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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks Donald – It looks promising. The document I found said it would be ready early 2012, but obviously it hasn’t been released yet. I have used Gamemaker and GML a bit, and it is fairly easy to pick up so would suit students just fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Also – I’m not sure if you remember but I was with you at Vermont for a few weeks in October 2006 as your student teacher!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Trav<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:#17366B'>Travis Parker</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:#17366B'>Head of ICT and E-Learning</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:#17366B'>Beaconhills College</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#251B8A'>(</span><span style='color:#17366B'> 1300 002 225 ext 3016</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:#17366B'>or Direct Dial (03) 5945 3016</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=679 height=200 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CD3811.F7B8DF20"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>HEW Donald (HewD)<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 22 May 2012 9:17 AM<br><b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] App development Sorry for the x-posts!)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>GameMaker Studio is currently in beta but will soon be available. It has the option to export easily to iOS, Android, Nokia Symbian, Windows, Mac and HTML5 without learning how individual app store works. However, I think the package is only available for Windows. GameMaker also has its own language called GML.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Donald Hew<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Vermont SC<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]">[mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Laurie Savage<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 21 May 2012 4:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] App development Sorry for the x-posts!)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I agree that having kids coding java apps at year 10 might be optimistic, but I’m surprised Apple hasn’t developed an easier way round – like App Inventor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>But, heres my story of woe with MIT’s App Inventor for Android. App Inventor lets the kids build apps for Android phones using a Scratch-style interface (“Blocks Builder”) so the Java is hidden while the logic is on display. So I decided to set my advanced year 9’s the job of becoming e-millionaires by inventing a killer App. The security settings on the Edustar image won’t let them install the software! Back to the drawing board. Ditto for Python: so much for my lunch-time Coders’ Club. Back to Scratch and Gamemaker.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Buxton Sketch";color:#244061'>Laurie Savage<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#595959'>ICT Teacher | Student Assessment and Reporting Coordinator |Pascoe Vale Girls College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#595959'>Lake Ave, Pascoe Vale | 03 9306 2544 | <a href="mailto:savage.john.l@edumail.vic.gov.au">savage.john.l@edumail.vic.gov.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]">[mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Travis Parker<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 21 May 2012 1:56 PM<br><b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 SofDev] App development Sorry for the x-posts!)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now that we have about 2250 iPads floating around the college, I was thinking of implementing an “App Development” course at year 10 next year that will run for a semester. We have also got a lab of 30 iMacs and was going to use them to create iPad apps (Using XCode???). I was wondering whether anyone does anything similar to this currently, or has any ideas on what to include. I’d be happy to share and compare notes and experiences with any interested parties.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Trav<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:#17366B'>Travis Parker</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:#17366B'>Head of ICT and E-Learning</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:#17366B'>Beaconhills College</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#251B8A'>(</span><span style='color:#17366B'> 1300 002 225 ext 3016</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:#17366B'>or Direct Dial (03) 5945 3016</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=679 height=200 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CD3811.F7B8DF20"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. 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