Inclusive App Design
This challenge has been written by Apple Education and is part of the EU CODE WEEK CHALLENGES.
Target Audience
- Primary school (5-12)
- Lower secondary school (12-16)
- Upper secondary school (16-18)
Experience
- Beginner
Duration
- 60 minutes + optional extension activities
Purpose
- To brainstorm, plan, prototype, and share an app idea that everyone could access and understand.
Recommended Materials
- Explore the Inclusive App Design Activity at the Apple Teacher Learning Center: https://apple.co/eucodeweek_UK. Keynote on iPad or Mac is recommended, but not required.
Description
Great apps start with great ideas. In this activity, students will come up with an app idea on a topic they care about, then discover how to design apps with inclusion and accessibility in mind.
Instructions
You will find all instructions at this link: https://apple.co/eucodeweek_UKWith this one-hour lesson plan, educators can guide students to:
- Learn about inclusive app design
- Brainstorm topics they care about to find an app idea
- Outline their app ideas and plan user activities
- Prototype one part of their app in Keynote
- Share demos of their prototypes and describe how they support users with diverse backgrounds and abilities
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