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 (email address): ?
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): ?
• individuals with access to update / make changes

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 (email address): ?
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): ?

Twitter

• description: Frequent updates. Best place to get quick news flashes of what's happening in Sandbox!
• audience: General public, and anybody interested in the space.
• optimal update frequency: Weekly with frequent updates on the space. Let people connect to the space if they can't be there in person.
• url: @sandboxumd
• managed by (email address): ?
• credentials managed by (person or vault location): ?

Instagram

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

Facebook (Managers)

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

YouTube

• description: ?
• audience: ?
• optimal update frequency:
• url: ?
• managed by (email address): ?
• 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): ?

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