Information Technology Digital Lessons - STEMploration

Information Technology Virtual Lessons Unit Overview; Instructions for using SCORM files with Canvas and Blackboard; List of external links to be whitelisted by lesson for this collection.

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In this lesson, students look at the job descriptions of various roles in the Information Technology field. They will also look at the educational pathways available for building a career in each of these roles. Students will solve a data activity, and then discuss their observations with the class.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here: https://rise.articulate.com/share/tcSSupz16IMLza6FmGcXisIAcxHazO0l#/

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This lesson introduces students to the basics of coding.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here:  https://rise.articulate.com/share/qqD0X48H2rWbcCzpJ23pip081gvIuUEi

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In the previous lesson, The World of Coding, students were introduced to the basics of coding. This lesson takes the students through the applications of coding in building an app. The lesson introduces students to various terminologies that are involved in the process of building an app. Students will build a real app during a lab activity in this lesson.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here: https://rise.articulate.com/share/PG7RknKjVe4L23u87BgZNuskg3p_LrRl

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In this lesson, students will look at the various aspects that need to be considered while designing an app. Students learn what a good app should look like through a video. This will be followed by an activity where learners will have to describe their understanding of various aspects of a good app in the editable PDF of this lesson.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here:  https://rise.articulate.com/share/O8RnWseq4HkaOjKFxlj-cJ8BxUom1XB2

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In this lesson, students learn about User Interface design and the role it plays in designing or conceptualizing an app. Students learn the basics of User Interface and then explore the criteria required in a good design. This will be followed with an analysis activity in the editable PDF of this lesson.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here: https://rise.articulate.com/share/zvfDfNorV7EvZnmOBAQZ5Vo5bjuZ56Bi

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This lesson introduces the students to the conceptualization process of designing an app. Students look at the various pre-requisites that they should decide before they start building the actual app.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here: https://rise.articulate.com/share/TAHW59Znrf3nV8iHWaTNIjH6zdH92x1Z

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In this lesson, students will learn about how to model their ideas to build an app. The lesson starts with an activity where students learn how modelling their app is related to storytelling. Students then design a storyboard (a rough sketch of sequence of screens) to show what the first few screens of their app would look like, with the example of Pokémon GO as a reference.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here: https://rise.articulate.com/share/MLPft0puCC_2kcAL9c75fBWyfmPmr_NM

This resource is free to use, adapt, and share for non-commercial purposes with credit to Center for the Future of Arizona. Please review and follow our full Terms of Use.

In this lesson, students will look at the job descriptions of various roles in the Information Technology field. They will also look at the educational pathways available for building a career in each of these roles. Students will solve a data activity, and then discuss their observations with the class.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here: https://rise.articulate.com/share/3X8soLXAoWpSUmTe2DLaEmXonVjMuYeG

This resource is free to use, adapt, and share for non-commercial purposes with credit to Center for the Future of Arizona. Please review and follow our full Terms of Use.

In this lesson, students learn about the various parameters on which an app needs to be tested. Students also look at the job profiles involved in the process of testing apps.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here: https://rise.articulate.com/share/KZ0xfqKpvlcTun6irClyfODVg5NhFsoy

This resource is free to use, adapt, and share for non-commercial purposes with credit to Center for the Future of Arizona. Please review and follow our full Terms of Use.

In this lesson, students learn about marketing aspects of an app such as name, logo, and color combinations. Students are introduced to the basics of logos and color psychology through videos.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here: https://rise.articulate.com/share/THuX1Ia8KRUpBHhXi2X7ZG-Cvm-ojrYD#/

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In this lesson, students learn about writing 100-word descriptions for the apps they have developed.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here: https://rise.articulate.com/share/yH6rDv7iXw8_or3OzDrnGdUW5xhnqKcu

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In this lesson, students reflect on the learning from the previous lessons in this unit through Reflection activities. They record their learnings and observations in the editable PDF of this lesson.

NOTE: If you use Google Classroom or another LMS that does not support SCORM, please access the digital lesson for the students through the link provided directly here: https://rise.articulate.com/share/ZGYgbMt9gh2hFR1xmjzDHWDFFc5beQ28

This resource is free to use, adapt, and share for non-commercial purposes with credit to Center for the Future of Arizona. Please review and follow our full Terms of Use.