[Year 12 IT Apps] On-screen user documentation

Tue Aug 14 11:59:42 EST 2007

I reckon the BOS will have a plethora of examples for its next update on the topic of VISUAL THINKING for this one folks!  
Similarly, the 'on screen product'  is generating lots of approaches. Its great to see how different teachers are approaching it. 

Wonder which direction they (BOS/VCAA) will go?

Very interesting......

Kent Beveridge,
I.T. co-ordinator
St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College
Horsham
email.. kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au

Wishes and Eggs, one you make and one you break!  A bit like promises.....

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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Russo, Frank R
Sent: Tue 8/14/2007 11:42 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] On-screen user documentation

Michael I am tackling the problem in the same manner.....obviously I am encouraging screen shots with notes and arrows and the like.

Trying to keep it simple, time constraints.

Frank

Frank Russo

ICT ~ Teaching & Learning

Monterey Secondary College

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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Michael Torsello (Mr)
Sent: Tuesday, 14 August 2007 11:24 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] On-screen user documentation

Dear esteem colleagues 

Perhaps I am dredging up something that have already been discussed but ... 

In the "good old days", user documentation followed this general pattern: 

*	How to start the application and open the file 
*	How to add new data and delete unwanted data 
*	How to change existing data 
*	How to print 
*	How to save the file (including using new filenames) 
*	How to exit the program 

I am getting my students to create a single web page with an index similar to the topics listed above with links to bookmarks in this one page and using screen dumps.

And since this user doc is on-screen, it make sense to me to put a button in the spreadsheet that links to this one web page.

Does this sound right? 

But if it is in the spreadsheet then step 1 (start and open file) is not necessary as you can't get to the user doc until you open the file. And if they can open the application, can I assume that the user knows how to exit too making the last step is superfluous?

Is my reasoning logical? 
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With thanks
Michael Torsello
Director of Computing
St Margaret's School, Berwick
Ph: (03) 9703 8111 

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