At the beginning of the year, 1st-year students do something called “Rotations.” This is where all of the first year students rotate between our three classes that are offered in the Computer Information Technology Cluster at Jackson Area Career Center: Programming (this one), Computer Systems and Network Security. Once they have completed all rotations, they have the choice to pick which class they want to go into for the second half of the school year. I chose this class.
Our class is called Mobile Game and App Development (Programming). We use a tool called Corona SDK. It helps us make games and apps for both iOS and Android with one set of code and project files. Some of the things that are being made are: Team Projects, Mr. K Side Projects, How-To Videos, etc.
Team Projects are where you decide, "do we want to make an app - something that people would use, or do we want to make a game - something everyone will crave over?"
Mr.K Side Projects are extra projects that we all do which are:
- Class app (this class' app)
- CIT Cluster app (app for the Computer Information Tech Cluster)
- JACC app (app for the whole Jackson Area Career Center)
- Class Reporter (my group)
- Online Textbook (organize our How-To videos into textbook-style assignments)
- Gamification
The How-To Videos are on how to do things on Corona SDK from beginners to people who know how to do advanced coding. We are still finalizing the videos and will have them up on YouTube soon.
Our class' main goal is to learn how to make apps and have fun with it. We want to try to make apps that can be published into the app store that will make money for BPA funding. The whole point in our blogs is to share what we make and help others in learning how to program and code for Corona SDK. The ways we will be sharing things will be through our blogs, YouTube and twitter. We will be posting blogs weekly on what we are doing. So keep up with us, and maybe you can learn something. :)
- Ryan R. (student)
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