Human-Computer Interaction and Collaboration Stephen Crossley Supervisor: Dr. Haifeng Shen 9 Unit Engineering Project

Human-Computer Interaction and Collaboration: GroupNotes Mobile Application ◦ Android Student centred learning ◦ Collaborative note taking ◦ Communication

Proposed work Multi-page PDF reading / writing Develop annotative tools ◦ Text selection / highlighting ◦ Free-style drawing ◦ Geometric Shapes

Task List Get up to speed on Android ◦ Test GroupNotes simulations Importing Files ◦ Examine possible ‘slide’ formats ◦ Reading PDF documents

Task List Text recognition ◦ Selection / Highlighting Annotation Tools ◦ Free Style drawing ◦ Shape recognition Annotations distribute across all clients

Time Table StartTaskTime to Spend Week 2 (S1)Set up GroupNotes, Android development kit 4 weeks Week 7 (S1)Research and develop PDF / File loading and saving 5-6 Weeks Mid Year Break Develop annotation tools, highlighting / text selection 4-5 Weeks Week 5 (S2)Testing, Thesis preparation, expo preparation 4-5 Weeks

Existing Systems Foxit PDF ◦ Highlights, underlines ◦ Free Draw ◦ Enhance these features with GroupNotes Connectivity

Summary GroupNotes ◦ Collaborative note taking and annotation Proposed implementation ◦ PDF reading / writing ◦ Drawing / highlighting tools ◦ Text recognition

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