0:00:04.566,0:00:07.670 Hello everyone,[br]my name is Thomas Suarez. 0:00:08.337,0:00:11.601 I've always had a fascination[br]for computers and technology, 0:00:11.628,0:00:13.659 and I made a few apps for the iPhone, 0:00:13.680,0:00:15.315 iPod Touch, and iPad. 0:00:15.336,0:00:17.599 I'd like to share a couple with you today. 0:00:18.344,0:00:22.251 My first app was a unique fortune teller[br]called Earth Fortune 0:00:22.282,0:00:24.911 that would display[br]different colors of Earth 0:00:24.937,0:00:27.593 depending on what your fortune was. 0:00:27.662,0:00:30.280 My favorite and most successful app 0:00:31.126,0:00:34.232 is Bustin Jieber - (Laughter) - 0:00:34.253,0:00:37.253 which is a Justin Bieber Whac-A-Mole. 0:00:38.517,0:00:41.828 I created it because[br]a lot of people at school 0:00:41.849,0:00:44.138 disliked Justin Bieber a little bit, 0:00:44.159,0:00:46.735 so I decided to make the app. 0:00:47.655,0:00:49.772 So I went to work programming it, 0:00:49.793,0:00:52.793 and I released it just[br]before the holidays in 2010. 0:00:53.890,0:00:57.213 A lot of people ask me,[br]how did I make these? 0:00:57.635,0:01:00.545 A lot of times it's because[br]the person who asked the question 0:01:00.566,0:01:02.628 wants to make an app also. 0:01:02.653,0:01:05.456 A lot of kids these days[br]like to play games, 0:01:05.813,0:01:07.872 but now they want to make them, 0:01:07.893,0:01:09.393 and it's difficult, 0:01:09.414,0:01:12.243 because not many kids know where to go 0:01:12.343,0:01:14.398 to find out how to make a program. 0:01:14.419,0:01:16.789 I mean, for soccer,[br]you could go to a soccer team. 0:01:16.821,0:01:19.618 For violin, you could get lessons[br]for a violin. 0:01:19.838,0:01:21.898 But what if you want to make an app? 0:01:21.926,0:01:24.474 And the kid's parents might have done 0:01:24.495,0:01:26.583 some of these things when they were young, 0:01:26.583,0:01:29.482 but not many parents have written apps.[br](Laughter) 0:01:30.152,0:01:32.600 Where do you go to find out[br]how to make an app? 0:01:32.621,0:01:35.621 Well, this is how I approached it.[br]This is what I did. 0:01:35.729,0:01:38.195 First of all, I've been programming 0:01:38.195,0:01:42.373 in multiple other programming languages[br]to get the basics down, 0:01:42.472,0:01:45.472 such as Python, C, Java, etc. 0:01:46.968,0:01:49.495 And then Apple released the iPhone, 0:01:49.516,0:01:52.397 and with it, the iPhone[br]software development kit, 0:01:52.418,0:01:56.090 and the software development kit[br]is a suite of tools 0:01:56.111,0:01:59.111 for creating and programming[br]an iPhone app. 0:02:00.094,0:02:03.094 This opened up a whole new world[br]of possibilities for me, 0:02:03.417,0:02:06.933 and after playing with[br]the software development kit a little bit, 0:02:06.954,0:02:09.954 I made a couple apps,[br]I made some test apps. 0:02:10.205,0:02:12.972 One of them happened to be[br]Earth Fortune, 0:02:12.993,0:02:15.816 and I was ready to put Earth Fortune[br]on the App Store, 0:02:15.837,0:02:20.168 and so I persuaded my parents[br]to pay the 99 dollar fee 0:02:20.189,0:02:22.704 to be able to put my apps[br]on the App Store. 0:02:22.927,0:02:25.927 They agreed, and now I have[br]apps on the App Store. 0:02:27.321,0:02:29.634 I've gotten a lot of interest[br]and encouragement 0:02:29.655,0:02:31.594 from my family, friends, teachers 0:02:31.615,0:02:33.428 and even people at the Apple Store, 0:02:33.449,0:02:35.708 and that's been a huge help to me. 0:02:36.297,0:02:39.297 I've gotten a lot[br]of inspiration from Steve Jobs, 0:02:39.440,0:02:42.447 and I've started an app club at school, 0:02:43.806,0:02:47.679 and a teacher at my school[br]is kindly sponsoring my app club. 0:02:48.042,0:02:50.590 Any student at my school can come 0:02:51.408,0:02:53.434 and learn how to design an app. 0:02:54.407,0:02:57.407 This is so I can share[br]my experiences with others. 0:02:58.522,0:03:02.082 There's these programs called[br]the iPad Pilot Program, 0:03:02.992,0:03:04.765 and some districts have them. 0:03:04.786,0:03:07.080 I'm fortunate enough to be part of one. 0:03:07.401,0:03:11.593 A big challenge is,[br]how should the iPads be used, 0:03:11.630,0:03:14.630 and what apps should we put on the iPads? 0:03:14.944,0:03:18.425 So we're getting feedback[br]from teachers at the school 0:03:18.487,0:03:20.877 to see what kind of apps they'd like. 0:03:20.898,0:03:23.410 When we design the app and we sell it, 0:03:23.600,0:03:27.376 it will be free to local[br]districts and other districts 0:03:28.170,0:03:31.060 that we sell to,[br]all the money from that 0:03:31.060,0:03:33.471 will go into the local ed foundations. 0:03:34.882,0:03:38.883 These days, students usually[br]know a little bit more 0:03:38.904,0:03:42.431 than teachers with the technology.[br](Laughter) 0:03:46.068,0:03:49.068 So - (Laughter) - 0:03:50.224,0:03:53.001 sorry - (Laughter) - 0:03:54.686,0:03:56.977 so this is a resource to teachers, 0:03:56.977,0:03:59.617 and educators should recognize[br]this resource 0:03:59.617,0:04:01.715 and make good use of it. 0:04:03.437,0:04:07.297 I'd like to finish up by saying[br]what I'd like to do in the future. 0:04:08.262,0:04:11.674 First of all, I'd like to create[br]more apps, more games. 0:04:12.245,0:04:15.492 I'm working with a third party[br]company to make an app. 0:04:15.939,0:04:19.584 I'd like to get into Android[br]programming and development, 0:04:19.880,0:04:22.346 and I'd like to continue my app club, 0:04:22.367,0:04:24.314 and find other ways for students 0:04:24.335,0:04:26.201 to share knowledge with others. 0:04:26.201,0:04:28.092 Thank you.[br](Applause)