1. Youth Apps Challenge 2014
Overview
Karen Manuel
March 2014

2. Youth Apps Challenge
• Students work in teams to design and build a
functional app prototype that addresses
a community need. Uses Android platform.
• Can be offered in-school, after school, or summer
• Curriculum: Scratch, AppInventor 2 ; mapped to
standards
• Develop wireframes in LucidChart
• Instructor training in May/June and August/Sept
• Contest in June 2014.

3. Curriculum Overview
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Introduction to Scratch
About Apps
Idea Generation
User profiles and market
research
Paper prototype
Wireframe prototype
App development
Pitching app
Link

4. Wireframe Prototype

5. App Inventor 2
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Block based
Tutorials available
Free
Gmail account needed
Connect to device to
run app
• http://appinventor.mit.
edu/explore/

6. Resources Needed
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Apps for Good curriculum www.appsforgood.org,
TA’s Youth Apps Challenge Guide
App Inventor (Google account required)
Lucidchart. Free to schools
Android phones and/or tablets
Computer lab – one computer per team
Funding available

7. Next Steps
• In-school, after school or summer program?
how many sessions, and what is duration?
• Available to attend training?
• Group size?
• Sign agreement

8. Thank You & Contact
Karen Manuel
STEM Outreach Project Director
karen@technology-alliance.com
(206) 389-7243
www.technology-alliance.com
www.appsforgood.org