Storyboards were originally created to plan and script video programs but can also be useful to plan the content of computer screens. Storyboards allow one to design the look of their interface, consider common placement for navigation buttons, and make decisions about the placement of titles, text, and video. Note, storyboard-like drawings can be captured or reproduced on Index Cards which allow designers to flexibly modify and adjust the sequence of their instructional materials. A large flat-top table or bulletin board will facilitate the shuffling and rearrangement of lesson components. Flowcharts are useful for depicting the flow of lesson segments, web sites, or multimedia interactions, feedback loops, and extension tasks.
Flowcharts contain standard symbols.
Flowcharts are especially useful when developing new materials in a team, as everyone must reach consensus on major presentation and interaction sections in the media item. The three examples below were contributed by Reese Voshell, Department of Entomology, illustrating the process of flow-charting a course web site with major headings shown at far left, lecture groupings shown in the center, and multimedia text components shown at far right. Click any image thumbnail to open a larger graphic.