SIOUX CITY CAREER ACADEMY STUDENTS ARE PUTTING THEIR TECHNOLOGY AND CODING KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST DEVELOPING THEIR OWN APPS AS PART OF A FINAL SEMESTER PROJECT.
BRANDON DANIELS IS THE COMPUTER SCIENCE ESSENTIALS INSTRUCTOR AT THE CAREER ACADEMY AND SAYS IT’S THE SECOND YEAR HE HAS CHALLENGED HIS STUDENTS TO CREATE THEIR OWN APPS:
APPS1 OC………WHAT THEY MAKE. :12
THE PARAMETERS OF THE PROJECT ARE BROAD, BUT STUDENTS MUST DEFINE THE OBJECTIVES FOR THEIR APPS AND THEN DEVELOP A FUNCTIONING APP THAT ALIGNS WITH THEIR GOAL:
APPS2 OC…….PLAY THEIR GAMES. :17
JULIAN HERNANDEZ OF NORTH HIGH SCHOOL USED A CLASSIC VIDEO GAME THEME IN HIS GAMING APP:
APPS3 OC………TO MAKE ONE. :22
ANDREA CARMEN OF NORTH HIGH DESIGNED A STUDY AID APP THAT HAS GAMING ELEMENTS AS PART OF IT:
APPS4 OC……….STUDY TIMER. :17
CARMEN ALSO CREATED THE ARTWORK FOR HER APP, DRAWING THE CAT, PLUS COMING UP WITH OTHER FEATURES:
APPS5 OC………PEOPLE TO STUDY. :14
MANY OF THE STUDENTS SAY THEY PLAN TO FURTHER THEIR CODING AND APP CREATING KNOWLEDGE IN COLLEGE AND PURSUE FUTURE CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY.
