Mobile Programming for Educators

Academic uses of mobile devices are fairly ubiquitous. However, most uses focus on consuming content, rather than creating it. In this workshop, participants will learn to create iPhone mobile apps that encourage a broad range of creation and interaction—without needing to know Objective-C. Participants familiar with some HTML, a bit of CSS, and the ability to paste in some JavaScript will benefit from this workshop. While writing code, we will explore ways of thinking about apps that can transform what happens inside—and outside—the classroom. Note: Attendees are required to bring their own laptops and should download the free iPhone SDK at http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/development_tools/iphonesdk.html prior to the workshop.