Post on 14-Jul-2015
Codelike a girl!Coding by Design
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Codelike a girl!Coding by Design
Mary KiangSt. Andrew’s SchoolsHonolulu, Hawai`i
Douglas KiangPunahou School
@dkiang
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iPhone App Design with Mary Radlhammer Kiang
In this one-day workshop, we will brainstorm, design and prototype our own apps for iPhone and iPad. We will also get a hands-on experience with using Apple’s Xcode and Swift, the tools and language that are used to create iPhone apps.
No prior programming experience is necessary. A MacBook and iPod or iPhone are recommended, but not required.
1 Saturday (9-3): 1/17 or 1/31 Cost: $75
www.kiang.net/gocode
GO! App Design Studio *(girls only)
We give girls the design, coding, and tech experience they n e e d t o c r e a t e beautiful art, write powerful stories, help others, and change the world.
Redefine the
traditional approach
Design things that
matter
Increase coding
literacy for everybody
System.out.println(“Hello world!”);
Redefine the
traditional approach
What makes apps easy to use?
Apple Human Interface Guidelines
http://tinyurl.com/AppleHIG
Redefine the
traditional approach
Design things that
matter
Increase coding
literacy for everybody
3 R’s Reading wRiting
‘Rithmetic
3 M’s Modding Making
algorithMs
Increase coding
literacy for everybody
App DesignCoding
Programming
App Design
Listening to needs
Brainstorming
Prototyping
Testing
Iteration
Can be taught at the earliest ages
Increase coding
literacy for everybody
Coding
Problem solving
Can be taught at the earliest ages
Code is the “connective tissue” that makes components work together
Finding resources
Sharing and commenting on others’ creations
Increase coding
literacy for everybody
Most “Computer Science-y”
Does require some mathCan reinforce math concepts
Algorithms
Data Structures
Writing reusable components
Documentation of code
Sharing / Open Source Content Creation
ProgrammingIncrease coding
literacy for everybody
Redefine the
traditional approach
Design things that
matter
Increase coding
literacy for everybody
What motivates kids to code?
Competition
Creative Expression
Helping Others
Design things that
matter
Challenge Based Learning
Big Idea Essential Question
Challenge
GuidingQuestions
Solution
Implement
Evaluate
Guiding Activities/Resources
Ongoing Informative Assessment
Ongoing ReflectionOngoing Documentation
and Publishing
www.challengebasedlearning.org
Challenge
Design an app that helps a new student at school.
Guiding Questions
What’s it like to be a new student?
What are some problems students run into?
What kinds of support already exist?
How have other students adapted?What do other
schools do?
Guiding Activities
Interview a current new student
Look at current research
Reach out to other schools
Find out who in class has been a new student.
Create and test a prototype
Prototyping Steps
Step 1: Draw or
create your screens.
Prototyping Steps
Step 2: Link everything in Prototyper.
Scan this to see prototype
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Step 3
More examples: http://tinyurl.com/ SXSWCodeGirl
15 min.: Create Your Views!
Option 1: Sketch on Paper
Option 2: Do in Keynote
5 min.: Capture Your Views!
Option 1: PhotoBooth Crop in Preview
Option 2 (Keynote): Screen Shot ⌘-shift-4
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