CS Discoveries 2019-2020

Unit 4

Resources

Unit 4 - The Design Process

Lesson 1: Analysis of Design
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students
  • Print a copy of the activity guide for each student (or prepare to distribute the document digitally).
Lesson 2: Understanding Your User
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students
  • Print out enough user profiles for all students, ensuring as much variety as possible
  • Print an activity guide for each user
  • Prepare prompt questions for warm up exercise
  • Label four corners of the room as A, B, C, and D
  • Arrange room in table groups of 4, and place a number on each table group (1, 2, 3,...)
Lesson 3: User-Centered Design Micro Activity
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students
  • Ensure you have plenty of sticky notes, pens and large poster paper for students to work on
  • Set up groups with preferably 3 students each
Lesson 4: User Interfaces
Resources Preparation

For the Students
  • Print one copy of the User Interface Screens activity guide for each pair of students
  • Print one copy of the User Experience (computer) activity guide for each pair of students
  • Print one copy of the User Experience (user) activity guide for each pair of students
  • Cut out the UI Screens or provide scissors for students to do so themselves
Lesson 5: Feedback and Testing
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students
  • Print one copy of activity guide for each group of 2 or 3
  • Print one copy of Improve a Screen for each student
  • Colored pencils or markers for the paper prototypes
Lesson 6: Identifying User Needs
Resources Preparation

For the Students
  • Print one copy of User Interview activity guide for each student
  • Print one copy of project guide for each student
  • Gather brainstorming materials (pens, sticky notes, etc)
Lesson 7: Project - Paper Prototype
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students
  • Print one copy of the project guide for each student if you have not already
  • Print one copy of the rubric for each student
  • 6 notecards for each student
  • Drawing supplies (colored pencils, markers, rulers, etc.)
  • Poster paper for each student
Lesson 8: Designing Apps for Good
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students
  • Assign teams of 4-5, ideally based on similar interest in an app topic
  • Print one copy per team of th activity guide
  • Choose 1-3 of the apps from the example apps to share with the class
  • Arrange classroom seating for pre-selected teams of 4-5 students
  • Put out sticky notes for each team
Lesson 9: Market Research
Resources Preparation

For the Students
  • Arrange classroom seating for teams of 4-5 students
  • Print one copy per team of the activity guide
Lesson 10: Paper Prototypes
Resources Preparation

For the Students
  • Collect 3x5 index cards (or copies of the prototype template), sticky notes, colored pens and pencils, scissors for each team
  • Print a copy of the activity guide for each team
Lesson 11: Prototype Testing
Resources Preparation

For the Students
  • Either have other people lined up to test each team’s paper prototypes, or schedule enough time for teams to test each other's prototypes
  • Print a copy of the activity guide for each team
Lesson 12: Digital Design
Resources Preparation

For the Students
  • Print one copy of the Screen Ownership activity guide for each group
  • Print one copy of the Screen Design activity guide for each student
  • (Optional) Print one copy of the Model Screen Design activity guide for each group
Lesson 14: Testing the App
Resources Preparation

For the Students
  • Print one copy of the activity guide for each student
  • If possible, have outside users available to test the teams’ apps prior to this testing day
Lesson 15: Improving and Iterating
Resources Preparation

For the Students
  • Print one copy of the activity guide for each team
  • Set out sticky notes and poster paper for each team
Lesson 16: Project - App Presentation
Resources Preparation

For the Teachers

For the Students
  • Determine how much time each group has to present. Typically this is 8-10 minutes per team, but remember to leave time for transitioning between teams
  • Create a copy of the presentation template slide deck for each team
  • Print one copy of the rubric for each team.