1. Course: Design & Technology
Apps
Unit3 – Designing an App
Course: Design & Technology
Grade 8

2. Learning Outcomes
To b able to critically develop layered functional plans for an app.
To be able to reflect a project and assess what went well and what didn’t.

3. Unplugged Activity
Unplugged activity means : Learning about technology without using technology
There are certain points to be considered when designing a Mobile App:
Apps
Template
Widgets

4. Apps In this stage, you have to decide on the following: Purpose
Audience / users
Name of the app
Icon of the app

5. Template
In this stage, you have to create your content and consider the following:
Design / layout (apps can be designed in landscape / portrait)
Themes and fonts

6. Widgets
In this stage, you have to consider which widgets you will be using. To achieve this you need to consider three options:
Startup screen / first page
Side menu (for any supporting information)
Footer (store information not always needed on the screen)

7. Blippit
Activity – Pages