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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Intro to App Development - Building The PhotoFrame App In Xcode

I just finished building the PhotoFrame app with my Intro to App Development class.

Here are some helpful videos if you would like to try your hand at creating the app in Xcode. The app is very simple, easy to build, and a great way to explore the toolbars and sections of the Xcode application when you are just beginning to use the application.

Start Your Project and Explore Xcode

Move Photos From The iPad Photos App To Your Laptop (if AirDrop is disabled for you)

Adding A Photo To Your Xcode Project

Editing The Storyboard

Zoom In or Out In The Xcode Interface Builder Of The Main Storyboard

Adding A Label In The Xcode Interface Builder

Taking A Screenshot Of The Xcode Simulator Running The App

Monday, January 30, 2023

Develop With Swift - Bouncy Ball

Working on my #Swift skills. Halfway through Bouncy Ball app.

Develop In Swift: Day 1 Of Intro to App Development Class

Day 1 of the new district-wide virtual course Intro to App Development for 9th - 12th grade students is in the books!

A little bit of #Clips & lots of community building. Looking forward to day 2 and jumping into Xcode Playgrounds.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

I'm Presenting at #ISTELive 23

I'm excited to share that I have been selected to present 3 sessions at ISTELive 23!

Sessions:

10 Steps to Hosting an App Design and Prototyping Camp
Level Up Tech Skills With Student Technology Leaders
Sit, Stand, Surf: Micro Movement and Self Care in the Office Environment

I hope that you are able to join me for my sessions at the conference!

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

ISTELive 22 - Level Up Tech Skills With Student Technology Leaders

Join me at the ISTELive 22 Conference for my session on Level Up Technology Skills With Student Tech Leaders to learn more about how to empower students to teach others new technology skills!

Need to teach your students technology skills for in-person classroom, distance, hybrid, or online learning? Let them teach each other!

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Our student Genius Squad tech teams learned new tech skills, leveled up and earned badges as they moved through synchronous and asynchronous course resources, and put their skills to work through service learning to support their teachers and classmates. Check out the work of our elementary Genius Squads and resources that helped them level up their skills and created an interest in computer science careers.

Presentation Slides:

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Everyone Can Create Challenges

For anyone who wants to follow along with our elementary Genius Squad program, click the links below for each challenge to see the details and resources for each iPad challenge if you want to share these resources with your students to do in class or independently.

I will continue to expand these challenge resources over the summer and throughout next fall so please keep checking back if you are interested in more resources similar to these.

Challenge #1

Create a Personified Photo Image

Students watched Oliver Jeffers for Apple Education video about drawing the world the way that you want to see it for Earth Day and then created their own enhanced photos of the environment around them with the aid of Markup on their iPads.

Oliver Jeffers for Apple Education from Oliver Jeffers on Vimeo.

Challenge #2

Create a Photo Words Image

Challenge #3

Create a Digital Thank You Card

Challenge #4

Create a Stop Motion Robot Video

Resources:

Check back for future blog posts on new tutorials and challenges for elementary Genius Squad students.

Apple

Apple Everyone Can Create Guides
Apple 30 Creative Activities For Kids
Apple 30 More Creative Activities For Kids

Apple Teacher Learning Center

Google

Google Meet Video Conference Expectations

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