Effective Process Description:
Within this manual, effective process description is heavily used in order to make the instructions easy to follow. It includes instructions, with pictures that correspond to every instruction. The passive voice is used in order to shift the focus on the materials rather than the individual who is using Popplet. Effective Process Description is useful as it relays instructional information effectively with visual aid to accompany it. However, a more effective method of relaying this information would be through a flowchart, as it would help narrow down the reader's reason for using the website.
Visual Aid:
In order for the manual to be effective, a variety of different visual aids can be used. Within this Popplet manual there is an incredible number of pictures that go along with the subheadings for each instruction. Visual aid is always helpful, as the reader can see exactly what they need to see within the actual application. However, the visual aid could be organized in a more useful manner which seems more logical.
Subheadings:
In order to better classify the information that is being presented within this manual, the information is divided into subheadings that are easily accessible. Subheadings are very useful as they are easily accessible to the reader, however they aren't useful when there are subheadings for every piece of information, which occurs in this manual. There are subheadings for instruction being presented within the manual, which defeats the purpose of a subheading, which is to clump data for easy access.
Similarly to the manual for Popplet, which is shown above, VoiceThread has an incredibly descriptive manual that features a multitude of subheadings. In order to make the job of the reader a lot easier, the authors of the manual have included subheadings that are pertinent to any audience, whether you are a new reader or an expert at VoiceThread. The application gives you troubleshooting aid in case you are lost while using VoiceThread, and has preempted any sort of disaster on the user's part with a variety of possible instructions that the reader can use. These instructions are all accompanied by a slew of visual images that pertain to the instructions that are delivered. The combination of all of these elements make for an effective tool, which is the VoiceThread manual.
Cons:
In accordance with our last manual, which was for Poppet, the subheadings are incoherent and lack any form of connection. If one was to access the VoiceThread manual for the first time, they would be rather lost within all the jargon and the plethora of subheadings that apply for all of the variety of functions that VoiceThread offers. If there were a more detailed table of contents, albeit there is one however it is not as detailed as possible, the new users would find the manual very useful and handy.
Pros:
During my research for creation of a youtube video, I stumbled upon a very informative blog from "Digital Trends," which is a technology based forum. This blog happens to be incredibly useful and informative, as it contains the simplest jargon accompanied by simple instructions for beginners. If I were to be a new user to Youtube, with a video already shot on my camera, this blog would be the first place I would visit, as it contains every single resource that I would need. The blog contains a list of steps, which is similar to the Process Description that is outlined in our book. This is effective, as it outlines a list of steps that a user can take in order to gain the exact outcome they desire in the least amount of time and using the least amount of effort as possible.
Cons:
Although this blog is incredibly useful for new adventurers into the world of "Youtube," it is accompanied by almost zero visual images. The article is simply words, which may be drab for the daily user who just wants to get to make their video the fastest that they can. So in this way it is not suitable for the average beginner, however, this blog is also not suitable for the expert, who is looking for a troubleshoot for his non functioning Youtube video. Filled with elementary terms, a seasoned veteran of video making would simply gloss over this blog, not paying attention to any of the steps that are outlined as they are already known to the content creator. In order to assuage the seasoned veteran and the beginner, there should be a link to a more advanced manual for Youtube videos, in tandem to the blog currently presented.
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