Education App
Introducing the Pando Education App:
The idea for the Pando Education App originated from a course prompt and the desire for music and encore teachers to have a simple way to raise funds for their classrooms. Designed to provide a platform for orchestra/band teachers to sell products, the app aims to help raise money for music and other classroom necessities. Research revealed that although products such as Clever and BookBag schools exist, there is a gap in the market for an all-in-one education app tailored specifically to the needs of teachers.
Check out my Low-Fidelity Prototype
Education App
My Role:
I was the sole ideator, researcher, architect, and designer for this app.
Target Audience:
I identified 5 possible audiences for app.
- Parents
- Teachers
- Students
- Extended family members
- School Adminstrators
User Journeys:
Takeaways from the Parents:
- Frustrations:
- discovering concert dates
- discovering other orchestra opportunities
- supporting the orchestra program
- overwhelming amount of emails regarding opportunities, concerts, and fundraising
Takeaways from the Orchestra Teachers:
- Frustrations:
- Takes a lot of extra work and time to...
- send a plethora of emails on concerts, opportunities, and fundraising
- organize fundraisers and run
- The cashless system causes issues...
- Providing students with quick need items
- Teacher price for items in small quantities are going up
- Students are purchasing the wrong supplies for instruments.
Parent
Teacher
Education App
Information Architecture
Paper Wireframe
Figma Wireframe
Initial Concepts:
Originally, my idea was to develop a basic app centered around selling reeds and rosin for band and orchestra students.
During a conversation with an orchestra teacher, she questioned why these essential items couldn't just be integrated into her website. This raised the question: What are the advantages of a teacher-specific app versus a teacher's website?
While the primary reason was a class assignment, I was intrigued by the potential benefits of a website versus an app.
After surveying my students, it was evident that 80% preferred using their phones for various tasks like checking schedules, verifying assignments, and making purchases. One student expressed, "Websites are inconvenient on phones, so I avoid them." The feedback from adults on accessing their children's information also leaned heavily towards mobile devices.
This feedback prompted the app's transformation from a simple purchasing platform to addressing issues faced by parents and teachers. Ultimately, the goal became customizing the app for each teacher, allowing them to integrate or replace their teacher websites.
High - Fi
Click on the images to interact with my figma high-fi design.
Check out the Fundraising page, calendar, and pretent to purchase cello strings.
Challenges Faced or Constraints:
This is my very first offical UX project. Of course I encountered difficulties in creating. Learning all the nuances of Figma and understanding the differneces between it and the basic free design software I was accustomed to.
My primary challenge arose from conducting user studies for the project. While the course mainly discussed large-scale paid studies, my limited budget as a teacher led me to seek feedback from friends and colleagues within my network. Fortunately, one of my close friends, who happened to be an orchestra teacher, provided me with a valuable critique and key assistance. Reflecting on this experience, I appreciate how it boosted my confidence in conducting research for my website.
Next Steps:
In the future, I plan to make adjustments to the UI. I have discovered more innovative techniques for utilizing Figma and aim to enhance all pages with updated UI methods. Additionally, I am curious about the implications of the recent changes in Figma.
I am also interested in exploring the inclusion of more accessibility features like language adaptation, speech-to-text or text-to-speech capabilities, and verbal picture descriptions.
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