IS 213 -- User Interface Design
& Development
ReadingTree: Project Vocabulary
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project vocabulary
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| Associated User | Teacher, parent, librarian, or caregiver who assists child in using the system or physically acquiring the book. |
| Discussion board | Bulletin board system on different book-related topics |
| Bookshelf | Displays basic information about a user (age, grade, city and state) as well a user's favorite books and books he/she wants to read. |
| Browse | Look at books that are similar in some respect (such as author, subject, grade level, title, featured work) |
| Points |
Earned for rating or reviewing a book, or answering a poll. Earning a certain number of points means you achieve a certain Tree Member status and receive a certificate and bookmark. We're still considering ways for kids to earn and spend points. |
| Primary User | Child in 1st - 5th grade |
| Proxy User | Stand-in for actual user |
| Qualities of a book | Aspects of a book that may or may not be catalogued explicitly, such as number and quality of illustrations, size of font, writing quality, and size of book. |
| Book Suggestions | Generated by the ReadingTree system. Cannot be stored. Users who wish to store book information must use their bookshelves. |
| Search | Look for a particular book, based upon some known piece of information (such as author, title, subject). |
| Start Over | Button used to remove information from CF forms--this phrase preferred to Reset or Clear. |
| Treehouse | Refers to the screen containing chat, bulletin boards and the member list. |
| What's New |
This section was originally called "Today's Special" but we renamed it based on user test results. This section includes "What's Hot/What's Not" lists, featured books, and ReadingTree member of the week. |