Why use computing for social good?
•Relevant real world experience
•Cater projects to student interests and issues
•Build up work experience for resumes and digital portfolios
Use Technology to Address Issues or Problems in local community
SAMPLE SCHEDULE/TIMELINE
DATE | MONDAY | TUESDAY | THURSDAY |
August 18 | Share summer experience? What was highlghts? What are your goals for the semester? What can get in your way? What obstacles should I know about? Build up resumes and portfolios | Who would you hire? - Game/ Interview questions Look at portfolios from graduating seniors - who would you hire?
Last year’s projects: Group 1: Who Would You Hire? Group 2: Update Portfolios Group 3: Discuss Jobs and Ideas. | Brainstorm ideas and share Discuss project ideas Look at jobs Research Spark Fun problems in community Look at Press Releases |
August 24: | Update Senior Portfolio Big Future - Revisit - what schools? Why? Will you get it? Goals TOPIC: Brainstorm an idea for a game/ app that will empower your neighborhood or school. Business Model Design - What problem in the community is your app solving/addressing? How are you defining your community? Describe your idea in three sentences. | Turn in updated resume Turn in drafts for two letter of recommendations Turn in Goals breakdown jobs Big Future/ Road trip nation sentence Write Personal Press Release/ content for personal video Choose jobs and which to interivew | August 27th: Drafts of Press Releases” robotics band drama NCWIT |
Aug. 31 | Jobs - Create questions Create list of times | Run through Prepare for interview | September 3rd Job interviews and positions |
Sept 7th: no school on Monday | NO SCHOOL | Brainstorm idea: What problem in the community is your app solving/addressing? Describe your app in three sentences. | September 10th - Public Speaking - ideas 5-7 favorites Poster of ideas - see Melrose example |
Sept 14 no school Monday: | school but Aaronson out Submissions - practice the pitch Work on jobs, portfolio What job would you want | September 17th form teams Team building Idea share out | |
Sept 21 | Students create team name and logo (straw activity) Students choose teams and jobs - PRODUCER PROGRAMMER WRITER ART DIRECTOR VIDEOGRAPHER/ WEB DESIGNER Include the idea and what individual strength each team member brings Meet the mentors/ Ice breakers/ informational interview | Students turn in written informational interview answers with reflection | Spec Model with mentors Show off logo and team name |
Sept28 | http://www.technovationchallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/Technovation_L3handouts.pdf Product Spec Model- What problem in the community is your app solving/addressing? How are you defining your community? Describe your app in three sentences. | October 1st - Pitch ideas Feedback - poke holes | |
Oct 5 | http://www.technovationchallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/Technovation_L3handouts.pdf | Survey Comparison chart to what is already out there review responses from survey. Discuss paper protoype. What to include? Mentor shares design experience | |
October 12 | User Interface Design http://www.technovationchallenge.org/curriculum/lesson-4/ | paper prototype Optional Mentor Talk: | Invite Mentors to class Watch pitch video or students present pitch with intro about each student Students conduct informational interview with mentor Discuss logo, name, art ideas Show off logo and team name Students present written product spec Mentor Talk: Discuss potential survey questions/ market research |
October 19 | play/ user test each other’s games/ apps for feedback | What was user feedback? What worked? What was confusion - user survey | Invite Mentors to Class moving forward: What was user feedback? What worked? What was confusion - user survey |
October 26 | - Revisions to game/ prototype | what changes did you make | |
November 2 | Work on Business plan and prototype | Draft of business plan | Public Speaking Check in with Mentor - review pitch ideas |
November 9 | Create a pitch. Perfect the visuals to explain workability of app | PITCH RUNTHROUGH | |
November 16 | Final hackathon presentation *Leslie get judges for Hackathon Prizes for: Best digital design Best presentation | IDEAS for final presentation Video or onsite elevator pitch - why play this game Prototype - 3 working screens or art work for 3 working screens Digital Site: Product Spec Video presentation prototype of at least 3 screens | Students Pitch App -MENTOR RATINGS November 19th |
november 23 NO SCHOOL | |||
November 30 | |||
Dec. 7 | |||
Dec 14 | Hour of Code Event |
Sample Rubric: http://www.technovationchallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-Judging-Rubric.pdf