CS Discoveries 2020-2021

For the Teachers

• Determine the User - Exemplar

For the Students

• Determine the User - Activity Guide
• Problem Solving Process with Empathy - Image

• Print a copy of the activity guide for each student (or prepare to distribute the document digitally).

For the Teachers

• Reacting as Your User - Exemplar
• Understanding the User - Slide Deck

For the Students

• Reacting as your User - Activity Guide
• Profile 1 - User Profile
• Profile 2 - User Profile
• Profile 3 - User Profile
• Profile 4 - User Profile

• 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,...)

For the Teachers

• User Centered Design - Exemplar

For the Students

• User Centered Design - Activity Guide

• 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

For the Students

• User Interface Screens - Activity Guide
• User Testing (Computer) - Activity Guide
• User Testing (User) - Activity Guide

• 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

For the Teachers

• Improve a Screen - Exemplar

For the Students

• Prototype Feedback - Activity Guide
• Improve a Screen - Activity Guide
• User Interface Screens - Activity Guide

• 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

For the Students

• User Interview - Activity Guide
• Paper Prototype - Project Guide

• 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)

For the Teachers

• Paper Prototypes - Exemplars

For the Students

• Paper Prototypes - Rubric
• Computer Science Practices - Reflection
• Paper Prototype - Project Guide

• 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

For the Teachers

• Example Apps for Good - Teacher Resource

For the Students

• App Design Kickoff - Activity Guide

• 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

For the Students

• Market Research - Activity Guide

• Arrange classroom seating for teams of 4-5 students
• Print one copy per team of the activity guide

For the Students

• Prototype Brainstorming - Activity Guide
• Phone Paper Prototype - Template
• What's for Lunch - Prototype

• 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

For the Students

• Paper Prototype User Testing - Activity Guide
• What's For Lunch Testing - Video

• 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

For the Students

• Screen Ownership - Activity Guide
• Screen Design - Activity Guide
• Model Screen Design - Activity Guide

• 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

For the Students

• App User Testing - Activity Guide

• 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

For the Students

• App User Testing Analysis - Activity Guide

• Print one copy of the activity guide for each team
• Set out sticky notes and poster paper for each team

For the Teachers

• App Presentation - Exemplars

For the Students

• App Presentation - Rubric
• Computer Science Practices - Reflection
• App Presentation Template - Slide Deck
• App Presentation - Exemplar

• 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.