Project URL:
http://mv.ezproxy.com.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/813/checkmark/gr4/
For this prototype, we suggest using OSX with Chrome to access CheckMark.
We also tested with Windows and Chrome and that worked too.
Contributions:
Elisa
Danielle
Drawing inspiration from the heuristic evaluations, I aimed for simplicity in redesigning the aesthetic appearance and layout of the gradebook. I restructured a significant amount of the back-end to support user modification of gradebook entries and provided more affordances on the front-end for the user to identify the grade modification functionality. These changes provide a more dynamic experience by allowing the user to modify grades by simply clicking on the grade entry itself, entering a new score into a popover, and pressing "save." If the user enters an invalid grade, the popover closes. If the grade entered is valid, the gradebook reloads immediately with the newly entered grade incorporated into the total, average, and letter grade that displays. I also added user customization and feedback to sending grade reports, which treats assignments like attachments in email and allows for the optional inclusion of messages. Finally, I provided a legend that appears when the user presses the help icon, which maps the letter grades to the percentages, providing more information without sacrificing simplicity or adding clutter.
Marcus
Evan