These slider were used for my Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) event held at the University of Pretoria main campus where students were informed about developing apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, the skills they needed, the process of building apps and the opportunities developing apps presents.

1. Lionel Camacho, UP Microsoft Student Partner
Resources and slides available at: http://sdrv.ms/12zEt0F

2. A Little About Me

3. Student dev groups
UP teams in competitions
Local is Lekker
MSP

4. W8?
Free Store Accounts
Competitions + Prizes
Make Money

5. W8
100 Million Licenses Sold
Build Your Portfolio
Local Relevance

7. Tech Required
Windows 8
Visual Studio 2012
W8 and WP8 SDK’s

8. Skills Required
Imagination
C# or C++ or VB and XAML
HTML5 and JavaScript

9. Starting Point
dev.windows.com
build.windowsstore.com
channel9.msdn.com/Windows

11. Planning
What will your app be GREAT at?
Prioritize important features
Define your target market

12. UI
“Content over chrome”
“Fast and fluid”
Draw your design

13. UI
AppBar
Orientations + Snapping
Prototype

14. Coding
Programming language
Templates
Prototypes

15. Testing
Be thorough
App Certification Kit
Fix errors, test again

16. Store
Screenshots
Packages
Regions + Pricing

17. Refine
User feedback
Fix and improve
Regular updates

21. YouthSpark
v-thmdle@microsoft.com
Seeking
employment
Influencing
perception
Thinking of
a career in IT
Creating apps
Build your
own business

22. Microsoft’s Premier Student Technology
Competition
Prizes
Make a name for yourself
Cup

24. Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8
Local relevance
Kick start your dev career
AppFactory

26. Represent Microsoft on campus
Student community
Events
Partners