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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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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