Information, Media & Telecommunications - APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMER
How
"Appt" is this?
Primary
Middle 
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy
Teacher
Word Document - Teachers' Guide
Word Document Instructions for Students
1. There
are over 1200 jobs on the website “On the Job” but very few have engaging and
educational apps in the Activities section.
It is time this situation was changed! We need your help to discover apps
that are: suitable, educational and above all engaging and fun, so they can
be included on the website.
2. Go to the website's Information Desk
In pairs, select one
category from the
12 categories listed
(the ones below the Info Desk and "Florence" - the
Information Assistant - starting
with "Houses & Buildings" ; and, ending with "Government & Defence")
that you might be interested in. Explore.
3. Go to the jobs listed
(Table below) their
Activities and the apps included. Write up – is the app appropriate for this
job? Can you find
or know a better app?
Category
Job
Is the app appropriate
for this job? Can you find a better app?
Where? [List URL]
Cabinetmaker
Dentist
Hairdresser
Secretary/PA
Horse Trainer
Choreographer
Flight Attendant
Marine Biologist
Fashion Designer
Illustrator
Accountant
Park Ranger
4.
Go to another job and explore. Did it have an app?
What was the job? What was the app?
Again - is the app appropriate for this job? Can you find a better app?
NEW APPS for On the Job – Part 2
5. Select a new job,
within your category, a job without an app.
6. Go to the resources
listed below and find an engaging app that will suit that job. Remember, it
has to be an app that you find enjoyable!
Commonsense
Media: Best Apps for Kids Ages 13 - 17 |
Tech
& Learning: Top 25 Education Sites & Apps for 2020 |
Best
Apps for Kids |
TeachThought |
7. Decide on an app and write in the table:
⦁ Where to find it: URL
⦁ Target audience?
⦁ Reflection: why is it a good app for students in high school, primary school, or, middle school? Is it
⦁ Suitable for the job – why?
⦁ Educational?
⦁ Fun and engaging?
8. Did you find a better list of Educational Apps than the lists provided?
9. Fill out the Table below:
| Select a Category | Select a Job App: URL/Target | Reflection: Suitable, Educational, Fun |
10.
Reflection
What are your thoughts
about an appropriate app?
What apps have you come across that you think should be shown or included in
the website On the Job? Where? Why?
11. If you were going to
create an app for any of the above jobs what would it be about?
Do you have a suitable app that you have created? Would you be willing to
share it with the "On the Job" community?
12. Share with a
partner.
Your
analysis of the "best" app!
Primary
Middle
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability
Cooperative
Learning Activity
1. We are surrounded by apps in our everyday life - lots of apps. Individually, you are to convince the class that you have discovered the:
a. the most useful app
b. the app that is the most fun
c. the app that helps most for school
d. the app that you use each day
e. other? Describe in detail.
2. In groups of 4 - 5 students, you are to present your particular app. You are to create a convincing argument and persuade the rest of your group, that your app is the "best"!
3. Each group, after they have decided on their group's "best" app, is to help the presenter to make their argument even more persuasive as it will be a battle of the class groups.
4.
Reflection
Write a story or poem about the "best" app.
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