Social Causes

Social Causes

Standards

• IT-IDT-9 Design, develop, test and implement programs using visual programming.

  9.1 Utilize drag and drop software to develop programs.

  9.2 Understand and use objects.

  9.3 Explain how sequence, selection, iteration are building blocks of algorithms.

  9.4 Explore mobile devices/emulators to design develop and implement mobile computing applications.

  9.5 Use various debugging and testing methods to ensure program correctness.

  9.6 Describe a variety of programming languages used to solve problems.

  9.7 Incorporate music and art to enhance creativity in project

Objectives

• Students will learn:

  1.      the types and functions of mobile apps;

  2.      how to brainstorm ideas for informational mobile apps;

  3.      that an app must be both useful and attractive to be marketable;

  4.      How to log in to the MAD-learn platform and the Dashboard elements;

  5.      The positive, negative impact of social media and our place in it;

  6.      The difference between traditional and social entrepreneurship and options to consider when choosing an app theme;

  7.      How and why an app “shell” is created first;

  The end goals/criteria for creating a “publishable” app for MAD-store.

Open Ended

Bell Ringer: What are social causes?

Open: Social Causes for

Generation Z (those born between 1996 and 2010)

The next generation of changemakers in America is finding its voice, and they are taking action, whether it’s through voting, marching, or signing a petition.

The latest report from the Millennial Impact Project, an annual survey of young people’s involvement with cause work, reveals how the generation born between 1980-2000 is supporting the causes they care about

Types of Social Causes

Civil rights/racial discrimination

Employment (job creation)

Healthcare reform

Climate change

Immigration

How students participate

Voting

Signing petitions

Posting on social media

Changing products or services

Example of Social Cause

https://youtu.be/Ih0PZjUBEWQ

BRAIN BREAK

Take a 5 minute break to get water, grab a snack, use the restroom

Work: Your App and Your Social Cause

Today you will research 3 causes that you would like to learn more about. See the activity guide. This activity guide is due at the end of class.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JXIaQGRKzsw9UvZh58yLfkriV2QH7fTE51Omr8OJ1aM/edit?usp=sharing

BRAIN BREAK

Take a 3-5 minute break to stand and stretch

Poll

What cause have you researched that means the most to you?

• Equality/Racial discrimination

• Environmental Issues

• Poverty

• Climate Change

• Impact of Social Media