The pandemic has changed the playing field for elementary education leaving parents, teachers, and students without a plan. GamePlan is an online learning environment that places the entire classroom experience in one place and streamlines communication through contextual messaging between parents, teachers, and students. It engages students through gamified lessons and collaborative learning which encourages social interaction and fun.
GamePlan
The only classroom you need.
Indigo Design Awards 2021
Two gold, Five silver, Three bronze
Role
Team Lead
Visual Design Lead
Skills
Task Analysis
Information Arch.
UI Design
Team
Jasmine Attanasio
Leo Caballero
Kelly Pobgee
Max Poliseno
Maik Reiffenstahl
Timeline
10 Weeks
UX Problem
UX Problem
Due to the pandemic, parents have unexpectedly had to take on the role of a teacher for their students at home and struggle to balance this new role with their busy lifestyle.
Target Users
Primary: PreK – 5th grade teachers and students
Secondary: PreK – 5th grade parents
How might we...
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improve upon the social development and structure of the in person education experience through online learning?
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create a system to balance the busy lifestyle of parents and the educational needs of their children?
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maintain a flexible educational environment that is easily adaptable?
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better facilitate connection between parents and teachers?
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create a single, streamlined communication platform?
Teacher Interfaces
Grade
Track grades for individual students
Adjust marks to percentages, letters, completion, and more
Grade student work right in platform
View class performance on a single assignment
Take Attendance
View student attendance by week or month
Instruct
Create an agenda accessible by parents and students
Create assignments that students can complete together
Toggle between several classrooms
Incorporate Zoom links into schedule
Communicate
Easily message from within the platform
Parent Interfaces
View Lessons
Toggle between each student's profile
View assignment names and details
Access teacher comments on graded work
Access summary sheets of lessons
Track Student Progress
View progress
by subject
Share progress reports with spouses, teachers, etc.
Communicate
Students can summon parents to view their screen when questions arise
Communicate with teacher or student while viewing problem at hand
Control student screen to help troubleshoot issues from anywhere
Student Interfaces
Game reviews allow students to work collaboratively. Gamification improves communication skills and overall understanding.
Students earn XP and coins in games to customize their hut and show off progress to classmates.
After completing all assignments, students can access educational games in the Portal Room to continue practicing concepts while earning XP and coins for character and hut customizations.
Enter doors in the Level Room to complete daily tasks. This may include watching videos, completing graded assignments, playing review games, and more.
Learn Concepts
Access the daily schedule created by teacher
Get help with the click of a button
Within the game world, students can complete activities to learn concepts for the day.
Visually track lesson progress
Earn XP and coins for more upgrades
Customize outfits
Communicate
Allow parents or teachers to view screen to make messages more contextual
Process Overview
Miss Katie, 32
Teacher
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Better communicate
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Give each student more individual attention
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Make her online classroom more engaging
Goals
Samantha
May
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Jodi Lynn Parker, 34
Parent
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Balance work and her child's education
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Streamline communication with teacher
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Decrease screen time
Goals
Faith Parker, 9
Student
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Have fun learning
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Make more friends
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Learn new subjects
Goals
Parent
Game World
Teacher
Student
Communicate via message center
View student screen
Reply to summon
Reply to summon
View student screen
Communicate via message center
Communicate via message center
Play levels
Summon help
Parents must be able to bridge between what the teacher wants and what the student is doing.
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Teacher Tasks
- Grade
- Instruct
- Communicate
- Take attendance
Parent Tasks
- Track student progress
- View lessons
- Motivate students
- Assist with technology
- Communicate
Student Tasks
- Learn concepts
- Communicate