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Digital Signage for YMCA and the Drupal role
The document outlines the implementation of digital signage at YMCA branches, utilizing the open-source Open Y platform for efficient content management. It details the components required for digital signage, including hardware and software, as well as the objectives to enhance member communication and engagement through real-time information display. The summary includes various integration capabilities with existing management systems and emphasizes the advantages of a flexible, collaborative approach to innovation within the YMCA community.
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Digital Signage for YMCA and the Drupal role
- 1. Digital Signage for YMCAand the Drupal role
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- 3. 1. Introduction 2. Whatis Digital Signage? 3. History and Background 4. Hardware and Software Components 5. Design and Content 6. Putting It All Together 7. Demo Agenda
- 4. What is DigitalSignage?
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- 6. It All Started WithAnalog …andToday.
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- 10. Restaurants & Coffeeshops
- 11. Indoor & OutdoorAdvertising
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- 14. Times Square: Whendigital signage goes wild.
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- 17. YMCA:AWorldwideInstitution • 874 associationsand 2,700 locations across the US • Ranked 5th largest US charity in 2016 • 9 million youth and 13 million adults engaged annually in the US • Operating in 119 countries and engaging 58 million people worldwide
- 18. • Basketball • SummerCamp • Swimming Lessons • Body Building • Volleyball • … • Open Y Innovation
- 19. Open Y OpenYMCA.org www.drupal.org/project/openy • Aphilosophy that collaboration drives innovation and impact • A community of YMCAs and digital partners • An open-source digital platform for marketing and E-commerce
- 20. YMCA of GreaterTwin Cities is one of the largest associations in the USA (and world) • 26 branches • 17 camps • over 250,000 members www.ymcamn.org YMCAofGreaterTwinCities
- 21. • New DowntownBranch at Gaviidae Commons • To open December 2017/ January 2018 • A model for innovation in fitness with multiple digital initiatives Branch of the Future
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- 23. 1. Use digitalsignage and room entry screens to display timely and relevant content to YMCA members in branch 2. Allow content to be centrally created and managed from the Open Y platform 3. Allow content created for the web to be reused on digital signage 4. Enable control of content distribution over groups of displays, regardless of their physical location Overview
- 24. Free, walk-in groupexercise classes are held in fitness studios at all branches. RoomEntryScreens Room entry screens will provide real-time information about current and upcoming classes in the place where they will do the most good.
- 25. Deliver marketing, operations,and mission-related content via digital displays: • Promotions • Fitness challenges • Health information • Facility closures • Announcements • Community spotlights DigitalSigns
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- 27. What components are required? •Display screen - to display digital signage content. • Software - a tool that fits your requirements and has an integration with a player. • Player / Casting Device - is responsible for delivering content from software to TV screen.
- 28. Display Screen Minimal Requirements: •Power source (USB or outlet) • HDMI output. OR • Smart Display (Android/Other)
- 29. Software Requirements: • The abilityto create schedules for different days • Support different layouts • The ability to use external content by pasting URL links • The ability to group screens and assign content to those groups of screens easily.
- 30. ScreenCloud • SASS solutionby a new and fast growing company • Simple user interface • Supports a variety of devices • Supports a variety of media types • Supports daily playlist creation • Allows group screens https://screen.cloud/
- 31. Media Player /Casting Device • Google Chromecast • Google Chromebit • Amazon Fire TV Stick • Intel Compute Stick • Google(Asus/HP/Acer) ChromeBox • Amazon Fire TV • Mi Box • many others…
- 32. Google ChromeBit • Designedfor Digital Signage • Runs Google ChromeOS • Inexpensive - $85.00 • Easy to setup • Supports remote management
- 33. Open Y Distribution •Drupal 8 • Mobile Friendly • Content Scheduling • Multimedia management • Webforms • Slideshows • SEO tools • Personify (CRM) Integration • GroupEx Pro Class Schedules • MindBody Personal Training Management
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- 40. Putting It AllTogether
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- 42. YMCA Twin Cities • Drupal8 / Open Y • Multimedia management • Panels and Layouts • GroupEx Pro integration • Personify integration • MindBody integration • Other features www.ymcamn.org
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- 44. GroupEx PRO API GroupExPRO API
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- 46. GroupEx Pro Entity Personify Entity New Entity Session GroupEx PRO Personify Anotherdata source Drupal 8 / Open Y Block Views References …Manually created
- 47. How it works Screen Content Class schedule Promotional block Announcem ents ScreenContent • Layout • Content modules • Promotional blocks • Classes schedules • Announcements • …
- 48. How it works Screen Content Schedule Class schedule Promotional block Announcem ents Schedule •Name • Schedule items • Title • Screen content • Start Time • End Time • Override dates
- 49. How it works Screen Screen Content Schedule Class schedule Promotional block Announcem ents Screen •Machine name • Meta information • Orientation • Location • Schedule • Fallback Content
- 50. What We Use •Drupal 8 • Custom entities • Node (Content types) • Blocks • Panelizer • Panels IPE https://www.drupal.org/project/panelizer https://www.drupal.org/project/panels
- 51. Building Content Modules •Single room (class) schedule • Leverage Open Y blocks • Promotional blocks • Free HTML • Announcements
- 52. Room Entry ScreenSchedule Current and upcoming classes are generated from a list of scheduled activities filtered by room.
- 53. Leveraging Open Y STRONG COMMUNITIES. ANOTHER REASONY. Open Y Blocks which display marketing content can be leveraged to build content modules for digital signage. $0 enrollment through September 30. Learn more: ymcamn.org/Membership
- 54. Promotional Blocks A newtype of block allows content editors to enter text and images which are transformed into promotional screens.
- 55. Announcements Announcements can beused to display useful or emergency information with predefined styles.
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- 59. Admin interface -next steps
- 60. + • Inexpensive • Flexible •Widely available hardware • All components are independent • Seamless editing experience from the website • Easy to use • Available anytime and anywhere • One-time setup • Open Source code Open Y + Summary
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- 64. Join Us forContribution Sprint Day 2. Sunday, June 11, 2017 10:00am - 19:00pm Codesprint in Coworking “Platforma” Address: Kyiv, Bilomorska Str. 1a
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