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Join the .Apps.for.Good competition! Create an app with friends to solve real-world problems. Students from Year 8 to 14 in the ICT department are invited to unleash creativity, prioritize ideas, and develop innovative solutions like the 'Beat the Book', 'Promise Keeper', and 'RMBme' apps. Deadline to contact Mr. Duffy by Friday, 18th October. Next meeting on Monday, 21st October, 1.15pm at IT4.
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Apps for Good Competition Contact Mr Duffy by Friday 18th October Next meeting: Monday 21st October 1.15pm IT4 • Design an App with your friends. • Win a trip to London. • What we need: • Committed and creative students! • (Year 8 to 14)
ICT Department Think big – sky is the limit Create and prioritise a pipeline of ideas Based on passions and interests
Beat the Book App solution Problem Frustrated with studying books at school and embarrassed about failing English tests Helps encourage students to read by rewarding them with a game for reading and understanding the books set by their teacher
Promise Keeper App solution Problem Adults kept promising rewards and conveniently forgetting them! Lets young people, their parents and teachers agree and track a task, a timeline and a reward -- creating a mini-contract
RMBme App solution Problem Forgetting items for important meetings — and forgetting about important meetings Uses sounds, pictures and other customisable features to alert and remind users about anything