Wednesday, 24 April 2013

How to use AppShed to create your own Apps...

Use this link to take you to the AppShed website where you will begin to learn the skills required to design your own app.
 
For the next 2 lessons you should work your way through the list of skills below. You can use the video tutorials on the shared area if you get stuck, which can be found here:
 
W:\Professional Studies\Professional Studies\CIPS\ICT\KS3\Year 8 Summer 1\Tutorial\Basics
 
If you have headphones, you can use them to listen to the videos too.
 
Create a login (using your school email address) then learn how to:
1.       Uploading images
2.       Creating a new app
3.       Edit the screen title
4.       Edit the tab name
5.       Create a new tab
6.       Create tab on a tab (More tab video 6)
7.       Create maps and gallery tabs
8.       Create a home screen
9.       Change the screen type
10.   Add image links
11.   Delete items
12.   Add image and text items
13.   Work with maps
14.   Work with PDF files
15.   Customise the background
16.   Change the text appearance
17.   Work with email, Facebook, Twitter and phone actions
18.   Insert RSS feeds

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Who uses Mobile Apps?

Today you are going to add to the PowerPoint presentation that you started on Wednesday by completing the following tasks:

  1. Find different Apps that can be used:
In schools
By teachers
By students

By different professionals (choose a profession and find an App that can be useful)
At home
Entertainment

        2. Where can you find reviews of apps before you download them?
      3. Predict what a mobile device might look like in 10 years time (including new technologies and features)


Wednesday, 17 April 2013

New Project: Apps & Mobile Devices

This half-term we are working on apps and mobile devices. By the end of the term we should be designing our own apps! However, to begin with, we need to understand a little more about app and the devices that make use of them Click on the link to add your ideas HERE (or click on the wall below). Add your name and sensible answers:


 
 


Now we have discussed apps and mobile devices, you must prepare a brief PowerPoint presentation which answers the questions on the Prezi.