Redesign your school portal
Students analyse the user interface of a familiar system and develop an alternative design focusing on usability, accessibility, functionality and visual appeal.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Design thinking, Specification (decomposing problems) |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact
AC9TDI8P07
Design the user experience of a digital system |
| Keywords | evauate |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Critical and creative thinking |
| Organisation | Victoria State Government Department of Education |
| Copyright | © State Government of Victoria |
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