Erik Laats

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Georgia Studies

June 2021 - June 2022

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Developer/Designer Web React/Craft CMS Georgia Public Broadcasting Link


The Georgia Studies Course is an online interactive textbook used in 8th grade Georgia History classrooms across the state. Built on Craft CMS with a GraphQL content API, the course content includes worksheets, videos, interactives, and rich text—all delivered through the React front end.

To support easy maintenance and editorial flexibility, we developed custom content matrices within Craft, allowing the non-technical site administrators to update the course materials and add new sections as necessary. We also designed a tailored search experience that enables students to locate terms and topics within the text, while teachers can favorite pages for quick access in a classroom setting. Each chapter includes a quiz, managed via Craft, with built-in score tracking for review.

In addition to developing the full-stack architecture and overseeing other developers on the project, I served as the primary UX designer, wireframing and prototyping the layout for the entire application.

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