Design

Implementation

Evaluation

Prior to user testing we provided the users with the following website briefing and tasks:

Website Briefing:

Selecting Students

Users can dynamically select groups of students, by toggling the icon box on the far left for a particular student

Sending Messages

Users can select the text input, type a message, and click send (or hit enter) to send a message to all the currently selected students. 

Creating Events

The user can create an event by clicking on a day, with the student attendees selected in the left menu. 

Sending A Grade Report

Users can send grade reports to the parents of the students selected by clicking on "New Grade Report". They can also edit the grade book in line by clicking on the score they want to change.

User Tasks:

You are the fourth grade elementary teacher, Tammy. As a teacher, you have many things to do before the weekend. 

Please, complete the following tasks.

1. Greg, Elisa, and Barbara have a group project on ancient empires. You found the following webpage link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_empires and you thought it might be useful to share this link with Greg, Elisa, and Barbara. 

Your task it to share this website with their group.

2. Sarah and several other students recently failed your math midterm. As a usually high performing student, Sarah's mom, Brenda is concerned and messaged your about Sarah's performance. You want to schedule a study session for the students who have C's in the class and respond to Brenda's message.

Your task is to:
      A. Schedule a study session on May 17th at 4 pm for Greg, Sarah, and Mary
      B. Respond to Sarah's mom, Brenda, letting her know about the study session.

3. You are about ready to send out grades but you still have to prepare grades for a couple of students. You still want to send out grades but also want to let the parents who receive no reports that their children's grades will come soon. 

Your task is to:
      A. Send out grades to all students except Steve and Mary. 
      B. Send a message to Steve and Mary telling them that they will receive their final grades soon. 

Reflection