Request for help for a product research
A Watch for ADDers by Nick Jordan.
(BA Product and Furniture design student)
Nick wrote to me to see if members of adders.org forum would be able to assist in a project he is looking at to produce a specific watch for adders to use to help with rewards for staying on task or reminders things like that.
So anyway I gave permission for him to post about this on the forum boards and link to this page where you can learn more about the project and then below is a link to a questionnaire which you can download and save to your desktop then fill in and return by email to Nick himself. This is a basic outline of the project I received from Nick himself: "To summarize the main function of the watch is to gain the child’s attention more readily through the use of a visual product, using 12 light blocks on the strap (each block representing a 5 minute period.) The idea being that the teacher/parent can activate the blocks simply by pushing each one down; breaking large task into smaller more manageable periods.
For example the teacher could ask the child to focus on a task for 15 minutes, activating 3 blocks, then as time passes each red light bar slowly disappears providing a visual countdown.
Once the child has successfully completed the task a reward is then presented, perhaps through just verbal praise or a sticker etc.
It could also be used as a discipline tool, e.g a time out device.
The watch can also be programmed to illustrate a daily schedule to the child through large bold symbols. It will inform the user on what activity is coming up next and what equipment it requires, providing the child with a larger sense of responsibility. It also allows reminders to be programmed in, such as the teacher setting a homework reminder for when the child returns home."
Below are a couple of design boards which give a visual image of the project. Once you have had a look at these please download the questionnaire which I suggest you save to desktop - Although we regularly scan adders.org for any virus' I would strongly recommend that you do save this to your desktop and then before you open the file scan this with your own Anti Virus Software - I always do this for things I download from any site on the Net and really do recommend that everyone does this as a matter of course for this document and any others you may download from anywhere on the Net as there are so many virus' about now that you really cannot be too careful can you?! - Then once downloaded you can fill this in and return to Nick at Click Here:
Questionnaire
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