Lesson video

Hello.

My name's Mrs. Jones, and I'm really pleased you decided to join this lesson today.

In this lesson, we will look at creating your digital guidebook.

You will look at working collaboratively using cloud-based tools and look at how to review and give constructive feedback to help you develop your final guidebook.

So let's get started.

Welcome to today's lesson.

Today's lesson is called Creating A Digital Guidebook from the unit Creating A Digital Guidebook.

And by the end of this lesson, you'll be able to collaborate with others to create a digital guidebook.

There are three keywords to today's lesson.

Cloud-based.

Cloud-based is an application, service, or document that you access over the internet rather than one that's installed locally.

Feedback.

Feedback is information from users of a product to help you improve it.

Audience.

Audience is the people your project is aimed at.

There are two sections to today's lesson.

The first is work collaboratively using a cloud-based system and the second is review work to make improvements.

So let's start with work collaboratively using a cloud-based system.

Collaboration is when a group of people work together on a task or project.

Online collaboration is the process of working with others digitally across the internet.

Online collaboration is made possible using cloud-based tools and applications.

Jun says, I'm not sure what the cloud actually is.

The cloud is a term used to describe software and storage used through the internet.

The cloud is not floating around in the sky.

It exists in data centers, like the ones at Google, Microsoft, and Dropbox.

You can see here a picture of a data center where all of the servers that are used are lined up along the sides.

In cloud-based storage, documents are stored on remote servers and accessed via the internet rather than being stored locally on a device.

Cloud-based applications are software programs that are stored on remote servers and are accessed over the internet via an app or web browser.

Using cloud-based systems can help when working collaboratively on a project.

Jun, Laura, and Izzy are working together to create a digital guidebook to their local area.

Let's have a quick check.

Explain one cloud-based system that can help Jun, Laura, and Izzy with their group project.

Pause the video and explain one cloud-based system that could help them with their group project and then we'll go through an answer.

Let's check your answer.

A shared word processing application could let them all work on the same document at the same time.

Even if they are at home, they can type, fix mistakes, and add ideas together, and everyone can see the changes straightaway in real time.

They don't need to worry about saving because it saves automatically in the cloud.

They can also leave comments for each other, which makes working as a group much easier.

Well done for completing that activity and explaining the cloud-based system that you thought of.

The success criteria for the digital guidebook have been agreed during the initiation stage of the project.

And those are to give clear information about the local area.

Include at least five places someone might want to visit.

Each place has a short description.

The information is correct and up to date.

The guidebook should be easy to read and understand.

And the user should be able to move through the guide easily using buttons, links, or pages that all work.

So that gives an idea of the success criteria that has been planned out for your digital guidebook.

Izzy says, This is a large project.

We need to divide the tasks to get everything done.

Really good idea.

Laura says that's a good idea, Izzy.

We could each take a section of the guidebook.

Jun says, Then we can use cloud-based tools to check each other's sections.

So the team have created a plan to divide the work for the project, and you can see here that the overall project for the digital guidebook on the local area has been split between the three people, Izzy, Jun, and Laura.

Izzy is going to look at local info, Jun is going to look at history, and Laura is going to look at attractions and leisure.

And you can see what areas they're going to look at underneath each one as well.

Let's have a quick check.

What is the next stage of the project lifecycle after the planning stage has been completed?

Is it A, testing, B, execution, or C, initiation.

Pause the video to consider your answer and then we'll check it.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was B, execution.

Well done if you got that correct.

The next stage of the project is the execution stage.

The group needs to work together to actually make the digital guidebook.

Let's do the activity.

Start creating the digital guidebook for your local area.

If you can, you should work with a team to create your digital guidebook.

Try to use online collaboration tools, such as cloud storage and cloud-based applications to help you work together successfully.

Pause the video and start creating your digital guidebook, and then we'll go through an example solution.

Let's have a look at an example.

So Izzy says, I have started to create my section on local information.

I decided to include information about local transportation and some local shopping centers.

I wrote my text in presentation software, which is cloud-based, so the rest of the team can see and review my section.

You can see here what she's created.

You have the title of local information and the sections on shopping, transport, and restaurants.

And she's got text and images added in there.

Well done on completing your section and starting to create or have completed creating your digital guidebook section.

Let's move on to the second part of today's lesson, review work to make improvements.

What does review mean?

Jun says, review means to look at your work carefully and Laura says, you can think about what's good and what could be even better.

So they're talking about doing a self-review, looking at your own work, reviewing what works, looking at it yourself and how it could be improved.

Jun also says, you can also review other people's work.

And Laura says you can give them feedback to help them make their work even better.

So you can see now we're looking at other people's work, so a review can be looking at your own or someone else's.

Let's have a look at the slide below.

Can you spot any issues with it?

Pause the video and consider what could be improved?

What are the issues with this slide?

And then we'll go through them.

Let's have a look.

Well, the text contains spelling mistakes.

The text colors are not suitable.

The font is not easy to read.

There's no good reason for using capital letters, and the image is behind text and poorly positioned.

By reviewing a digital product, we can spot things that can be improved.

We can then provide feedback to the creator.

Jun says, sometimes I feel upset when I get feedback.

It makes me feel like I haven't done a good job.

Laura says, feedback can be difficult to receive, but the people giving you feedback can make it easier by providing constructive feedback.

It can be hard to give constructive feedback, but it does get easier with practice.

Constructive feedback should be to the point and explain facts.

Highlight good things as well as what to improve.

Considers how others might feel about the comments and make suggestions, but doesn't make commands.

So it's important to consider these when we give that constructive feedback, but it also should offer solutions that can help.

Let's have a quick check.

What is constructive feedback?

Is it A, feedback that only points out mistakes, B, feedback that tells someone how the problem should be fixed, or C, feedback that offers solutions that can help.

Pause the video to consider your answer and then we'll check it.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was C, feedback that offers solutions that can help.

Well done if you got that correct.

When reviewing work, it is a good idea to revisit the success criteria.

The success criteria for the digital guidebook were: gives clear information about the local area, includes at least five places someone might want to visit, each place has a short description, the information is correct and up to date, the guidebook is easy to read and understand, and the user can move through the guide easily through buttons, links, or pages that work.

Izzy says, I think my page includes information about the local area that is correct and up to date.

So she's looking at her own work and reviewing it against the success criteria.

I'm not sure my guidebook is easy to read and understand.

Also, there is no way for the user to move to any of the other pages.

So she's identified some areas that need improving.

Let's have a quick check.

In which part of the project lifecycle would you review work?

Is it A, execution, B, testing, or C, closure.

Pause the video to consider your answer and then we'll check it.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was B, testing.

Well done if you got that correct.

Let's do the activity.

Review your digital guidebook against the success criteria.

So check that it gives clear information about the local area.

Does it include at least five places someone might want to visit?

Does each place have a short description?

Is the information correct and up to date?

Is the guidebook easy to read and understand?

And can the user move through the guide easily with buttons, links, or pages?

And then if you can, get someone else to review your work and give you feedback.

They should leave you comments or suggestions in your shared documents.

Pause the video.

Complete the review and get some feedback from somebody else if you can and then we'll look at a possible example solution.

Let's have a look at an example.

So here we've got Izzy's work that has now been looked at by Laura and Laura says that there is quite a bit of wasted space at the top.

Could you add links to other pages here?

So Izzy had identified that there was no way to move through the pages, and Laura's now suggesting that using that space at the top could be a really good way to link the pages.

Laura's also said that the font of the title is quite difficult to read.

And also highlighted with the restaurant section down the bottom left that this section may be too small and could do with some more information.

Could you reduce some of the other sections to make more space?

Some really good constructive feedback there, and highlighting some suggestions and improvements that could be made.

Well done for completing your review and getting feedback from others too.

In summary, a digital guidebook combines text, images, and layout to share information clearly.

Cloud-based tools allow groups to create and edit the guide together.

Content should be accurate, relevant, and suitable for the intended audience.

Reviewing work and getting feedback helps to improve the final product.

Well done for completing this lesson, creating a digital guidebook.