Web and Social Media Pages

Sandbox has several web pages and social media accounts:

Social Media and Promotional

Sandbox UMD web page

• description: Web page on UMD CS official web site.
• audience: UMD Community, primarily students, faculty, staff. Possibly alumni, local residents, and other maker spaces.
• optimal update frequency: Monthly or when events occur.
• url: sandbox.iribe.umd.edu
• managed by (umd email address): gfc
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): (currently in transition contact gordon for info)
• individuals with access to update / make changes: (currently in transition contact gordon for info)

TerpLink

• description: TerpLink is the UMD directory of student organizations
• audience: UMD Students. (secondary: others in UMD Community)
• optimal update frequency: update for all planned events and announcements, check site daily for new student requests and messages.
• url: terplink.umd.edu/organization/sandbox
• managed by (umd email address): gfc
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): self-managed, for problems work with SORC

Facebook

• description: Public announcements for the general community. Updated more frequently than the website, but not as frequently as the Twitter.
• audience: General community
• optimal update frequency: Monthly
• url: facebook.com/SandboxUMD/
• managed by (umd email address): gfc
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): ?

Twitter

• description: Frequent updates. Best place to get high-level information about what's happening in Sandbox!
• audience: General public, and anybody interested in the space.
• optimal update frequency: 2-3 times per week updates on the space. Let people connect to the space if they can't be there in person. More detailed information should be conveyed elsewhere.
• url: @sandboxumd
• managed by (umd email address): gfc
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): only one login credential reset via email and third party authentication (TPA). (TPA emails sent to sandboxUMD@gmail.com TPA texts sent to Nate)

Instagram

• description: ?
• audience: ?
• optimal update frequency:
• url: https://www.instagram.com/sandbox_at_umd/
• managed by (email address): sandboxUMD (gmail)
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): only one login credential reset via email and third party authentication (TPA). (TPA emails sent to sandboxUMD@gmail.com)

Facebook (Internal Private Group for Managers)

• description: ? Uncertain if this will continue or be replaced by Slack
• audience: ?
• optimal update frequency:
• url: https://www.facebook.com/groups/432758753591002/
• managed by (email address): ?
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): ?

YouTube

• description: ?
• audience: ?
• optimal update frequency:
• url: ?
• managed by (email address): gfc
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): ?

Campus Makerspace Initiative (MSI)

MSI

Operational Resources Used by our Community, Managers, and Staff

Twitter (door open / close)

• description: Twitterbot tweets whenever the door is opened or closed. Allows makers to know if the Sandbox is open for business!
• audience: People interested in coming to the space
• optimal update frequency: Multiple times per day
• url: @sandboxDoor

UMD Canvas Training Modules

• description: Safety & Basic Usage Training for users of Sandbox
• audience: Sandbox users /potential users.
• optimal update frequency: As needed for new tools & safety requirements.
• url: myelms.umd.edu.
  • (testing & beta: https://umd.test.instructure.com/ https://umd.beta.instructure.com/)
  • (API testing: https://umd.test.instructure.com/doc/api/live#!
• managed by (email address):
  • Gordon (gfc@umd.edu)
  • Nate (nself1@umd.edu)
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): Tied to CAS / UMD logins

UMD Canvas Site For Managers

• description: Safety & Basic Usage Training for users of Sandbox
• audience: Sandbox users /potential users.
• optimal update frequency: As needed for new tools & safety requirements.
• url: myelms.umd.edu.
  • (testing & beta: https://umd.test.instructure.com/ https://umd.beta.instructure.com/)
  • (API testing: https://umd.test.instructure.com/doc/api/live#!
• managed by (email address):
  • Gordon (gfc@umd.edu)
  • Nate (nself1@umd.edu)
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): Tied to CAS / UMD logins

Sandbox Wiki

• description: The instruction book for Sandbox.
• audience: Staff, managers, and users of Sandbox.
• optimal update frequency: As needed / daily / weekly
• url: https://wiki.umiacs.umd.edu/sandbox
• managed by (email address): Gordon (gfc@umd.edu) Nate (nself1@umd.edu) Jacob (jacooper@terpmail.umd.edu)
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): Any wiki user in group administrators

Dozuki

• description: ?
• audience: ?
• optimal update frequency:
• url: Dozuki
• managed by (email address): ?
• credentials managed by (CAS authentication): ?

ter.ps url shortener

• description: The ter.ps url shortener is widely used to manage our web links and as targets for QR codes.
• audience: Staff, managers, and users of Sandbox.
• optimal update frequency: As needed when new url is called for or target for an exiting url changes
• url: https://ter.ps
• managed by (email address): Gordon (gfc@umd.edu)
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): ter.ps is managed by engineering IT. They should be able to migrate these to a new login if the primary leaves UMD however they may require a list of the specific shortened urls to migrate.
  • General Purpose Links
    • ter.ps/learn2make (easy-to-remember link for our ELMS/Canvas LMS course)
    • ter.ps/sandbox
    • ter.ps/sandboxmsi (use for all promotional MSI materials materials linking to Sandbox)
    • ter.ps/sandboxumd
    • ter.ps/sandboxwiki (easy-to-rememberurl for our wiki)
    • ter.ps/singhsandbox
  • IRBxxxx - used to identify rooms within sandbox
    • ter.ps/irb1214
    • ter.ps/irb1220
    • ter.ps/irb1222
    • ter.ps/irb1223
    • ter.ps/irb1224
    • ter.ps/irb1231
    • ter.ps/irb1238
    • ter.ps/irb1242
    • ter.ps/irb1245
    • ter.ps/irb1246
  • SBsxxxxxxxx - Used to link from Studio Door Signs
    • ter.ps/SBsCNC
    • ter.ps/SBsCrafting
    • ter.ps/SBsElectron
    • ter.ps/SBsMedia
    • ter.ps/SBsProject
    • ter.ps/SBsPrototype
    • ter.ps/SBsWood
  • SBtxxxxxxxxx - Used to link from Tool Signs on Door to identify Training Required
    • ter.ps/sbtScrollsaw
    • ter.ps/sbtBantamcnc
    • ter.ps/sbtShapercnc
    • ter.ps/sbtShopbot
    • ter.ps/sbtTormach
    • ter.ps/sbtVls660
    • ter.ps/sbtUltimaker
  • TCxxxxxxxxx - Used on individual tools to link directly to Canvas training module for that tool (will likely be changed in future to link to a training verification page that branches either to tool check-out or to Canvas page)
    • ter.ps/tcdremel4k
    • ter.ps/tcrosander
    • ter.ps/tcultimaker5
    • ter.ps/tccirsaw
    • ter.ps/tcscrollsaw
    • ter.ps/tcshapercnc
    • ter.ps/tcdrilldrivr
    • ter.ps/tculslaser
    • ter.ps/tcsolderwe51
    • ter.ps/tcglowforge
    • ter.ps/tcjigsaw
    • ter.ps/tcmultitool

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