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First, before starting your test-drive, please indicate the name of the CMS ["Content Management System"] software package you are evaluating.
Name: Edlio |
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| Now, let's get down to business. |
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| Create a page. Does the application automatically create a link on your site to the page you created? If you have to create the link is it easy to do? |
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| Add an image to the page. Does it automatically let you upload the image and use it? If not, is it easy to figure out how to upload and insert an image? |
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| Can you edit the photo in the CMS editor? Is it easy to figure out? |
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| Link to an external Website, resource, or tool. Attempt to create more than one link. Consider how easy it is to create internal, external, email and file links. |
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| Set up a calendar. Determine whether the calendar function connects to content, files or other course elements/features. Do notification tools relating to the course calendar or schedule exist. |
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| Copy or move content within the website. For example, move or copy a link or some text from one page to another page, or reorganize content already uploaded/created. How easy is it? |
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| Incorporate multimedia content into the website and test the system's ability to display audio, video, and other multimedia file formats. How would you rate your experience? |
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| If available, set up a forum or use the blog feature. Post something and then try to add a comment. See if there are any tools to help students sort postings. How would you rate this feature overall? |
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| Add a course announcement. At a minimum: - Create at least one course announcement - Determine where announcements can be posted - Test options to send announcements via email or text message, pre-schedule announcements, or prioritize announcements when displayed. |
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| Are there any tools for student collaboration and/or networking (blogs, wikis, social media, interactive white boards, or screen sharing. Integration with external social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, etc.)? |
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| If there is a survey tool, set up a quick survey and test it. How would you rate your experience? |
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| Customize the layout and arrangement of your page, if available. |
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| How would you rate the navigation tools - how easy is it to get around in the website/editor? |
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| Overall, how intuitive is the editor to use? |
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| Overall how would you rate Content Creation Tools? |
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| Is the help integrated in the editor or on a separate site? Is it easy to use help and find what you need? |
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| On a scale of 1-5, how do you rate your level of comfort with technology in general?
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| | Low - Just beginning and rarely use web technology | High - Comfortable with web technology and consider yourself an advanced user. |
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| On a scale of 1-5, how do you rate your level of comfort with this Content Management system?
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| | Low - Meets basic needs | High - Meets full featured needs without complications |
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| Mobile technology: If you used a smart phone or tablet for any part of this test, please write about that experience below. What mobile device did you use, and how successful was that use? | | |
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| Is there anything else that you uncovered while testing the CMS products that you'd like to share? | | |
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