A is for App Development

help students prototype app development

The ABCs of edtech with the Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education

Help students prototype mobile apps with these development tools

help students prototype mobile appsMobile app development with students can be tricky, because in a lot of cases they’re ready to run and the tools and systems for publishing apps are still at the crawling/walking phase.

Let’s look at 3 easy steps to mobile app development: sketch it out on paper, mock it up in Flinto, then build it in Buzztouch.

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New podcast ep: Making web apps at Williston Central

Vermont middle school educator created app at camp

Vermont middle school educator created app at campIn this episode of our  podcast, we’re going to be hearing from math educator Jared Bailey, who spent his summer vacation building a web app for his students, so they could have their homework assignments, practice drills, schedule and his contact info all in one place. As could their parents.

Bailey’s ethos was simple: he wanted it to be as simple as possible for students and their families to install the app on their mobile devices, and he didn’t want to deal with licensing issues or necessarily learn a ton of code. He just wanted his app to be convenient for students.

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