Find resource materials from recent workshops and lecture presentations given by the Southern Arts Federation staff.

File types: DOC=MS Word | PPT = Powerpoint | PDF = Adobe PDF

Tools for the 21st Century Tour - October 26-30, and December 12, 2007

Baton Rouge, LA (Oct. 26) - New Orleans, LA (Oct. 27) - Clinton, MS (Oct. 29) - Montgomery, AL (Oct. 30) - Atlanta, GA (Dec. 12) 

• Website Optimization and E-Marketing Presentation - Presented by Hannah Leatherbury - PPT
• Link Popularity Check - Find out the number of links (referrals) to your site. Compare this to competitor's sites.
• Keyword Check - Determine the popularity of the terms people might use to search for you.
• Submit Your Site - Learn how top Search Engines rank and follow links to submit to them.
• Web Analytical Tools - Read an article about what information your analytical tool should tell you. Create Google account and use their free analytical tools.
• Website Testing Tools - Download the Mozilla/Firefox Browser, download the Web Designer Toolbar, and download the Internet Explorer View Tab.
• Picture Editing - Download Picasa Freeware and read instructions for how to reduce the size of your file by changing the pixel dimensions of your picture.
• Audio Editing - Download Audacity Freeware to edit audio files, and download the lame encoder to save your edited file as an mp3 audio file.
• Creating an Online Journal (blog) - Get free space and user-friendly tools to write your own online jounal through Google's blogger. Visit my blog to get an idea for what one looks like and to read about the Tools Road trip. Visit Skelliwag's blog to read great tips for bloggers and anyone designing their own Web-site content.

Arts and Technology Conference - October 12-14, 2007

Website Usability Testing: Pleasing Your Virtual Audience - Presented by Hannah Leatherbury - PPT
Usability Testing - Sample Test Plan - PDF
 Usability Testing Resources Handout  - PDF

Performing Arts Exchange - September 26-28, 2007

Making the Most of Your Website (NALI Workshop) - Presented by Leatrice Ellzy (Program Manager, National Black Arts Festival), Dan Kamin (Comedian and PennPAT Artist), Hannah Leatherbury (E-services Manager, SAF), Katie West (Director, Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour) - PPT
Search Engine Optimization Handout - PDF

NALI@PAE Leading with Limited Authority PPT

(Worksheet) Made To Stick:  Why Some Ideas Survive and Other Die DOC

Next Generation Arts Audiences Annotated Slides PDF

The Art of Social Imagination A Discussion of New Creative Community PDF