User Interfaces Lesson Ideas

Worksheet 1

This worksheet asks students to answer a series of questions.

Most of the answers can be found in the mini-website here

Worksheet 2

This worksheet asks students to identify which user interface would be the most appropriate in a given situation.

Worksheet 3

Fill in the gaps

Students are given a piece of text and have to fill in the gaps with the correct words.

A useful way of quickly checking understanding and also a permenant revision aid.

Card sorting exercise

The cards will need some preparation before the lesson. It would be better to laminate them if possible to provide a long lasting resource. However, if time is short, they can simply be printed out and cut up.

A good kinesthetic activity

Crossword (differentiated)

Students are given a crossword to solve with clues relating to key words for this topic.

There are three differentiated versions to allow students to choose the best level of difficulty for themselves.

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version 1

version 2

version 3

answers

Mind map

Mind maps are an excellent way to condense a lot of information onto one page, and can be an invaluable aid to revision.

Students could use the website to help them create their own mindmaps.

Here is a sample mindmap to give you or the students some ideas.