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AppJamming: Make Your Own App! (Age 9-11) @ Sheung Wan

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This course aims to empower students through teaching them problem solving using technology.

From introducing fundamental computer science concepts, applying Design Thinking process to utilizing AppInventor as a language, students will be guided to apply problem solving skills to their daily lives. Adapting a curriculum used in Silicon Valley, First Code Academy covers user-centric design and mobile app development. Students receive personal guidance from professional trained instructors in thinking through algorithms, decomposing problem and formulating multiple solutions.

P.S. Students in this course develop apps that are compatible with Android system, not iOS system.

Takeaways

Introduction to Computer Programming
- Introduction to computer programming, algorithms and basic logic controls
- Creating their first app and familiarizing with App Inventor
- Hands-on: Setting up their computer environment, creating their first app and packaging it
Data Manipulation
- Concepts to manipulate data: variables, operators, data types
- Introduction of data storage: database
- Hands-on: Creating a series of apps that first requires data manipulation, then uses different data types, and finally utilizes a database
Design Thinking and Hands on App Creation
- Defining and ideating their individual project through brainstorming workshops
- Creating prototype and testing it against users for usability and iteration
- Individual meetings with instructor to plan out their app and project timeline
- Hands-on: Guided brainstorming in small groups, sketching or modeling prototype
Presentation
- Creating their individual project using App Inventor and performing continuous testing
- Presenting the app to the rest of class

Level: Beginner

What to Bring:

A laptop (PC/Mac) with charger
A Gmail account to access and save App Inventor projects
A mindset to create and experiment!

Camp Highlights

8:1 Ratio Guarantee

First Code Academy believes in developing a personal relationship with the student. All instructors are as much teachers as they are facilitators, and coach for students' learning. By ensuring a small class, each student benefits from maximum attention from instructor and teaching assistant, and at the same time, learns from peers.

Personalized Learning

Courses are designed for students to run at their own pace. Curriculum is level-based for each module, meaning that each student can learn at their own appropriate, customized pace.

Hands-on Project-based Learning

First Code classrooms are messy and chaotic! First Code Academy believes in hands-on creation, experimental learning and lots of discussion.

Follow on Curriculum for Immersed Learning

What happens after this holiday? Like learning any other language, learning to code is best done through an immersive, continual commitment. First Code Academy offers a multi-year curriculum that allows students to deepen and broaden their interests in computer science and software development.