{"id":7584,"date":"2016-05-03T15:02:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T19:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crescerance.com\/?p=7584"},"modified":"2018-03-19T15:38:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T10:08:05","slug":"students-making-mobile-apps-that-make-a-difference-mad-about-mattering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mad-learn.com\/blog\/students-making-mobile-apps-that-make-a-difference-mad-about-mattering\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Making Mobile Apps That Make a Difference &#8211; MAD About Mattering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7590 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/crescerance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MAD-about-Mattering-Logo-1-Line-small.png\" alt=\"MAD about Mattering Logo - 1 Line small\" width=\"1203\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s generation of students are connected with technology more than any other generation. Inspiring this generation to use technology to resolve social problems is of the utmost importance. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/11\/03\/health\/teens-tweens-media-screen-use-report\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that the students in your classroom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are\u2026<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spending up to 9 hours a day on social media platforms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Checking social media and apps <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at least <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 times a day<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking at mobile devices, on average, 41% of their time, outside of school<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doing their homework and studying for tests with a mobile device within 3 feet<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is clear that our future leaders are great users of technology. But, what if they could be powerful creators of technology that can serve a social need or address a real world problem? This is the exact idea that brought about MAD about mattering. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madaboutmattering.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MAD about mattering<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a social initiative lead by MAD-learn\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the help and partnership of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.choose2matter.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose2Matter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolcatteacher.com\/category\/inspiration\/every-classroom-matters-vicki-davis-podcast\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every Classroom Matters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">encourage and empower students to use compassion driven innovation and collaborative<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teamwork to develop mobile apps that matter to the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This project combines the work and mission of Choose2Matter, a global initiative started by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angela Maiers, that invites people to make \u201cmattering\u201d a way of life, with the passion of long-time technology director and educator Vicki Davis, and the creative genius, the creators of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/crescerance.com\/mad-learn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MAD-learn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a mobile app development curriculum. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modeled after the quad-engineering model, MAD about mattering classrooms work in cohorts of 4 to develop mobile apps that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">solve important global problems. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officially launched in the Fall of 2015, the inaugural cohort has been hard at work designing mobile apps to address social concerns related to, but not limited to, bullying, eating disorders, and global warming. All mobile applications developed by this cohort will be presented in a Shark Tank inspired competition in May 2016. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final mobile app designs will also be released as an open education resource (OER) for teachers around the world to use and adapt in their classrooms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With coming cohorts, starting each school semester, MAD about mattering will help students leverage leading computer science technology by forming <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collaborative social entrepreneurial teams. Participants will also have access to a network of supporters and investors who can help fund and develop student apps and take them to market. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your classroom is ready to join the next MAD about mattering cohort, or you want to stay informed of important updates, click <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madaboutmattering.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to join the mailing list. Have your students designed something that addresses a social need or problem? If so, please share your class\u2019 work with us on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madlearn\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s generation of students are connected with technology more than any other generation. 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