Simple steps for writing programs

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/develop-simple-iphone-app-submit-itunes/

Step 5: Download XCode
If you don’t already have it, download XCode. According to Apple, “Xcode is a complete, full-featured IDE built around a smooth workflow that integrates the editing of source code, with the build and compile steps, through to a graphical debugging experience – all without leaving the view of your source code.” This is another huge download, so you might want to rent a second movie.

Step 6: Develop Your iPhone App With The Templates In The SDK
Once you have your app drawn out on paper or in Photoshop, you can start designing it with the templates provided in the SDK. This is where that HUGE amount of download time will be a huge benefit. You will have lots of templates to choose from, and there are a lot of great YouTube clip tutorials on how to use the templates effectively.

Step 7: Learn Objective-C For Cocoa
If you love programming languages, you will love Objective-C. If you don’t know how to program, this is the part that can get pretty sticky, so you might want to find a programmer friend or hire someone. It really does help to get a book, too, for reference.

Step 8: Program Your App In Objective-C
Once you at least understand the basics of Objective-C (or at least know how to find answers to programming questions), you are ready to program your app. It helps to take screenshots as you go along so you can remember what you tried. Some apps can take just a few hours to program while other Apps can take months. Only you know how much detail you want out there for its maiden voyage in the App Store!

Step 9: Test The App In The iPhone Simulator
The SDK comes with a lovely iPhone Simulator. You will need to load up your app and do your own testing. You should try to work out as many bugs as possible and think about all the ways someone might use your app.

My Teacher Is an App

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204358004577030600066250144.html?KEYWORDS=STEPHANIE+SIMON

In just the past few months, Virginia has authorized 13 new online schools. Florida began requiring all public-high-school students to take at least one class online, partly to prepare them for college cybercourses. Idaho soon will require two. In Georgia, a new app lets high-school students take full course loads on their iPhones and BlackBerrys. Thirty states now let students take all of their courses online.
Nationwide, an estimated 250,000 students are enrolled in full-time virtual schools, up 40% in the last three years, according to Evergreen Education Group, a consulting firm that works with online schools. More than two million pupils take at least one class online, according to the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, a trade group.

Challenge Based Learning in action.

Tuesday, November 15 2011 10:00AM to 11:30AM Pacific Challenge Based Learning allows students to connect more deeply with content by addressing real-world issues. Using a Mac, iPad, iPod touch, and easy-to-use software from Apple, students can engage, create and collaborate in the classroom and beyond.

In this webcast, our panel of experts will report on a five-month global Challenge Based Learning project at K12 and HiEd institutions. And reveal key findings, such as the 12 skill areas 90% of teachers felt were significantly improved by Challenge Based Learning.

You’ll also get highlights from select case studies. And you’ll hear from guest speakers—including study participants—who’ll demonstrate the resources and possibilities for schools interested in implementing this groundbreaking framework.


This event is intended for both K12 and HiED faculty, site or department level administrators, curriculum directors, deans, department chairs, curriculum and instructional technology departments, and faculty and staff from career and technical education programs.

https://edseminars.apple.com/event/IB94o-913OJ

http://nyti.ms/u8hAmZ

In visits the officials described as inspirational, they checked out the company’s latest gadgets, discussed the instructional value of computers with high-level Apple executives and engineers, and dined with them and other educators at trendy restaurants. Apple paid for meals and their stay at a nearby inn.

List of rapid application development tools

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rapid_application_development_tools

List of rapid application development tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search
Contents
1 Cross-platform RAD tools
2 Cloud Based RAD tools
3 Desktop Rapid Application Development Tools
4 Database Rapid Application Development Tools
5 Embedded Control Rapid Application Development Tools
6 Notification/Communication Rapid Application Development Tools
7 Web Based Rapid Application Development Tools
8 Components based on Rapid Application Development paradigm
9 References