dev world - australia 2014

Hey everyone, Speaking at DEV WORLD australia about our work. If you are in Melbourne....Come on down!

Year 9 app upgrade

The year 9s have already given us a few ideas about upgrades to the existing app. I was on my own this week so we coded for half the lesson and then did a design exercise for the rest. I'll upload some of the ideas. Whoops no wait that is "Honey" the coding chihuahua!!!

core data

Hi Everyone, Tristan and Jeremy were away last week on research so Matt and I took the year 10's this week. We finished a lesson for their new note taking app which is going to feed into the tourism business down South. We started on Core Data with them. Its great to see some the students taking care of their own maintenance. The student that upgrades his own XCode will usually team up with someone else who needs it. These kids that are now coding socially on the weekends are pretty enthusiastic in the class. You always can spot a "geek in training". Because that is the child that was you not so many years ago. The year 10's are completely unfussed about XCode. Its just something they do now on a regular basis. They have become really relaxed about debugging too. Mel

Yr 10 group

The year 10s are continuing from last year and have a new app to develop.  When it's written we will release details....

Another crazy day

Just upgrading 21 laptops to run the latest version of the GUI!!!  Hope it still runs with the schools SOE.....the second figure is the design exercise to upgrade the app the year 9s wrote last year...  I wonder what they will come up with.  We have had some great ideas so far!
Have noticed that the new group is complaining when we run out of time. They love coding!!! They seem to understand that its completely achievable because the year 10 group have already written the school's app.
When we turn of the projector...
"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
They are HAVING FUN

App listed on App Store

Well looks like John Tonkin College is very cool now!!!  We are beyond excited to announce their app accepted on the App Store!!!

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/jtc-mobile-john-tonkin-college/id900327189?mt=8

2013 prep!!!

Well in full swing now for next group of year 9's and continuing the year 10's. Heaps of news here however maybe a few pictures will work because I am busy!!!

How's the new teaching facility??? What I want to know is how did David get that back wall interior to match the colours on my iOS curricular!!! Hehehe....