Next Steps...

Hi,

I hope your Thanksgiving break was full of pie and whipping cream.

So what's next??

You should have an idea of how the app is going to work and what it's going to do.

Once you have that you can sketch out your app.

Sketch it out like a comic strip-
Basically walk through the app and the way it works.

Have You Identified a Common Problem to Solve?

Once your group has identified a common problem to solve you can begin sketching out the app.

Grab some paper and start to sketch out how the app works and what it does.

If you aren't sure where to start, look on your own smartphone to see how other apps work. Check out the first screen, what options do you have in the app? What's the purpose of the app?

Begin working on the way your app works.

The Next Step

After you have interviewed people. You need to discuss your findings with your group. Begin talking about what information you found and what kind of solution you might develop.

Come up with LOTS of ideas. Don't worry about finding the perfect idea just yet.

Geek Squad!!

Hi Geek Squad,

You are about to embark on a new project.

In life I think it is powerful to solve real problems that others experience.

In a group of 1-4 students you are going to design an app that will solve a real problem.

PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CLOSELY

1. Get into a group of 1-4 students
2. DO NOT THINK OF THE APP YOU ARE GOING TO DESIGN
3. WE MUST FIRST FIND A PROBLEM AND DEVELOP SOME SOLUTIONS
4. Decide who you are going to ask about problems 
1. This could be your peers
2. parents
3. teachers
4. friends
5. uncles
6. anyone
5. Ask the first question:
1. What is the most important part of your work? 
2. Then say "tell me more" 
3. and "can you explain"
6. REMEMBER YOU ARE TRYING TO FIND A PROBLEM. YOU CANNOT MOVE FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT UNTIL YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE PROBLEM.
7. Write down the problem in your history interactive notebook.