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Monday, September 21st, 2009

I added new plugin today.  This plugin will put Google Analytics code into your blog and also will track outgoing links and links to downloads.

You can find more info here

Local places for our personas

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

After we figure out personas for Stearn’s farm web site, we started to look for local places around the farm that they can possibly attend also.

Food attractions for schools:

I found a couple websites with a list of restaurants in Parma.

http://www.placesintown.com/parma/restaurants.htm

http://www.pluggedincleveland.com/restaurants/parma.html

http://www.urbanspoon.com/n/16/1528/Cleveland/Parma-restaurants

parks nearby:
Ridgewood Lake Park
Big Creek Parkway Snow Road Picnic Area

researched by Dan

School attractions:
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (13 min from the farm)
Memphis Kiddie Park (15 min) http://www.memphiskiddiepark.com/
Cassidy Theater 14-20$ tickets (6min) http://www.cassidytheatre.com/
Parma Heights City museim 6200 Pearl rd.
IX Indoor amusement park (15min) http://www.ixamusementpark.com

researched by me

Family / Kid oriented restaurants in Parma, near Stern’s

  • Smoothie Creations
7868 Broadview Rd,Parma,OH- (216)447-8823
  • Mootown Creamery
7894 Broadview Rd,Parma,OH -(216) 524-1944

 

  • Victorio’s Family Restaurant‎  
6219 Pearl Rd, Cleveland, OH‎ – (440) 885-3663‎
  • Jordans Family Restaurant   
11575 Brookpark Rd., Parma, OH‎ – (216) 267-5353‎
  • Eat’n Park Restaurant‎
2075 Snow Rd., Parma, OH‎ – (216) 459-1517‎
  • Caroline’s Family‎ 
5640 Pearl Rd, Parma, OH‎ – (440) 842-2929‎
  • Demetrios Family Restaurant‎
7851 Broadview Rd, Seven Hills, OH‎ – (216) 447-4444‎
  • Gus’s Family Restaurant‎
4377 State Rd, Cleveland, OH‎ – (216) 661-5967‎
  • Canarys Family Restaurant‎
14810 Puritas Ave, Cleveland, OH‎ – (216) 671-8911‎
  • Bob Evans Farms Restaurant‎
16500 Snow Rd, Cleveland, OH‎ – (216) 267-3034‎
  • My Place Family Restaurant‎
1061 W Pleasant Valley Rd, Cleveland, OH‎ – (440) 888-6336‎
  • MI-mi’s Family Restaurant‎unstarred  
7528 Broadview Rd, Cleveland, OH‎ – (440) 887-0818‎
  • Gabe’s Family Restaurant‎
2044 Broadview Rd, Cleveland, OH‎ – (216) 741-4466
  • Steves Family Restaurant‎
4457 Broadview Rd, Cleveland, OH‎ – (216) 749-7588‎‎
  • Katherine’s Family Restaurant‎
7533 Pearl Rd, Cleveland, OH‎ – (440) 243-7373‎
  • Sforzo’s Family Restaurant & Pizza‎
5517 Memphis Ave, Cleveland, OH‎ – (216) 351-3703‎
  • Antonio’s Pizza‎
7401 W Ridgewood Dr, Cleveland, OH‎ – (440) 886-2511‎
  • TGI Friday’s‎
7729 W Ridgewood Dr, Cleveland, OH‎ – (440) 845-2500‎
  • Outback Steakhouse
6950 Ridge Rd, Cleveland, OH‎ – (440) 842-6114‎
  • Chuck E Cheese’s‎
7601 W Ridgewood Dr, Cleveland, OH‎ – (440) 888-5700‎
  • Denny’s‎
8111 Day Dr, Cleveland, OH‎ – (440) 845-5094‎
  • redlobster
7607 Day Drive, Parma, OH‎ – (440) 888-0990‎
  • Steak ‘n Shake‎
6880 Ridge Rd, Cleveland, OH‎ – (440) 887-9201‎‎

researched by Jason

Historic places near Parma

http://www.clevelandmemory.org/

http://www.bedfordohiohistory.org/contact.php

http://www.rrpl.org/cowan_pottery/cowan_index.html

http://attractions.uptake.com/museums/ohio/cleveland/detour_s_wax_mus…

http://attractions.uptake.com/museums/ohio/parma/272433108.html 

researched by Paul

Attractions for parents and kids near Parma:

Zoo- Cleveland, Memphis Kiddie Park- Brooklyn, Yorktown Bowling,
Swings & Things – Parma Heights (I think it might have moved to
Olmsted), Malley Chocolate Factory- Middleburg Hts., Cassidy Therater
and Swim Park, Kids Concoctions-Strongsville. Nike Swim Park.

researched by Rocki

Possible Restaurants for history buffs:

Rudi’s Strudel – offers ethnic specialties, old family recipes
Lydia’s Hungarian Strudel Shop

researched by Toby

Let me know, guys, if I forget something or someone here…

Personas for Stearn’s Farm Web Site

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Persona for the web site is imagenary audience, “social mask”, fiction characters that represent the different types of people. You could read more about it in this wonderful post.

That’s what we come up with:

1. Teacher.

  • elementary teachers
  • social school teachers
  • preschool to 4th grade
  • age of personas: 20+
  • 2.Parent/grandparent

  • green
  • searching what to do on weekend
  • unexpensive, not long
  • local, west side Cleveland
  • mostly women
  • pet adoption
  • 3. People interested in history

  • historic sites
  • musiem
  • What they would be looking for on the site:
    Teachers:

  • where to park (school bus)
  • info, contact
  • safety issues
  • food
  • how long
  • bathrooms
  • tour guide
  • special events (like feeding)
  • download educational materials
  • what clothes to wear on the farm
  • will children need money for anything?
  • can use camera or not
  • Parents/grandparents:

  • parking
  • link to local attractions/food
  • what to see, how long
  • best time in a day to visit
  • camera
  • For both:

  • hours of operation
  • map(inside and around)
  • directions
  • cost
  • Structured list for the Stearn’s farm website

    Saturday, September 19th, 2009

    Farmlife

  • kids
  • adults
  • recipes
  • educational
  • game
  • list bio of animals
  • farm care
  • Contact

  • address
  • email
  • hours
  • phone number
  • cabin
  • map
  • Events

  • video events
  • calendar
  • farmers market
  • events
  • e-brochure
  • cabin
  • Visit info

  • broshure
  • e-broshure
  • links to local places
  • testimonials
  • non-4th age groups
  • book tour
  • map directions
  • cabin
  • History

  • video interview
  • future plans
  • farm history
  • buildings history
  • historical marker
  • map of the area before the farm
  • Store

  • logo store
  • Help Us

  • donation btn
  • volunteers
  • trust
  • donation of goods
  • animal sponsor
  • future plans
  • Home page

  • weather
  • calendar
  • e-broshure
  • news/feedback (testimonials?)
  • what to see/do
  • event feed
  • Global

  • contact
  • Stearn’s Farm Website Project Fall 2009

    Saturday, September 19th, 2009

    The result of our first meeting with client.

    http://www.smalllinks.com/DKK

    Web Design questions

    Monday, August 31st, 2009

    General Q:
    1. Why do you need web site? What is your goal?
    2. Who are your competitors and do they have web sites?
    3. Is there something you are known locally?
    4. What are your main products and/or services?
    5. Should this site affect or modify your company’s current progress?
    6. Should this site have donation page?

    Technical Q:
    1. Is it going to be on Content Managment?
    2. What we use to build?
    3. Do you have hosting? How much and what’s the server?

    Style Q:
    1. Show us three sites (or more) that you like.
    2. Do you have logo? (Is it workable?)
    3. Do you have color scheme?
    4. Do you have pictures? Do you need more? Who is going to take pictures?
    5. Do you have written content? Who is going to write it?
    6. Is anything we need to keep on the site (Our group: ask about Parma)?
    7. Who is your target audience? How people learn about your company? Why does your taget audience need this website?
    8. Do you have any events? What you do on it?

    Money Q:
    1. Free.
    2. Timeline = semester

    wed design client questions

    Homework for 8/26

    Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

    1. Set up your blog/notebook.
    2. Post your blog link in the discussion called “Blog Links”.
    3. Find 3 nice, small, historic places of interest sites to share.
    4. Have fun!

    I don’t know about nice or small, but here are some sites that I found. One of them about Mayak, nuclear complex.
    http://archive.greenpeace.org/mayak/index.html
    Here are two more sites:
    http://www.kunstkamera.ru/en/
    http://www.westsidemarket.org/