iSchool Capstone

Point

Project tags:

digital youth & youth services

information behavior & user research

mobile or web development

Project poster

Communication is an essential tool to express our needs. Unfortunately, not everyone has the skills or foundations necessary to communicate. Children who fit this description require additional support to build their verbal skills and may need training to interpret what others are trying to say. Point is a free tablet application aimed at giving children who have yet to build the foundations of communication an alternative voice. It does this by providing prepackaged line drawn icons that cover words commonly used among young communicators, but also gives you the ability to create your own words. Point focuses on the first words of communication rather than complex sentences like other applications do. Whether your child is at school, the park, or at the dinner table, Point provides your child with a large vocabulary in a quick and easy to access format.

Project participants:

Jacob Gilmore

Informatics

Caleb Kim

Informatics

Patrick Liang

Informatics

Jennifer Luu

Informatics