ACTIVITIES REPORT
Partners' Institution:
Connectis
Project's period (from/to):
16 March 2010 - 30 June 2010
WPs concerned:
WP 5 - Creation and updating of project Portal

Objectives of activities carried out:
Introduction
Connectis, carries out the role of technical partner in the framework of the "Chemistry is all around us" project. The tasks carried out by Connectis during the various phases of the project in this period of the project can be sub-divided in the following way, as technical partner all our activities are concerning the Work Package 5 (Creation and updating of the project Portal):

A. Phase 1: Development of technical material for the project website and portal
o Project Website http://chemistry.pixel-online.org/info/index.php
o Portal http://chemistry.pixel-online.org

B. Phase 2: Development of material for the website and portal
o Choice of Template
o Specific conformities
- W3C – HTML 4.01
- W3C – CSS
o Creation, publication and management of the project website
http://chemistry.pixel-online.org/info/index.php

o Creation, publication and management of the project portal
http://chemistry.pixel-online.org

Time period:
March 2010 - June 2010

Description of activities carried out:
2 Working Package 5 (March 2010 – June 2010)
2.1 WP5 – Graphics
Activities include:
o Definition of specifics
o Graphic ideas
o Optimization of logo
- Vectorial
- Low quality for the web
- High quality for printing
o Collection of logos
- Partner
- Other institutions
- Lifelong learning programme
o Implementation for printing
o Implementation for website
- Website
- Portal
o Implementation of templates and instructions for publishing by the partners

The work has been carried out in the following phases:
a. Meetings to define the function of the graphics
b. Planning
c. Collection of material
o Images
o Logos
o Fonts
o Contents
d. Creation of templates
e. Check and approval
f. Carrying out of modifications
g. Publication

Completed To complete
75% 25%

2.2 WP5 – Creation and management of the project website (March 2010 – June 2010)
Development of the project website at the following address: http://chemistry.pixel-online.org/info/index.php

This site is destined for the project partners and therefore the aim is to offer a valid work tool to be used throughout the project period.

There are 2 areas on the website, a public area and a reserved area.
• Public area
o In the public area the general information about the project and the partners is supplied
o In the Meeting section there is the possibility to see photos and read a brief description about each meeting that has taken place, it is possible also to download some materials about the meeting (as the minutes of the meeting, photos, and materials for the dissemination)
o There’s also a section for the pictures taken during the work of the meeting and during the time after them
o There is also a Dissemination section which offers the possibility to visualise the various dissemination events carried out by each partner.
• Reserved Area
o In the reserved area the minutes of the meetings can be viewed
o In this area is present a download section to download all the materials and documents related to the administration of the project
• Administration Area, for the partners, with their username and password:
o It is possible to modify the contents of the pages
o It is possible to update the Meetings section
o It is possible to update the dissemination section

The work has been carried out following these phases:
• Analysis:
o Analysis of the objectives
o Analysis of the internal and external human resources
o Analysis of software which could be used in the project

Completed To complete
80% 20%

• Planning
o Planning of the story-board (site map, menu, applied areas, functioning
o Planning of the graphics
o Planning of the formatting of texts
o Planning of the dynamic modules
o Planning of the MySql Database

Completed To complete
100% 0%

• Development
o Development of the Html template based on the graphics supplied
o Planning of the formatting of the texts
o Development of the new dynamic modules in php with access the MySql Database
o Implementation of the html template with modules in php
o Assembling of each module
o Testing the local version
o Publication and testing online
o Maintenance

Completed To complete
80% 20%

• Systems and web server management
o Systematic management of the web server
o Management of the DNS
o Implementation of MySQL

Completed To complete
70% 30%

• Insertion contents
o Insertion of the textual contents
o Insertion of the Meeting and Dissemination contents
o Final meeting

Completed To complete
50% 50%



2.3 WP5 – Creation of the database and Project Portal (March 2010 – June 2010)
2.3.1 Definition of the structure of the Chemistry is all around us portal

The Chemistry portal has been developed and is visible at the following (url) address:

chemistry.pixel-online.org

This portal constitutes the platform used for the promotion of the project, the consultation of the database of Experiences about the use of the Chemistry is the everyday life. The aim of the Chemistry project is to provide to the teachers and students of all level of the educational and training systems of the countries involved, with an overview of European experiences about the chemistry as an important thing in the life of every people. In this portal you can find The Chemistry project aims to open a common reflection at European level on the theme of the education in the field of the Chemistry, and scientific topics in general. The goal of the project is to help European teachers and students to better understand the importance of the chemistry, and the sciences in general, related to the everyday life of all the people who live in the modern world. The portal is divided in the following areas::
• Administration Area
o Administration of the portal contents
o Administration of the database
• User Area
o Homepage
o Documents
Bulgaria, The Czech Republic, Germany, Greece , Italy, and Turkey
o Chemistry is all around us
# Homepage
# Reports
# National Reports
# Case Studies
# Transnational Report
# Database
# Publications
# Initiatives
# Members
# Project partners
# Associated Partners
# Meeting space
# Testimonials
# Evaluation
# News
# Project info



The work has been carried out in the following phases:
Analysis:
o analysis of the objectives,
o analysis of the human internal and external
o analysis of software which could be used in the project

Completed To complete
90% 10%

• Planning
o Planning of the story-board (map of portal, menu, applied areas, functioning)
o Graphic planning
- Elaboration of the graphic drafts
- Proposal and approval
o Planning of the formatting of texts
o Planning of the dynamic modules
o Planning of the MySql Database

Completed To complete
80% 20%


2.3.2 Development of the structure of the Chemistry is all around us portal
The work follows the following phases
• Development
o Development of the Html template based on the graphics supplied
o Planning of the formatting of the texts
o Development of the new dynamic modules in php with access the MySql Database
o Implementation of the html template with modules in php
o Assembling of each module
o Testing the local version
o Publication and testing online
o Maintenance
• Systems management
o Systematic management of the web server
o Management of the DNS
o Implementation of MySQL

• Insertion of contents
o Insertion of textual contents

Completed To complete
60% 40%

2.4 WP 4 - Development of the Database of publications in every country
Creation of the database for the publications about school drop out.
From this section it is possible to access to a review of publications, on the topics related to the fact that Chemistry is all around us. The reviews of the selected publications are organized in a searchable database of documents.
So our duty in this section is to create the database and the search engine for this documents uploaded by the partners and by the teachers
We create a database on the Chemistry portal. Each product is characterised by a descriptive form.
o Definition of the Evaluation form
o Definition of the function of the database
o Identification of the administrative profiles of the database and its contents
o Planning the database structure
o Creation of the three Databases
o Creation of the user interface
- Creation of the user interface for the reserved area
o Upload area
- Needs analysis
- ftp
- http
o Search engine
- Creation of search interface
- Visualisation of results
- Detailed visualisation

Completed To complete
60% 40%

Outcomes:
The Project Portal:
http://chemistry.pixel-online.org/index.php

The Project's WebSite:
http://chemistry.pixel-online.org/info/

Evaluation of the work undertaken:
The structure of the web site and portal are almost completed.