now using nyc for dev /test, manually duplicate onto owaine, which is a mirror of live (how do databases sync between owaine and live?). Then bring dev (nyc) up to date.
*separate databases for owaine/live implies content must be created on live site
*version control for databases? (no)
*Dan emailed Yinlin & Elizabeth already

Setting up on NYC
*Dan submitted request for space

What needs to happen to get TECH on live:
*revive the backup on our dev (nyc)
*schema to live
*data to live

Test 1 2 3

Quick (Incomplete?) Meeting Notes

From Lucas' Presentation
offline rewards (attending SIGCSE for 3 years in a row)
marriot-- tells you how close you are to the next level
scavenger hunt for testing site navigatability
difference between lots and few badges

dan's last minute idea:
take the ranked model, with every badge you have have the arch logo next to it which starts empty and fills up more and more and more as you comment more (or something) as if you go more into the tunnel.

Very rough notes during a meeting with the developers from SMILE Pathway:

Solar repository
*interface with mySQL

still need to insert records with Drupal interface, not a third party interface

finding areas that would be required for every resource to make everything more searchable and organized

making it so it doesn't look like a database - "it looks like a real website!"

Engineering Pathways - Alice Agogino
*thinking of taking into Drupal too

3 projects could collaborate!

export our stuff to upper level NSDL so everything is searchable

Discussion:
*Where data is stored - how to export to Fedora database
*Customize badges so that w can give badges for specific actions, not juts overall points
*Need to have done by beginning of semester
*Put points next to each user's name
*How to change/build modules
*site demo:
-needs more work to look like what TECH site will be
-put up content types (forums, production pages there already - need all)
-badge customization - use point categories. edit moules
-Points categories: sign in as tech. Administer->Content Management->Taxonomy

TODO:

Conference call with Bob Siegfried

"User Points Module" (basic)
-can create categories to assign points
-admin gives points
-points can expire
-different options for points: automatic/moderated, receive message, etc

"Badge Module"
-up to 21 levels. 0 to +10, 0 to -10
-based on total point accumulation and role assigned
-need badges for actions - ex) making a blog post, using rating system, etc

"Moderate Module"
-moderating comments and get points for each action as a moderator
-points for viewing

"User Points Contributed Modules"

Present

* Dan Garcia
* William Li
* James Ide
* Danica Shei
* Daisy Zhou
* Amber Archambo
* Sara LaVigna

Overview

* Google conference! Summary of other projects demo-ed there
* Ensemble recursive logo
* Badge ideas were well received
* Blow ensemble's doors off. Get access to ensemble's log data and present a rewards demo using the ensemble data and factor it into our page. Try to get working by Nov 17