apps for good cas 2011
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Apps for Good CAS 2011. Apps: a fast growing market. Worldwide Mobile Data Usage Forecast, by Region. Job opportunities Money to be made Room for ideas. Since 2003, there has been a 60% drop in students taking Computing at A-Level. 80%-95% new products fail. 60%-80% new businesses fail. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Apps for Good
CAS 2011
Job opportunitiesMoney to be madeRoom for ideas
Apps: a fast growing market
Worldwide Mobile Data Usage Forecast, by Region
60%-80%new businesses fail
80%-95%new products fail
Only 9% of Computing A-Level students in 2010 were female
Since 2003, there has been a
60% dropin students taking Computing at A-Level
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Why?
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What is the outcome?
6 * 7 = ?
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How do you pronounce this word?
cacophony
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Who is this man?
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How do you solve this?
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Recognise standard problem Use standardised tool
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Apps for Good-What’s the difference?• Learning to ask the right questions
• Learning to define a problem before devising an appropriate solution
• Offering genuine choice; bottoms-up approach
• Opportunity to“fail” as well as to succeed
• Giving opportunities to create (not just use)
• Grounding it all in “the real world”
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A practical apps course
1: Problem definition
2: Market research
3: Solution design4: Product design
5: Build & test
Grounding it in the real world-Our Expert Community
Students pitch their apps to our expert community and benefit from their advice
Entrepreneurs
Developers
Designers
Examples of student apps
Transit
Buzzer Buddiezzz
Stop & Search
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Benefits for students
Becoming creators and more savvy users of technology
Confidence & aspirations
Cutting-edge technology
Soft skills
Real world situations
Work with professionals
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Three tiers of partners
Content-use only (Launched Sep ‘11)
Affiliate partners Now prototyping, some places available,
main launch Sep ‘11
Certified partners subsidised non-subsidised
Growing network of schools
3 Training hubs (+1 potential hub in SW)
33 Certified Partner Schools
10 Affiliate Partners
Content-only partnerships launches when learning platform goes live in September
Over 1500 students reached from Sept 2011
Learning PlatformAvailable from September
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Sign up to newsletter for updates on website
Access learning content from September
Use selected materials with classes
Attend dragon’s dens for ideas
Learn from/use best practice from certified/affiliate partners
Indicate interest Join as affiliate and
access training, materials and community
Run group as school level
Share/use best practice from other schools
Apply for certified status as appropriate
Certified partnerships now oversubscribed
To join waiting list, indicate interest and join as affiliate
Content-only Affiliate
Certified--NOW FULL
Next steps
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