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2 Who is it for? Any student from Y9 upwards ─ After school sessions ─ Teach yourself a variety of software, especially App Inventor software at home or during drop in sessions after school

3 Why is it different 1?  All work is done in groups  Topic is engaging – developing mobile phone apps using your own ideas and phones (we will make sure each group has a at least one person with an Android phone)  Use variety of software and hardware ─ Your mobile phones – take photos, video, record sound ─ Laptops – research, design, video/photo/sound editing ─ Skype ─ Prezi Prezi ─ Balsamiq Balsamiq ─ App Inventor for Android App Inventor for Android

4 Why is it different 2?  Groups decide how to present ideas and pitch them to others  Present ideas to each others groups and question each others ideas  Design and then make real apps, which you then have on your phones  Pitch final ideas to other teams/staff/ industry experts

Working with real experts Entrepreneurs Developers Designers

Designing real apps Transit Buzzer Buddiezzz Stop & Search Winning team(s) get to go to London to pitch ideas in a national final. National winning team(s) get their app made into a commercial app, made by an app design company, that will then be sold on the Android App market.

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8 Benefits for Students  Learn how to make Mobile phone Apps  Get a good grounding in programming  You have your own Apps on your own phones  If you win they get your Apps made into a commercial app, made by an app design company, that will then be sold on the Android App market.  Frontload your CVs – help to get jobs, get into sixth form, UCAS applications  Pitch final ideas to other teams/staff/ industry experts  Links to other subjects

9 Links to other subjects SubjectLink EnglishWorking with others, selling and presenting an idea MathsProgramming ScienceProgramming Business Studies Product life cycle, marketing Design & Technology Product Design, prototyping and Life Cycle ArtProduct Design, prototyping

10 When, where and course requirements?  Wednesday afternoons 3-4pm for teacher input/software practice  If possible at home on PC/Laptops and with an Android phone  If students do not have Android phone and/or access to software on PC/Laptop, the equipment will be available in school for them to use. We will try to organise the groups so that every group will have one person with access to Android phone and software on PC/Laptop so this could give extra access  Drop in sessions after school

11 What can you do?  See Mr Eley or your ICT teacher for an application letter  Take the letter home and discuss with parents  Get parents to view the parents presentation on the school website  Get parents to fill in reply slip on letter and bring back to Mr Eley as soon as possible  Think of ideas for Apps  For use in departments  For use in school  For general use

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