Holomua Elementary Kokua Website- Usability Study

The professional relationship between teachers and parents is key when promoting a positive academic and social journey for students. The foundation of this relationship starts and is fostered during the child’s early childhood years. With technology also becoming increasingly more prevalent in society, there is no reason why information can’t be readily available on all connected devices. The use of websites to keep both parents and teachers involved will revolutionize how we think of increasing and maintaining a positive academic and professional relationship between all members of the school team. The Holomua Kokua Program will assist Holomua’s preschool teachers to initiate and foster the relationship between teachers and parents. This was accomplished by providing a “one stop shop” website that parents can access anytime, anywhere for information and resources. The usability study of this website included participants who are current and past preschool parents and other teachers. They have evaluated the website’s navigability and judged the richness of the content provided. With the testing data, changes were made to the final website has been a culminating work in progress. The website is now a working and functional website with all the key design components, and includes many tools to help and assist in navigation and usability