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computer basics
computer basics technology
technology
Crea ng Mobile Apps Series Ancient Computer: NOVA
Grades 9-Adult 2012 22 min each Films for the Humani es Grades 11-Adult 2012 60 min CC PBS
With the app market in boom mode, entrepreneurs across America An unpromising lump of metal found in a 2,000-year-
and around the world have poured their energy and resources into old shipwreck turns out to be an extraordinary
app development. What does it take to stake a claim in this high-tech treasure: the world’s fi rst computer. NOVA follows the
gold rush? What tools and techniques are most likely to produce a ingenious detec ve work that painstakingly discovered
winner? This two-part series answers those ques ons, going inside the truth about the ancient Greek device: it was an
the world of app crea on—from the “eureka” moment that inspires astonishingly sophis cated astronomical calculator and
a new project through various stages of content and interface eclipse predictor, unrivaled un l the era of modern
development to the fi nal phases of deploying and promo ng the science and believed to be from the workshop of
app. Weighing pla orm op ons, ensuring ease of naviga on, and Archimedes.
integra ng social media are all important topics of discussion, and #041615DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
both episodes feature detailed interviews with experts who specialize
in app development. Rise of the Drones: NOVA
SPECIAL SERIES PRICE – ONLY $199.90 – a saving of $20 Grades 11-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
Series Product #394351DV-A14 NOVA reveals the amazing technologies that make
Individual Ɵ tles: $109.95 ea drones so powerful. From cameras that can capture
every detail of an en re city at a glance, to swarming
Mobile App Research and Planning
robots that can make decisions on their own, to giant
The process of bringing a successful app to market begins long
air frames that can stay alo for days on end, drones
before the actual so ware is developed. As with any endeavour
are changing our rela onship to war, surveillance and
that fuses commerce and crea vity, the app usually starts with a
each other. Discover the cu ng-edge technologies
spark of inspira on and gets fl eshed out through market research
that are propelling us toward a new chapter in avia on
and intensive planning. This program takes viewers through those
history.
ini al phases with hip, high-energy visuals and commentary from
#041659DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
experts who create apps for a living. Topics include iden fying the
target audience or consumer base; studying apps aimed at a similar
market; crea ng a project plan; designing with a focus on ease of Silicon Valley: American Experience
use and the customer’s ability to share with other users; strategizing Grades 11-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
to compete against more corporate, big-budget apps; considering SILICON VALLEY tells the story of the pioneering
various development tools to u lize; thinking ahead regarding scien sts who transformed rural Santa Clara County
pla orm op ons; looking at mone za on models; dis nguishing into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know
between apps that deliver a lot of content and those that use li le or as Silicon Valley. The fi lm spotlights the crea vity of the
none; using content management systems; and projec ng costs and young men who founded Fairchild Semiconductor and
profi tability. in par cular the brilliant, charisma c young physicist
#394352DV-A14 $109.95: DVD Robert Noyce.
#041660DV-A14 $59.95: DVD
Mobile App Development and Deployment
Once the purpose, basic architecture, and poten al consumer base What Lies Beneath: W5
of a mobile app have been established, it’s me to get busy building 2013 20 min CTV
it. This program helps viewers si through the process of successful W5 takes viewers underground with a look at sewer
app construc on with the aid of expert interviews and eye-catching pipes and the growing problem of gas lines punched
video and graphics. Topics include choosing a pla orm (mainly through them. It’s called a cross-bore, out-of-sight and
Apple vs. Android); designing the user interface with an eye toward out-of-mind, unless someone makes the poten ally
simplicity and func onality; using wireframes to “storyboard” the explosive mistake of cu ng through it. W5 speaks
app’s naviga on tree; balancing a tab bar approach with screen to Trista Meehan, a Minnesota woman who lost her
size concerns; integra ng social media; developing visual, audio, home when it blew up a er a plumber tried to clear
and narra ve content; designing data structures; using server-side the main sewer line. Canada’s gas companies have re-
technology; tes ng algorithm design; load tes ng and beta tes ng; marked that cross-bore awareness must become part
conforming the app to pla orm specifi ca ons; promo ng it through of the DNA of anyone roo ng around anywhere near a
search engine op miza on, social media, and viral marke ng; and gas pipeline.
maintaining the app with ongoing product analysis. #CTV585DV-A14 $99.95: DVD
#394353DV-A14 $109.95: DVD
52 Visit www.mcintyre.ca - FREE on-line PREVIEWS!
computer basics technology
technology
Crea ng Mobile Apps Series Ancient Computer: NOVA
Grades 9-Adult 2012 22 min each Films for the Humani es Grades 11-Adult 2012 60 min CC PBS
With the app market in boom mode, entrepreneurs across America An unpromising lump of metal found in a 2,000-year-
and around the world have poured their energy and resources into old shipwreck turns out to be an extraordinary
app development. What does it take to stake a claim in this high-tech treasure: the world’s fi rst computer. NOVA follows the
gold rush? What tools and techniques are most likely to produce a ingenious detec ve work that painstakingly discovered
winner? This two-part series answers those ques ons, going inside the truth about the ancient Greek device: it was an
the world of app crea on—from the “eureka” moment that inspires astonishingly sophis cated astronomical calculator and
a new project through various stages of content and interface eclipse predictor, unrivaled un l the era of modern
development to the fi nal phases of deploying and promo ng the science and believed to be from the workshop of
app. Weighing pla orm op ons, ensuring ease of naviga on, and Archimedes.
integra ng social media are all important topics of discussion, and #041615DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
both episodes feature detailed interviews with experts who specialize
in app development. Rise of the Drones: NOVA
SPECIAL SERIES PRICE – ONLY $199.90 – a saving of $20 Grades 11-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
Series Product #394351DV-A14 NOVA reveals the amazing technologies that make
Individual Ɵ tles: $109.95 ea drones so powerful. From cameras that can capture
every detail of an en re city at a glance, to swarming
Mobile App Research and Planning
robots that can make decisions on their own, to giant
The process of bringing a successful app to market begins long
air frames that can stay alo for days on end, drones
before the actual so ware is developed. As with any endeavour
are changing our rela onship to war, surveillance and
that fuses commerce and crea vity, the app usually starts with a
each other. Discover the cu ng-edge technologies
spark of inspira on and gets fl eshed out through market research
that are propelling us toward a new chapter in avia on
and intensive planning. This program takes viewers through those
history.
ini al phases with hip, high-energy visuals and commentary from
#041659DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
experts who create apps for a living. Topics include iden fying the
target audience or consumer base; studying apps aimed at a similar
market; crea ng a project plan; designing with a focus on ease of Silicon Valley: American Experience
use and the customer’s ability to share with other users; strategizing Grades 11-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
to compete against more corporate, big-budget apps; considering SILICON VALLEY tells the story of the pioneering
various development tools to u lize; thinking ahead regarding scien sts who transformed rural Santa Clara County
pla orm op ons; looking at mone za on models; dis nguishing into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know
between apps that deliver a lot of content and those that use li le or as Silicon Valley. The fi lm spotlights the crea vity of the
none; using content management systems; and projec ng costs and young men who founded Fairchild Semiconductor and
profi tability. in par cular the brilliant, charisma c young physicist
#394352DV-A14 $109.95: DVD Robert Noyce.
#041660DV-A14 $59.95: DVD
Mobile App Development and Deployment
Once the purpose, basic architecture, and poten al consumer base What Lies Beneath: W5
of a mobile app have been established, it’s me to get busy building 2013 20 min CTV
it. This program helps viewers si through the process of successful W5 takes viewers underground with a look at sewer
app construc on with the aid of expert interviews and eye-catching pipes and the growing problem of gas lines punched
video and graphics. Topics include choosing a pla orm (mainly through them. It’s called a cross-bore, out-of-sight and
Apple vs. Android); designing the user interface with an eye toward out-of-mind, unless someone makes the poten ally
simplicity and func onality; using wireframes to “storyboard” the explosive mistake of cu ng through it. W5 speaks
app’s naviga on tree; balancing a tab bar approach with screen to Trista Meehan, a Minnesota woman who lost her
size concerns; integra ng social media; developing visual, audio, home when it blew up a er a plumber tried to clear
and narra ve content; designing data structures; using server-side the main sewer line. Canada’s gas companies have re-
technology; tes ng algorithm design; load tes ng and beta tes ng; marked that cross-bore awareness must become part
conforming the app to pla orm specifi ca ons; promo ng it through of the DNA of anyone roo ng around anywhere near a
search engine op miza on, social media, and viral marke ng; and gas pipeline.
maintaining the app with ongoing product analysis. #CTV585DV-A14 $99.95: DVD
#394353DV-A14 $109.95: DVD
52 Visit www.mcintyre.ca - FREE on-line PREVIEWS!
