WELCOME TO THE NEW YTP WEBSITE!

NAVIGATION OF THE NEW WEBSITE MADE SIMPLE: A BRIEF TUTORIAL

On or about September 12, 2008, YTP will launch a new look for the Statewide Program’s website. When a user (TS, VRC, OVRS Branch Manager, etc.) launches the URL (Universal Resource Locator) familiar to all YTP practitioners: http://www.ytporegon.org/ the following “screen shot” will appear, replacing a familiar look.

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The view on pages 1-3 replaces the familiar view TSs, VRCs and Branch Managers had prior to 9/12/2008 which looks like this:

Basics for navigating the new YTP Website:

  1. Every user (users are primarily considered to be YTP Practitioners such as Transition Specialists, VR counselors, Branch Managers, school district administrators, U of O TA team, but also potentially statewide and national folks seeking information about YTP) has their own menu section and also tabs at the very top of the home page in which to gather information about YTP, contacting YTP through the website, and getting news from OVRS, ODE, and U of O. These items are some of the first you see when you launch the website and land on the home page. Unique to all users is a menu that allows you to access training materials that were used in past YTP training events and that can be downloaded.
  2. Down the right hand banner of the website there are several features from top to bottom:
    1. A “Search” function that allows you to put in words, people, events etc. that you might be searching for. The search function travels throughout the YTP site to see if what you are looking for is there.
    2. A “How Do I?” menu which  has to do with reading and entering performance data, find out about best practices in YTP, view a sample YTP contract, get training handouts, or post a comment or question.
    3. A “Connect With” menu that allows you to quickly find your particular Technical Assistance Provider and network with other YTP sites and OVRS staff who work with YTP sites.
    4. A “Submit a Question” feature that allows you to ask questions about YTP practices and procedures. The questions are routed to appropriate YTP staff and you can expect replies in a timely manner. YTP Technical Assistance Providers will “triage” questions and route them to the appropriate resource to give you, hopefully, the answer you are looking for.
    5. An “Upcoming Events” section that allows you to get details about upcoming YTP training events and conferences, as well as other important transition related conferences or events. By clicking on each event, you are able to see where the event is being held, the dates and times of the event, get directions for the event, view the agenda, and also register for the event.
  3. All stories or articles on the homepage have “hyperlink” titles and a “read more” feature. By clicking on the title you are taken to the COMPLETE article or story. You can also travel to the complete article or story by clicking on “read more” at the bottom of each lead-in.
  4. As you travel down the homepage, you will see a way to access a statewide map of all YTP sites in the State as well as an “information stick pin” about the YTP management team. This map uses Google Map technology and places “stick pins” for every YTP site in the state on the map. Clicking on any particular stick pin launches a “balloon” that names the YTP site. On each site’s balloon there is a “For Details Click Here” link that takes you to a page with particulars about that YTP site. There you will find contact information for the Transition Specialist[s], the OVRS Branch Office[s] serving that site, web site links for the ESD or School Districts involved with that site, and in some cases a YTP Program Brochure (if you want your brochure for your program posted, send it to petefitz@q.com ). The map is intended to encourage networking across YTP sites as well as giving users quick and fast ways to get information about the statewide YTP network.
  5. Below the map feature is the YTP Video story. A 22 minute video about YTP is housed there. To play the video in different viewing formats (e.g. Media Player, QuickTime, RealPlayer, etc.) click on the title of the story or the “read more” (as explained in item #3 above) to choose those formats and read about how best to view the video. This video can be used to show others a historical portrayal of YTP. Although a bit dated, the essential features of YTP are nicely explained in this video.
  6. Under the video story is “Youth Transition News” which is a series of short articles relevant to the work that YTP practitioners perform. Read the ALL of the stories by using the technique described in item #3 above.
  7. In the center column of the website are stories about either the development of the YTP website or the history and operation of YTP.
  8. Finally, at the bottom of the homepage are articles written by each of the major partners in YTP. Clayton Rees (OVRS’s statewide coordinator), Jackie Burr (ODE’s Transition Specialist), and Lauren Lindstrom (U of O’s YTP Program Coordinator) all have articles of interest to the YTP and Transition Communities of Practice. These articles will change from time to time so pay attention to their sections for new information.
  9. IMPORTANT: ENTERING AND READING YTP PERFORMANCE DATA. Since your view of the website is no longer familiar, how do you get to your familiar log in page so that you can enter, read, or generate reports for YTP performance? To get to this familiar screen (see screen shot below:

Go to your particular menu and you will see that the first item has to do with entering or reading performance data. Click on that menu item (see screen shot below using Transition Specialists as the example) and you will be taken to the log in screen for the secure YTP website where you enter data, generate and read or save reports, etc. To return to the “public” side of the YTP Website simply log out once you have completed your data entry or obtained reports you were looking for and BACK ARROW to the YTP website. You can also, once you have logged out of the secure site, close your browser and re-launch https://www.ytporegon.org . You can also get to the log in screen under the “How Do I?” menu in the right column of the home page.

  1. BASIC FEATURES OF EACH USER GROUP’S MENU ITEMS:
    1. By dropping down the menu for each user group (Transition Specialists, VR Counselors, etc.) you will see some basic themes that have to do with YTP operations.
    2. These themes focus mainly on resources, connection, best practices, transition in general, applying for YTP funding, looking at a sample YTP contract, and getting questions answered.
    3. Users are NOT restricted from viewing another user’s menu, in fact, we encourage it. Transition Specialists should see what VRCs have available to them in “their menu” and vice versa. So feel free to surf everyone’s menu to learn as much about navigating the site as possible.
    4. Some menu items take you to a particular Websites that you will notice is within a “frame”. The frame allows you to navigate the new website as if you were there without leaving the friendly navigation features of the YTP website. You will find examples of this under the “Transition Specialist Menu>>Resource Links>>Best Practices in Transition” or under the “Vocational Rehab Counselors Menu>>Connect your YTP Transition Specialist To>>Other Rehabilitation Resources”.

This document is a basic tutorial for navigating the new YTP Website. If you get lost or need assistance, contact your YTP Technical Assistance Provider (Jeri Dickinson, Peter FitzGerald, or Mike Johnson) for help. You can also get help by using the “Submit a Question” function on the website itself.