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Practical advice on kids and Android app development After hearing about my students' success developing an Android app, I've gotten several emails asking for more details as to how I practically worked with my kids. Here are some pointers that I offered to the first person that emailed me, perhaps they are of some use to you. Please note that your mileage may vary. It's ok to not be...

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Publishing an App Inventor app to the Android Market As I mentioned earlier, my students and I published an Android app to the Android Market. See those links for more information on the background. This post is decidedly technical. First, once we finished the coding process, we packaged the app for to download to the computer. This is an option in App Inventor. This downloaded an .apk file....

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Designing and publishing an Android app with kids This post is designed to provide some context around how/why we decided to build this app. The more technical details of the code and how we published it will come in a future post. My students and I recently completed and published an Android app, and here's how we did it. First, the genesis for this goes back to a question I asked...

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Seeking participants for a new project…

Category : General

You may recall that I was posting while in Peru about a new project that was in the design phase. It still is, but I am much closer to “launch”. I’ve already got interest from several teachers in several countries, and the nice thing about this project is that it is designed to allow as many folks as want to participate. In other words, it’s scalable.

To be eligible, you’d need to have students from 10-13 years old, with the target age of 11-12 (US 6th grade) and be interested in digital storytelling.

Sound like you? Leave a comment on this post and I will get in touch and tell you more!

Just curious? More details to come as I get some more input during the planning process…

Comments (18)

Hi Chris
Yes I am interested. We haven’t done anything on digital storytelling yet but it is one of my goals for this year! This will be the push I need to achieve that. I have Year 7 & 8 students (ages 11 – 13).
Lynne (New Zealand)

Hi Chris,

I’d be very interested in this. I’ll have a class of year 7 pupils in Wales, UK on a competency curriculum and this would fit in really nicely with one of my aims to try and connect them (and me) with the outside world!
Cheers,
Dave

Hey Chris,

Welcome back. Depending on the details of the project, I am initially interested

Greetings Chris,

I work with a wonderful group of 18 gifted fifth graders between two schools. We have done a few digital storytelling projects. Now we would like to raise the bar and reach out beyond our comfort zones by making world connections.

Warmly,
Margo in Virginia

Hi Chris!
After taking a year away from the classroom to work as an Instructional Tech Facilitator at the elementary level, I missed the kids and am back in the classroom. I teach science and math to 50-60 6th graders on a two-teacher team. I would be interested in hearing more about the project, and whether it has integration possibilities in science!

Hi Chris, I teach an afterschool class in digital storytelling to 6th graders at Alianza Charter School. Keep me posted, please!
Thanks, Fred

Chris! Kevin here, from Central Florida. I have many ESL students in my classes, nearly all Latino – some who are really struggling with English. Am initially interested in your project. Look forward to receiving more details!

kms

Chris–
Julie lindsay and I had discussed something similar. I am working with HS teachers, but have some MS friends who would be interested. Please keep me in mind as I am working as a tech resource teacher and would be willing to work with them
–kristin

Hey Chris -

Consider posting about your project over at the Global Education Collaborative ning:
http://globaleducation.ning.com. I’m sure you can find some people who might be interested. I’d love to participate, but I’m switching schools and am not sure what my new colleagues will be up for!

Lucy Gray

Hey Chris,
We are back in school for Pre-planning tomorrow. I am very interested in hearing about your project. Let me know details to see which teacher, I could work with at my school.

Greetings from Florida
Silvia

Chris,
I teach 6th grade language arts in Cincinnati. We will be working on digital storytelling this year and would love to hear more about your project.
Thank, Kim Vance

Not sure how well I could implement it since I’m still an itinerant, but digital storytelling is right up my alley and I’ve got 3 schools worth of 6th graders to pick from.

Not sure how well I could do this since I see my kids so rarely, but I’ve got 3 schools worth of 6th graders and digital storytelling is right up my alley.

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Chris,

I would like to hear more about the project.

Hi Chris..Yes I would be really interested in this project I have a group of six 10-11year olds who are developing the necessary technical skills and would be excited by this project.

Hi, I would definitely be interested in hearing more about this idea. I teach 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Spanish. Thanks!!

Is this project in the works for 2009 2010 school year? I am interested in Digital Storytelling projects for my middle school students.




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