[Year 12 SofDev] App development Sorry for the x-posts!)

[HEW Donald (HewD)]

Colleagues

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.

Donald Hew
Vermont SC
From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Laurie Savage
Sent: Monday, 21 May 2012 4:11 PM
To: 'Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] App development Sorry for the x-posts!)

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.

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.

Laurie Savage
ICT Teacher | Student Assessment and Reporting Coordinator  |Pascoe Vale Girls College
Lake Ave, Pascoe Vale | 03 9306 2544 | savage.john.l at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:savage.john.l at edumail.vic.gov.au>

From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]<mailto:[mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]> On Behalf Of Travis Parker
Sent: Monday, 21 May 2012 1:56 PM
To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] App development Sorry for the x-posts!)

Dear All,

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.

Cheers

Trav



Travis Parker
Head of ICT and E-Learning
Beaconhills College
* 1300 002 225 ext 3016
or Direct Dial (03) 5945 3016

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