1. Donna Neal Development and Design of Media in Educational Settings August 12, 2011

2.  Simplicity  Structure  Consistency  Tolerance

3.  The system status is important  Try to match the system with the real-world experiences  Visibility is crucial in the system status

4.  Flexibility  Efficiency  User control  Freedom  Aesthetic-visual  Minimalist design

5.  Must use standards  Uniformity  Use recognition instead of recall  Constancy

6.  Free of errors  Help buttons are useful  Have plenty of documentations  Users can easily recover from error  Users can easily recognize items  Users can diagnose with ease

7.  Colors are only for enhancements  Keyboard access for all actions  Blinking elements are not to be used in the text/elements  Content timing should have an option to adjust the student’s response times.  Audio alerts

8.  Font styles should be appropriate for viewing  Focus indicators  Labels associated with images  Forms include functionality  Appropriate fonts sizes

9.  Vision- large keyboard  Hearing- volume accessible  Physical- able to access computer easily  Cognitive- ways to reach all learners  Age associated barriers- all age available

10. Too much:Too little: Lots of text Many sounds effects Loads of color Numerous labels Various action buttons Several keyboard access One word phrases No sound effects One to two colors Not enough labels No keyboard access Not enough action buttons

15.  Thorsen, C. (2009). TechTactics: Technology for teachers (3 rd ed.). Allyn & Bacon. ISBN: 9780205578450. Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 9.