Creating Apps in the Classroom

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for pre-service teachers, teachers and education leaders who want to discover what apps are and how they might be used to support school activities.

For Australian educators, this course aligns with the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST):

Know students and how they learn

1.2

Know the content and how to teach it

2.6

Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning

3.3, 3.4

Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments

4.1, 4.5

Engage in professional learning

6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Engage professionally with colleagues

7.4

What topics will you cover?

Why use digital technologies in the classroom

How content, technology and pedagogy are related

How other educators have engaged with app creation activities

How an app works

The process of creating an app

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Explain the interconnectness between content, technology and pedagogy

Describe in general terms how an app works

Design a simple app using a set of instructions

Explain how teacher-developed resources open doors for entrepreneurship