9.2 Group 1

Freddie Badham, Joseph Sauer, Henry Dalton-Stone and Vinay Prasad

Hello, we are Freddie, Joe, Henry and Vinay and we are students at Sutton Grammar School for Boys. We are the

creators of U-spell and have spent the past couple of months working on this project. Our app is designed for parents and carers of children who wish them to learn

their spellings for school in an easier and more fun way than writing them out again and again. By using tablets,

we are encouraging and teaching the next generation how to use gadgets in a positive way and to help them achieve the highest marks for spelling at their schools.

What problem are we addressing?

Ms Corkery, our Computing teacher, has told the class of how she wishes that there was a good app for

spelling on tablets. After research confirming this, we decided to try and change this problem with U-Spell.

“Why can’t there be a tablet application that can help my child

effectively learn their personal spellings?”

My Insight

Even in secondary school, we have to do spelling tests and there are no mobile applications that could teach me how to spell words such as Enjambment or Machiavellian.

We are designing U-Spell to help children of all ages prepare effectively

for their personal spelling tests on mobile devices.

Who would use U-Spell?

This app is perfect for pupils who do not have much time and could therefore revise their own spellings on the bus

or in the car etc.

Competitors

Ray’s Spelling- Our teacher, MsCorkery, uses this application withher children and told us that it isfantastic. It’s one problem is that it is not available on tablets or phones.

Spelling City- This app is quite popular and aesthetically pleasing however it has one crucial downfall. It does not allow you to enter your own words and so this is where our selling point shall be.

Core Feature

Our app’s core feature is that you can create your own spelling tests for your child’s own learning. Our app is the only mobile one out there that would allow you to do this.

The MenuThis was designed to be easily navigated and understood with

large and few buttons.

The additional features

They are clear and help to make the

app more interactive and each test individualistic.

The ‘Your Tests’ screen

With the horizontal scroll bar you can access all your tests simply

and quickly.

Feasibility

U-Spell can be easily programmed on current devices as it does not include large files or huge volumes of data as text is one of the smallest file types. Also it does not

require internet connection or a fast processer for the device.

Interest and Pledges

My (Freddie’s) mother works in a primary school and says that a lot of children could benefit from our application.

Also, in our class many have expressed interest in U-Spell as a way to quickly revise for our fortnightly spelling tests

in English. Our app would be £1.49 so cheap and accessible to all.

MarketingFlyers in schools: This would directly access our target

audience and make them consider downloading U-Spell.Social Media Advertising: We could (and have) created

Twitter or Facebook pages to promote our apps and anybody who liked or commented on any of our posts

would make the pages appear on all their friends feeds, therefore increasing audience size.

Reviews: By applying for our app to be reviewed on sites such as Mashable or Download.com, we could be

advertised through there and increase popularity and reputation.

Wildcard

As this PowerPoint is being made, we are in the process of creating a U-Spell Facebook

page to help advertise and promote our application.