WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.346 I've always had a fascination for computers and technology, 00:00:04.370 --> 00:00:08.070 and I made a few apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. 00:00:08.094 --> 00:00:10.536 I'd like to share a couple with you today. 00:00:11.189 --> 00:00:15.260 My first app was a unique fortune teller called "Earth Fortune" 00:00:15.284 --> 00:00:17.673 that would display different colors of Earth 00:00:17.697 --> 00:00:19.679 depending on what your fortune was. 00:00:20.270 --> 00:00:23.993 My favorite and most successful app 00:00:24.017 --> 00:00:25.878 is "Bustin Jieber," which is -- NOTE Paragraph 00:00:25.902 --> 00:00:27.125 (Laughter) NOTE Paragraph 00:00:27.149 --> 00:00:29.843 which is a Justin Bieber whack-a-mole. NOTE Paragraph 00:00:29.867 --> 00:00:31.176 (Laughter) NOTE Paragraph 00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:34.583 I created it because a lot of people at school 00:00:34.607 --> 00:00:36.924 disliked Justin Bieber a little bit, 00:00:36.948 --> 00:00:39.694 so I decided to make the app. 00:00:39.718 --> 00:00:41.873 So I went to work programming it, 00:00:41.897 --> 00:00:45.563 and I released it just before the holidays in 2010. 00:00:46.724 --> 00:00:50.476 A lot of people ask me, how did I make these? 00:00:50.500 --> 00:00:53.392 A lot of times it's because the person who asked the question 00:00:53.416 --> 00:00:55.438 wants to make an app also. 00:00:55.462 --> 00:00:58.565 A lot of kids these days like to play games, 00:00:58.589 --> 00:01:02.119 but now they want to make them, and it's difficult, 00:01:02.143 --> 00:01:07.079 because not many kids know where to go to find out how to make a program. 00:01:07.103 --> 00:01:09.598 I mean, for soccer, you could go to a soccer team. 00:01:09.622 --> 00:01:12.639 For violin, you could get lessons for a violin. 00:01:12.663 --> 00:01:14.650 But what if you want to make an app? 00:01:14.674 --> 00:01:18.681 And the kid's parents might have done some of these things when they were young, 00:01:18.705 --> 00:01:20.563 but not many parents have written apps. NOTE Paragraph 00:01:20.587 --> 00:01:22.894 (Laughter) NOTE Paragraph 00:01:22.918 --> 00:01:25.467 Where do you go to find out how to make an app? 00:01:25.491 --> 00:01:28.227 Well, this is how I approached it, this is what I did. 00:01:28.251 --> 00:01:33.425 First of all, I've been programming in multiple other programming languages 00:01:33.449 --> 00:01:35.459 to get the basics down, 00:01:35.483 --> 00:01:39.078 such as Python, C, Java, etc. 00:01:39.761 --> 00:01:42.234 And then Apple released the iPhone, 00:01:42.258 --> 00:01:45.272 and with it, the iPhone software development kit, 00:01:45.296 --> 00:01:48.875 and the software development kit is a suite of tools 00:01:48.899 --> 00:01:51.601 for creating and programming an iPhone app. 00:01:52.888 --> 00:01:56.216 This opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me, 00:01:56.240 --> 00:01:59.510 and after playing with the software development kit a little bit, 00:01:59.534 --> 00:02:03.421 I made a couple of apps, I made some test apps. 00:02:03.445 --> 00:02:05.588 One of them happened to be "Earth Fortune," 00:02:05.612 --> 00:02:08.480 and I was ready to put "Earth Fortune" on the App Store, 00:02:08.504 --> 00:02:12.879 and so I persuaded my parents to pay the 99 dollar fee 00:02:12.903 --> 00:02:15.699 to be able to put my apps on the App Store. 00:02:15.723 --> 00:02:18.693 They agreed, and now I have apps on the App Store. 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:22.363 I've gotten a lot of interest and encouragement 00:02:22.387 --> 00:02:26.056 from my family, friends, teachers and even people at the Apple Store, 00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:28.061 and that's been a huge help to me. NOTE Paragraph 00:02:29.116 --> 00:02:32.218 I've gotten a lot of inspiration from Steve Jobs, 00:02:32.242 --> 00:02:35.151 and I've started an app club at school, 00:02:35.175 --> 00:02:40.286 and a teacher at my school is kindly sponsoring my app club. 00:02:40.821 --> 00:02:45.592 Any student at my school can come and learn how to design an app. 00:02:47.274 --> 00:02:50.498 This is so I can share my experiences with others. 00:02:51.404 --> 00:02:54.942 There's these programs called the iPad Pilot Program, 00:02:54.966 --> 00:02:57.536 and some districts have them. 00:02:57.560 --> 00:02:59.773 I'm fortunate enough to be part of one. 00:03:00.243 --> 00:03:04.242 A big challenge is, how should the iPads be used, 00:03:04.266 --> 00:03:06.956 and what apps should we put on the iPads? 00:03:07.714 --> 00:03:11.516 So we're getting feedback from teachers at the school 00:03:11.540 --> 00:03:13.608 to see what kind of apps they'd like. 00:03:13.632 --> 00:03:16.416 When we design the app and we sell it, 00:03:16.440 --> 00:03:22.259 it will be free to local districts; and other districts that we sell to -- 00:03:22.883 --> 00:03:26.203 all the money from that will go into the local ed foundations. NOTE Paragraph 00:03:27.776 --> 00:03:32.854 These days, students usually know a little bit more than teachers 00:03:32.878 --> 00:03:34.438 with the technology. NOTE Paragraph 00:03:34.462 --> 00:03:38.777 (Laughter) NOTE Paragraph 00:03:38.801 --> 00:03:40.025 So -- NOTE Paragraph 00:03:40.049 --> 00:03:42.988 (Laughter) NOTE Paragraph 00:03:43.012 --> 00:03:44.198 Sorry. NOTE Paragraph 00:03:44.222 --> 00:03:46.885 (Laughter) NOTE Paragraph 00:03:47.536 --> 00:03:49.615 So this is a resource to teachers, 00:03:49.639 --> 00:03:53.734 and educators should recognize this resource and make good use of it. NOTE Paragraph 00:03:53.758 --> 00:03:55.440 (Laughter) NOTE Paragraph 00:03:56.333 --> 00:04:00.044 I'd like to finish up by saying what I'd like to do in the future. 00:04:01.073 --> 00:04:05.052 First of all, I'd like to create more apps, more games. 00:04:05.076 --> 00:04:08.006 I'm working with a third party company to make an app. 00:04:08.741 --> 00:04:12.635 I'd like to get into Android programming and development, 00:04:12.659 --> 00:04:14.946 and I'd like to continue my app club, 00:04:14.970 --> 00:04:18.595 and find other ways for students to share knowledge with others. NOTE Paragraph 00:04:18.619 --> 00:04:19.778 Thank you. NOTE Paragraph 00:04:19.802 --> 00:04:21.336 (Applause)