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Apps4Edu.org - A Solution for Finding Educational Apps Easily​

Meet Barbara, a busy teacher seeking an effortless way to discover, collaborate, and share educational apps. With an overwhelming number of apps available, our platform aims to help users like Barbara find and evaluate apps effectively while fostering a community for knowledge-sharing.

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Apps4Edu.org - A Solution for Finding Educational Apps Easily​

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  1. Human Computer Interaction Laura Adams Rose Defa LaVar Edwards

  2. Introduction • Meet Barbara... • Age: 42 • Sex: Barbara is female, but could potentially be either • Education: College graduate. M.Ed in technology related educational field Occupation: Certified High School teacher; possible technology coordinator • Why Barbara needs Apps4edu.org:   • She is a busy teacher with limited time and resources. • She wants an easy way to find Apps for use in the classroom. • She wants to collaborate with other educators about good apps for classroom use. • She is willing to share her experiences using Apps in the classroom.

  3. The Problem ... “How many are useful for the classroom? Perhaps not as many as you might think and you have to find them.”  (Education Week, February 9, 2011) • As of April 18, 2011 56,400 Applications (aka Apps) identified for use in education were available. “By December 2010, Common Sense Media had reviewed more than 600 apps. But like much of the educational app world,most of the reviews focus on applications designed for consumption by parents and small children, rather than students and their teachers.”  (Education Week, February 9, 2011)

  4. A Visit to iTunes • It shouldn't be this difficult. • Search for "chemistry 10th grade free"; no results • A search for "chemistry" returns 309 Apps, including • "Love Chemistry", "Dynamic Goodness", "J-Map Symbol Quiz", "English - Spanish Medical Dictionary", "Test Maker", etc. • Can't see rating. • Can't filter results. • Can't save Apps for further study.

  5. Project Goals • Search for and locate educational Apps based on subject, grade level and cost and rating. • Assess Apps based on ratings, reviews, screen shots and demos • Rate Apps and provide feedback to developers and other teachers • Foster a community to share knowledge, expertise and experience with eductional apps.

  6. User Needs - Our Key Priorities • free Apps • ratings and reviews • in-depth searches •  keyword searching •  user friendly navigation •  easily download Apps •  screen shots/video demos • recommendations to developers

  7. Initial Design

  8. Initial Design Features Visual Images – Screenshots and Video captures Price – Free $0.00 Clearly labeled links that take the user to the application's download site

  9. Cognitive Walkthrough before after

  10. Heuristic Analysis before after after

  11. Think Aloud Before After

  12. Final Design • add final search screenshot 1 day before presentation • working on a page other than the search. Search was covered on the previous slide

  13. Thank You!Questions?

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