Learn to Create an App!
In this course, you will learn to design, create, and market an app that meets the needs of a defined user group. Through this app development process, you will explore the different roles of app developers, UI/UX designers, marketers, and coders while also exploring the diverse range of applications created for mobile devices including social networks, health informatics, sports science, fintech, resource sharing, and recommendation algorithms.
You will learn to utilize essential principles of design to identify a need, develop an understanding of users, build a user profile, and incorporate these ideas into a successful app build. After Exploring how App Lab works through a variety of lessons and mini-projects, you will create a prototype of your app and submit this to users for testing. User feedback will be incorporated to improve the user experience and interface. After refining the app, you will create a marketing pitch to ‘sell’ it, identifying an audience, and creating a pitch to sell it.
This process and the increasing accessibility of coding interfaces like App Lab make it possible for people of all ages to design and create digital tools that can transform many aspects of our daily lives - from Exploring languages to addressing social issues.
Learning Outcomes
Method of Instruction
This course is intended for instructor delivery, either in-person or remotely. All instructional resources (lesson slide, handouts, quizzes, assessments, etc) can be downloaded for individual teacher customization and use. Should you have any questions regarding the curriculum, please do not hesitate to contact Digital Media Academy Support through the LMS.
Teacher Guide
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Curricular Connections Guide
Science, Language Arts, and Math curriculum integrations build student competency in core academic subjects while addressing essential, 21st-century technology skills. This Curricular Connections Guide is designed to spark your imagination of how to bring this course to life in your own classroom.
Standards Alignment
This course is aligned to national and international standards for technology education. Standards include: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), International Baccalaureate , UK National Curriculum, New Zealand Curriculum, and more!
Required Materials & Equipment
- Access to computers or tablets with an internet connection
- App Lab (free account online with code.org)
- Paper/index cards/pen/pencils/markers
- Digital or Paper notebook
Career Pathways
Developer, Web developer, Computer Systems Analyst, Network Architect, Business Intelligence, Information/cybersecurity, Health Informatics, Computer Forensics, Sports Science, App Designer, and Developer in different fields.
Here is the course outline:
Getting StartedRead me first. 1 section
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Teacher ResourceCovering course description, learning outcomes, teacher guide, required materials and equipment, career pathways, and standards alignment 15 sections
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Module 1: Level Up Your Design SkillsExplore good and bad designs before creating your own. 3 sections
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Module 2: What inspires you?App Inspirations - Designing Your App 2 sections
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Module 3: Time to Explore the App Lab ...There's a lot to do in the App Lab! 4 sections
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Module 4: Designing and Building Your Own AppIt is now time to design and Build your App! 4 sections
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Module 5: Pitching and Marketing Your App2 sections
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Student ShowcaseNow it's time to show off your projects! 2 sections
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Completion
The following certificates are awarded when the course is completed:
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LSSW Course Completion Certificate |