Preparing Design System
Most styles and elements were easily generated using the 'Material Theme Editor' Sketch plugin
Most styles and elements were easily generated using the 'Material Theme Editor' Sketch plugin
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Additions and modifications to Google Classroom’s UI could allow teachers to more quickly provide high value writing feedback.
Allow teachers to quickly provide quality writing feedback.
Make the most best ways for students to write the easiest ways to write.
Demonstrate that these goals can be met with minimal changes to current UI.
Most styles and elements were easily generated using the 'Material Theme Editor' Sketch plugin
Most styles and elements were easily generated using the 'Material Theme Editor' Sketch plugin
Most styles and components were easy to generate using the Material Theme Editor Sketch plugin
Missing components could be downloaded or recreated in Sketch
While drafting an assignment on Google Docs, a student is unsure what to do next.
Student must leave Google Docs to find assignment details
Student reviews assignment tasks
Student asks for feedback in a comment
Student can select a specific criteria to get feedback on
Adding a rubric tool to the side panel allows students to more easily engage with assignment criteria.
Audio comments can be recorded for students that will get more out of listening to their feedback.
This tool would allow teachers to efficiently respond provide meaningful feedback.
A student is drafting a writing assignment and is not sure what to do next.
Access assignment details in Classroom
Forget where details are posted or get distracted switching tabs
Step 1: Student reviews assignment details and looks for next steps
Review and manage assignment tasks from within Google Docs
Step 1: Student reviews assignment details and looks for next steps
Highlight text and post a comment requesting feedback.
Not know how to phrase their feedback request.
Step 2: Student wants an update from the teacher on their progress so far.
Quickly request feedback on a specific criteria from that assignment's rubric.
Step 2: Student wants an update from the teacher on their progress so far.
See teacher's reply in Google Docs
Not understand teacher's comments
Not see connections between comment and rubric
Step 3: Student tries to understand teacher feedback
See rubric criteria teacher thinks best describes their writing.
Receive comments as audio recordings if they have low reading comprehension.
Step 3: Student tries to understand teacher feedback
See teacher's reply in Google Docs
Not understand teacher's comments
Not see connections between comment and rubric
Step 4: Student decides what to do with the feedback they received
Be guided through feedback response by teacher designed prompts.
Automatically add next steps to assignment task list.
Step 4: Student decides what to do with the feedback they received
A teacher needs to send a message, but only to a subgroup of their students.
Sort students by name
Sort students by assignment status
Sort students by assessment data
Step 1: Teacher selects subgroup to message.
Sort students by assessment data
Sort students by name
Sort students by assignment status
Step 1: Teacher selects subgroup to message.
Step 2: Teacher wants to communicate with a subgroup of students
Add Task items for subgroups that students will see inside Docs.
Alert students about new Tasks through GSuite Notifications
Email subgroups.
Step 2: Student wants an update from the teacher on their progress so far.
What data would help indicate how these modifications achieved project goals?
Grow the number of long term GSuite users
More schools are using classroom as their LMS
Students and teachers use GSuite tools more frequently
It takes less time for teachers to provide quality feedback
Assessment data indicates more student growth
Improve student writing by regularly providing quality feedback
More students requesting and using feedback
More students making revisions while writing
Make the best way to write the easiest way to write