EDUC 498Z Designing Learning with Technology University of Maryland Educational Technology Outreach Director: Davina Pruitt-Mentle July 25, Maryland Technology Academy Frederick County Public Schools Satellite Academy Session 5 Awareness Activities

2001 Satellite AcademyDavina Pruitt-Mentle2 Backward Design Background Knowledge What overall knowledge shows need for improvement Background Knowledge What overall knowledge shows need for improvement Expectations Indicators What Standards Do I Address? Goals Learning Outcomes Expectations Indicators What Standards Do I Address? Goals Learning Outcomes Our Activity

2001 Satellite AcademyDavina Pruitt-Mentle3 Quality of Site Overall Evaluation –Accuracy –Presentation/Objectivity –Currency –Design and Style –Navigability

2001 Satellite AcademyDavina Pruitt-Mentle4 Authority and Accuracy Where was the resource created? Author listed? Dated? Legitimate source of information? Accurate, objective, and impartial? –Or opinion or propaganda? Have you “explored” this site in depth?

2001 Satellite AcademyDavina Pruitt-Mentle5 Visual and Spatial Design: Look and Feel Design Should be Consistent Color –Light background with dark text (easiest to read) –Pale or subtle colors (larger areas) –Bright and saturated colors (smaller areas) good for emphasis, accent use sparingly

2001 Satellite AcademyDavina Pruitt-Mentle6 Visual and Spatial Design: Look and Feel Graphics, Banners –should be relevant to site and/or content –small as possible to reduce download time –optimum size: 30-60K Images (graphics, photos, etc) –can provide a thumbnail to larger image Banner –unobtrusive (shouldn’t have to scroll to get past it)

2001 Satellite AcademyDavina Pruitt-Mentle7 Visual and Spatial Design: Look and Feel Text –Common font Arial, Times, Comic Sans, Helvetica, Courier, Verana –Text size 2-4 for body text (3 is default) –Lists used –Little underlining (indicates hyperlink) –Titles, headings, slide/sub-headings –Includes white space

2001 Satellite AcademyDavina Pruitt-Mentle8 Other Evaluations Readability Using Bobby Gender and Cultural issues –Language converters