CREATE MOBILE IOS AND ANDROID APPS FOR YOUR SCHOOL OR

DISTRICT ISTE, June 24, 2013

Steve Young, Chief Technology Officer

Judson ISD syoung@judsonisd.org

@atemyshorts

WHY DID WE GO MOBILE?

Our Google analytics had our mobile traffic at >10% of site visits.

14% for January 2013 More people (both parents & students) are surfing via

mobile than ever before Mobile traffic growing at a dramatic rate and has huge

upside growth potential

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SMARTPHONES & TABLETS WILL HELP DRIVE MOBILE

Smart phone adoption continues to grow at huge rates: 2011 – Smart phones accounted for 42% of all phones in the

United States (up from 27% in 2010) (Workforce Management, June 2012)

2012 – Smart phones account for 48% of the United States’ 172 million mobile subscribers (Mary Meeker, Analyst at KPCB, 12/2012).

And tablet growth is surging - 29% of U.S. Adults own a tablet or eReader (like a Kindle) — up from 2% in 2009 (Mary Meeker, Analyst at KPCB, 12/2012).

Tablets are here to stay, but we have not seen anything yet….

http://www.fabriqate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fabriqate-enterprise-apps-statistics-2011-infographic1.png

http://www.marketingcharts.com/wp/interactive/mobile-share-of-web-traffic-jumped-in-q4-2012-26057/attachment/walkersands-percent-web-traffic-mobile-devices-q42011-q42012-jan2013/

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Ignoring mobile could increasingly mean you are ignoring a constituency

BUT WHY DEVELOP AN APP? Mobile users increasingly prefer to consume mobile

web via apps…. This can be seen in huge app boom across Android

and iOS Users are now spending more time using mobile apps

Albeit a lot of that is using Angry Birds, Facebook and other related apps

Mobile apps are easier to access and more convenient than mobile web

Source http://cdn.infographicsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/should-you-build-a-mobile-app-or-mobile-website-550x1438.png

OK – SO WE NEED AN APP, BUT WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO MAKE ONE

You don’t need a high paid app programmer There are several web-based rapid web development

tools that let you repurposed existing web content and data into a mobile app

Some of there tools are so easy, even a CTO or teacher can make an app!

Your existing webmaster and/or other staff can easily develop and maintain the app

ADVANTAGES OF WEB BASED APP DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

They let you roll out or make changes to an app quickly

They usually utilize existing web content, like social media feeds and RSS feeds

Require less or no programming knowledge than writing an app from scratch

NON-TECHNICAL SITES TO ASSIST SCHOOL IN DEVELOPING MOBILE APPS

Conduit Mobile - http://mobile.conduit.com/ School Connect - http://www.schoolconnectservices.com/

(this is an app that contains many school districts in one app) Applite - http://applite.co.uk/ Appsbuilder - http://www.apps-builder.com/en/home Buildanapp - http://www.buildanapp.com/home Mobile Roadie - https://mobileroadie.com/ My App - http://myappinc.com/

CONDUIT MOBILE

Free or low cost Easy to use Publishes to both major app platforms Demo of and

Conduit Mobile live build a district app

CAVEATS Just like a web site, you need great content

before you can make a great app App publishing to both app stores does cost

$$ Custom graphics for branding and app

promotion need to be created for both app stores

The app publishing process can be confusing (especially for iOS)

Apple requires a Mac for the final app publish

CONTENT FOR YOUR APP Events, social media, news, photos, calendars, menus,

sports schedules Can use push notifications Bully and crime reporting More advanced: grades, attendance, etc. Or segment your app:

Athletics App

Band App

Newspaper App

JUDSON ISD CONNECT! App made for iPhone, iPad, & Android

AWARD WINNING http://www.judsonisd.org/district/technology/jisd_mobile.cfm

JUDSON ISD CONNECT PARENT CENTER

Parent Center is the core driver of our app (grades, attendance, meals, transportation, library, etc.)

Out 670,688 logins to Parent Center for the 2012-2013 school year, 205,813 were from the mobile side, or 31%

JUDSON ISD CONNECT INSTALLS

CONDUIT MOBILE ISTE COUPON

Coupon code: ISTE2013 The coupon is good for 25% off any of the

yearly or monthly plans. It's valid from June 17-August 20.

http://mobile.conduit.com/

LET’S BUILD AN APP Demo of using Conduit Mobile to build an app

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WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!

There are 3 ways to provide feedback on this session.

Mobile App Mobile Website

Conference Website

MORE INFO & QUESTIONS

Please contact: Steve Young syoung@judsonisd.org Twitter: @atemyshorts