Hour of Code, Apple's annual coding session events held at its retail stores around the world, is returning for the sixth year beginning Saturday, December 1, the company announced today.
Apple Stores to run free coding sessions December 1-14
Education
Contactless student ID cards for iPhone and Apple Watch arrive at three universities
Contactless student IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch are becoming a reality at three U.S.-based universities. Beginning today, Oct. 2, Duke University and the Universities of Alabama and Oklahoma are offering the digital IDs through Apple Wallet.
Apple announces Everyone Can Create initiative for education
Apple has announced a new curriculum for Apple Books. Joining the successful Everyone Can Code initiative, Everyone Can Create teaches students to develop and communicate ideas through drawing, music, video, and photos on iPad.Â
A flaw in Apple’s Device Enrollment Program lets hackers get sensitive data
A flaw in Apple's Device Enrollment Program (DEP) allows an attacker to exploit private information on iPhone, iPad and Mac devices used by schools and businesses and obtain private details such as an organization's address, phone number and email addresses.
The best free Apple TV educational apps for kids to play and learn
If everyone in your house enjoys spending time with your Apple TV, then make the most of it with fun educational apps for kids.
These apps are available for free with options to purchase additional content. So, they are awesome try-before-you-buy apps or you can just let your child enjoy the free content. Most importantly, they are terrific learning tools for kids. Helping them enhance their skills, learn new ones, and enjoy the process all at the same time is a wonderful use for your Apple TV.
The best Apple TV educational apps for adults to continue learning
We have many reasons for wanting to continue our education as adults. We might want to learn new skills to change our career path. We may want to hone our existing skills for our current job. Or, we might just want to learn more about a topic of interest. Whatever the reason, there are ways to find the classes we want or need, and one convenient way is on Apple TV.
With video lessons in a variety of subjects, you can learn at your own pace right from your living room. Here are some of the best educational apps for adults on Apple TV.
Classroom-focused Minecraft: Education Edition is hitting iPad in September
Minecraft: Education Edition, an educational version of the popular world-building game specifically designed for classroom use, is hitting iPad in September, Microsoft said today.
France bans the use of personal smartphones and tablets in schools
Under new legislation, students in France will be banned from using smartphones and tablets while at school. The law was proposed during President Emmanuel Macron's successful election campaign and comes at a time when mobile device use is under more scrutiny.Â
Certiport offering Apple-designed App Development with Swift certification program
Certiport, a leading provider of learning curriculum, practice tests, and performance-based IT certification, has announced a new global program for secondary schools and higher education. The App Development with Swift Certification curriculum is built on Apple's Everyone Can Code program. It arrives this Fall to allow schools to validate student Swift programming language skills.
Designed by Apple engineers and educators, the full-year App Development with Swift course takes students with no programming experience and teaches them how to build fully functional apps. The App Development with Swift Certification exam provides instructors with third-party validation and a measurable outcome for Swift programming material in the classroom.
Ray Murray, vice president, business development, Pearson VUE explains:
Earning an App Development with Swift certification will give students the confidence they need to further their programming education or move on to a career in programming. Earning a certification endorsed by Apple shows that they have a solid grasp on the language and can apply it – today – to create innovative iOS applications. We expect this new certification to gain widespread adoption due to the popularity of the Swift programming language.
Back in May on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple announced its Everyone Can Code curriculum would be expanding to eight schools serving deaf, blind, or visually impaired students, also this Fall. Coupled with today's news, it's evident Swift programming language skills are becoming much more popular with coders and beginners alike.Â
You can find more information about the new curriculum on the Certiport website.
What do you think? Do you see a need in the workplace for the App Development with Swift Certification curriculum? Let us know below.
New Apple ads illustrate iPad’s portability for education and travel
Apple on Monday released four new videos through its official YouTube channels in local markets, highlighting the education and travel-focused features of the iPad tablet series.
Apple releases Schoolwork app for iPad for teachers and students
Apple has announced the immediate availability of the Schoolwork app for iPad. The free app allows teachers to create assignments, collaborate one-on-one with students, tap into the power of apps for learning, and view and understand student progress. It was announced earlier this year at Apple's education-based "Field Trip" event.
Reservations for this summer’s Apple Camp sessions are now open
Apple is now beginning to accept reservations for this summer’s Apple Camp sessions. The annual retail program teaches kids and their parents about Apple products in fun creative ways.