![]() ![]() ![]() Resources – for everyone! If you find these helpful, please let me know & pay it forward Download the Thunkableapp on your smartphone device (iPhone, iPad, Android phones, etc.).You MUST have GMAIL(Google account) – this is simply so you can login to the development website and also login to the Thunkable app on your device to test your app projects.The app you will use today, co-created by myself & my daughter (11), is an example of an app that your students could use as a ‘skeleton’ app where, with a bit of tinkering, they could change the content to suit their own needs. The best/easiest way to start integrating app development in your classroom is to give students an app that they can modify to suit their own purpose. Apps can be created in any subject for an engaging way to teach digital skills and to allow students to creatively express their subject learning through app development. These are not specific to any subject or content I have used these approaches while teaching Secondary students in Digital Technologies, Business, and History/Geography subjects (out-of-field teaching).Ĭreating an app is not just for a Digital Technologies subject. I am passionate about promoting the combined use of a student-centred, project-based learning (PBL)and tinkering approach to education. Classes, Objects, Inheritance), and computer programming skills (e.g. This week, my Year 9 students have used their beginner Alice3 skills, OOP understanding (e.g. Students that may struggle with the technical aspects can focus more on their stories or 3D world interactions.Īlice3 is a great tool to introduce Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and I supplement the learning of the fundamentals of OOP using Unified Modeling Language (UML). Catering for diverse learners is easy using Alice3 because there are a vast range between beginner and complex technical skills required to develop an Alice3 world.It is fun, colourful, and includes the SIM models (students love this feature!).can be extended for use in NetBeans IDE and Java programming and then can be used with Unity and use with VR headsets -> I create a competition environment where I transform the best student Alice3 3D worlds into a VR experience for the class.Classes, instance of, objects, arrays) are used throughout, so even if students (or teachers) don’t fully understand OOP, the terminology embedded in the tool fundamental OOP and common programming terminology (e.g.it is relatively easy to use with intuitive drag-drop functionality. ![]()
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