“We are focused on preparing our students for life in a global and technological society, and in 2017 that means making sure our students have access to a state-of-the-art coding curriculum,” said Houston Community College Chancellor Cesar Maldonado. “We are thrilled Apple is offering this incredible opportunity to advance student learning, which will especially help us bridge the gap in computer science training for minorities and women. We can’t wait to see what these students will do and already have local businesses offering mentoring and internship opportunities.”. App Development with Swift is an extension of Apple’s existing K-12 Everyone Can Code curricula which offer everyone the power to learn, write and teach coding. Swift is Apple’s powerful and intuitive programming language that gives developers the freedom and capabilities they need to create the next generation of cutting-edge software. Popular apps including Airbnb, KAYAK, TripAdvisor, Venmo and Yelp are all created with Swift.
In addition to over 1 million downloads of Swift Playgrounds, there have been over 430,000 downloads of the additional Everyone Can Code materials and over 1,000 schools across the US plan to teach with Everyone Can Code materials in the fall. Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
Apple’s four software platforms — iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.
Common Sense Education's Digital Citizenship Curriculum provides the tools needed to teach students how to participate safely, responsibly, and respectfully in today's digital world. The curriculum is research-based, modular, and standards-aligned (CCSS, NETS-S, and AASL). Topics covered include internet safety, cyberbullying, online privacy, and more. The Teacher Edition includes 15 lesson plans, engaging student activities and videos, materials to share with parents/caregivers, and professional development resources such as research, Lesson in Action videos, reflective note-taking, and implementation tips. The accompanying Student Workbooks (available for download separately) include the student-facing materials of the lessons (e.g., videos and interactive unit assessments).
A library of educational content that features more than 15,600 unique, high-quality classroom assessment questions aligned with today’s learning standards and Common Core curriculum. Questions are organized by K-12 English Language Arts, Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies.
Used together, the Teacher Edition and Student Workbook provide students an engaging and enriching experience that will empower them to use technology for learning and life. Updated for the 2016–2017 school year: The textbook includes exciting new digital citizenship content and videos, greater accessibility features for students, and a more secure QR code process for students to seamlessly turn in their work while employing the highest of privacy standards.