Apps for Good is an educational program that teaches students problem-solving skills through designing mobile app prototypes in 50-70 hours. The program takes students through the design thinking process from defining problems to designing and testing solutions. Partnerships with content providers, affiliates, and certified partners allow the program to provide expertise, resources, and real-world testing for the students' app ideas.

1. Apps for Good
Debbie Forster
Interim CEO
CDI Europe
Twitter @Appsforgoodcdi
@debbieforster

2. Answers vs problem-solving

3. Apps for Good-the approach
From problem to prototype

4. Apps for Good-the approach
Delivered within 1: Problem definition
curriculum
or
as a club
5: First build & test 2: Market Research
4: Product Design 3: Solution Design
Delivery time
of
50-70 hours

5. Bringing it to life
@Appsforgoodcdi

6. So does it work?
‘There is absolutely no down side to Apps
for Good – even though you have to do it
after school it really is a lot of fun so that
was OK for me, it really is a fantastic course.
We are so lucky to be at a school that ‘gets
it’ and let us join in with Apps for Good.’
Mohima, Transit

7. Their problems & their apps

8. Apps for Good makes the shift ...
from individual
...
performance ...from being taught
to to working
teamwork with experts
...from learning an
...from taking a test to
answer to
testing your solution with others
designing a solution

9. Benefits for students
• Confidence & aspirations
• Cutting-edge technology
• Soft skills
• Real world situations
• Work with professionals
9

10. Three tiers of partners
Content-use only
Affiliate partners
Certified partners
10

11. Becoming a Partner
Expression Getting
Application
of Interest Started
• Go to • Complete online • Decisions by May
www.appsforgood.org application form • Train-the-trainer in
• Complete online by April 2012 June
Expression of Interest • Preliminary • Course planning in
form phone interview July
• Review website, FAQs, • In-person
partner requirements • Technical checks &
meeting with set-up in July-August
senior staff &
teachers • Students recruited &
course launched in
September
Deadline for applications is April 2012

13. Debbie Forster
partner@cdieurope.eu
@debbieforster
www.appsforgood.org
0208 150 6908
@AppsforGoodCDI