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 planning a digital guidebook, and you'll start by looking at the project lifecycle.

In the initial stages, looking at the project brief, success criteria, and planning.

You'll explore the different planning tools you could use before working in a team to create the plan for your digital guidebook.

So let's get started.

Welcome to today's lesson.

Today's lesson is called Planning a digital guidebook from the unit Digital guidebook.

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

There are two keywords to today's lesson.

Digital guidebook.

Digital guidebook is an online collection of information that is useful for the planned audience.

Project lifecycle.

Project lifecycle is the steps you follow to take an idea and turn it into a finished project.

There are two sections to today's lesson.

The first is identify the stages of the project lifecycle, and the second is create a plan for a digital guidebook.

So let's start with identify the stages of the project lifecycle.

A project starts with the aim of creating a product, service, or result.

The aim could be to create a physical or a digital object.

In this lesson, you will plan a digital guidebook.

A digital guidebook is an online collection of information that is useful for the planned audience.

The guidebook will tell people about your local area.

It will include information about local attractions, history, transport, and leisure activities.

A project can be a large task.

So breaking it down into smaller steps or stages can provide a structured approach to follow, which makes the problem easier to solve.

This is done by following the project lifecycle.

And the project lifecycle has five stages.

The first is initiation; second is planning; third, execution; fourth, testing and evaluation; and fifth, closure or presentation.

Following the project lifecycle can help you stay organized and know what to do next in a large project.

Following the project lifecycle can help a team work together, avoid mistakes, and make sure nothing important is missed.

Let's have a quick check.

What stage of the project lifecycle is missing?

You can see here you have the diagram there.

We have initiation, planning, execution, a question mark, and closure.

Pause the video to consider which one is missing, and then we'll go through the answer.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was testing and evaluation.

Well done if you got that correct.

The initiation stage of the project is when you get the project brief.

And the brief outlines the project to be completed and any success criteria that needs to be met.

Jun says, "Well, what are success criteria?

" Really good question.

Well, success criteria sets out the goals or the features that need to be included so that the digital project meets all of the brief and is successful.

The success criteria for the digital guidebook could be: it loads correctly; the links take you to the correct pages; the user thinks the guide is helpful; the information is accurate.

Let's have a quick check.

True or false?

Success criteria are just a list to tick at the end of a project.

Pause the video and consider if that is true or false, and then we'll go through the answer.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was false, because success criteria is not just a tick list at the end of a project.

They are a guide to help you succeed whilst you are completing your project, and you should use them throughout the project.

Well done if you got that correct.

Let's do the activity.

Fill in the gaps about the project lifecycle.

You have the five stages of the project lifecycle are, followed by five empty spaces.

So use your worksheet, pause the video, and note down the five stages of the project lifecycle in those blanks, and then we'll go through the answer.

Let's check your answer.

The first one.

So the five stages of the project lifecycle are: first, initiation, planning, execution, testing and evaluation, and closure or presentation.

Well done if you got that correct.

Let's look at the second part of this activity.

Create a list of success criteria for the digital guidebook.

Pause the video, use your worksheet, and have a go at creating a list of success criteria for the digital guidebook, and then we'll go through a possible answer.

Let's check your answer.

The guidebook gives clear information about the local area; it 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; the user can move through the guide easily using buttons, links, or pages that work.

Well done for completing that activity, and I'm sure you've got some extra success criteria in there that will fit your digital guidebook.

Let's move on to the second part of today's lesson.

Create a plan for a digital guidebook.

Planning is a very important part of any project, and is done before you start making anything.

When you're working on a project as a team, it is important to involve everyone in the planning process.

This allows everyone to share their ideas and also know the details of the project.

Different types of planning documents are used depending on the type of product, and it is important to use the correct planning document to ensure the planning stage is useful for the execution stage.

A mind map is a visual planning tool used to generate, organize, and explore ideas around a topic.

It helps break down a project into smaller parts and can be used to plan any digital project.

It could include keywords, branches of ideas, or themes.

You can see the image here showing an example.

Usually you have the word in the middle, and then you have those branches, which are the arrows coming off it, leading to those ideas or themes.

It could be a useful way to start planning and look through your ideas.

You can also break down tasks by team members.

This example shows what each team member will be responsible for.

So you've got the digital guidebook.

And then on the left, we've got Laura, who's going to look at local attractions.

Underneath, in the middle, we have Izzy, who's going to look at local information.

And on the right, we've got Jun, who's going to look at local history.

A mood board is used to explore ideas, colors, and styles.

It is a collection of images and text that conveys the overall visual style, tone, and feel of the planned digital product.

It can be created by hand or with software, and will include color, schemes, images, and fonts.

Mood boards are used for posters, websites, and app designs.

It's a really good way to get those ideas down and start looking at what colors go well together, what fonts look well.

And it's a nice way to create that using a mood board.

This mood board has been created to show the overall style for a digital guidebook on Swindon.

So you can see here that you're starting to see some themes, the colors that are going to be used, different fonts, the images that are going to be used, we've got trains and we've got travel, different pieces there with the traffic lights as well.

So this is a really good example of the mood board.

We have the colors, the images, the fonts.

A storyboard is a series of drawings or images that shows a sequence visually.

Storyboards are used for video animation and interactive media digital products.

Storyboards include details about how something should be filmed, such as important frames, notes, audio, and music.

You can see an example there on the side and it starts showing what's gonna happen in each of those frames.

A visualization is used to show the appearance of a static product, like a poster.

It includes sketches of the layout and some annotations.

It is used for digital products like posters or magazine covers.

You can see an example here of just drawing it out.

What do we want to have on our poster?

What's gonna be there?

What sort of text, what images?

And start adding notes on there as well.

This visualization has been created to show the layout for a digital guidebook on Swindon.

So you can see it's been sketched out, got those different areas.

Let's have a quick check.

Which planning document is this an example of?

Is it a, a mind map; b, a mood board; c, a storyboard; or d, a visualization.

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

Let's check your answer.

The answer was d, visualization.

Well done if you got that correct.

The brief for the digital guidebook is below.

So you have been asked to create a digital guide on your local area for children aged 11 to 16.

The guidebook will tell young people about the local area and include information about local attractions, history, transport, and leisure activities.

The purpose is to inform people about the local area.

The audience is 11 to 16 year olds.

The requirements must have multiple pages and contain information on local attractions, history, transport, and leisure activities.

The timescale is six weeks.

The format is the digital guidebook must be accessible online and created using a shared workspace.

In this project, you will work as a team.

Each team member should contribute to the plan.

Planning should be a shared responsibility.

Having lots of different viewpoints during planning will improve the final product.

Let's have a quick check.

True or false?

When working on a project, it is better if one person does the planning for the whole group.

Pause the video and consider if that is true or false, and then we'll go through the answer.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was false, because planning should be a shared responsibility.

Having the viewpoints of lots of people will improve the final product.

Well done if you got that correct.

Let's do the activity.

Using a planning document of your choice, create a plan for the digital guidebook.

Work as a team to develop the planning document.

Use online collaboration tools so that everyone can contribute their ideas.

Pause the video, have a go at the activity, and then we'll go through an example answer.

Let's have a look at an example answer.

So Jun says, "We decided to create a mind map to organize all the tasks we needed to complete.

" Izzy said, "We added labels for each team member so they know which parts they are responsible for.

" And Laura says, "We used an online presentation tool to make the mind map and everyone edited at the same time.

" And here you can see that we've got the digital guidebook, the local area.

We've got the individuals, Izzy, Jun and Laura, and their responsibility of local info, history, attractions.

And underneath, you can see that Izzy was looking at maps and directions, restaurants and shops, transport and parking.

Jun was looking at the local landmarks, stories and events, historic photos.

Laura was looking at the attractions and leisure, so popular sites, family activities, photo tips, nature trails, sports and fitness, and relaxation.

Well done for completing the activity.

In summary, following the project lifeycle can help you successfully complete a project.

A digital guidebook is an online collection of information that is useful for the intended audience.

A guidebook for a local area may include information about local attractions, history, transport, and leisure activities.

When working collaboratively, all group members should be involved in a planning stage.

Well done for completing this lesson: planning a digital guidebook.