[kictanet] Day 2 Laptops project: What Educational Content would support the Knowledge Objectives above(examples of educ. content/software used)

[steve mutuvi]

@Barrack

Children present an interesting and unique user group who has in the past
received minimal attention from UI/UX experts. The conventional Interaction
design guidelines (for adult users) may not be applicable when designing
for children.

Some important guidelines to follow while designing for children include:-

*  Development of age-appropriate content - A good example of
age-appropriate content is *BBC's Bitesize*.

   - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize/
   - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/division/play/

*  Understanding children's mental models - Children and Adults don't have
same mental models when it comes to understanding the world around them.
For instance, in understanding  of mathematical concepts, children might
not visualize subtraction in terms of *2-1=1* but may best understand
pictorial representation as follows.

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* Use of appropriate language that children can understand.

*Consider ergonomic constraints that children will face while interacting
with educational content. e.g font size and color contrast.

The above guidelines are by no means exhaustive but its a clear pointer
that designing for children require careful planning.

Mutuvi.





On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>wrote:

> Listers,
>
> Many thanks to all that have contributed to day ones discussion, feel free
> to continue posting your comments as we proceed. Day 2 will focus on
> education content:
> *Question
> What Educational Content would support the Knowledge Objectives
> above(examples of educ. content/software used)*?
>
> The floor is open.
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