EXPERT

Share your expertise with schools and participate in the Apps for Good Experts Community

SUPPORT

Support the young Portuguese students potential

ADVISE

Advise student teams on the development of their technological solutions

SHOW

Show students how the skills developed in school are important to the labor market

INSPIRE

Inspire students of different backgrounds

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See how to sign up as an EXPERT!

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WHO is the EXPERT in Apps for Good?

  •  Someone who masters any field of knowledge*, technological or non-technological; It doesn’t have to be a “techie”.
  •  Someone who wants to listen to the ideas of students and teachers
  •  Someone who shares their empirical knowledge, their professional experience, who gives new perspectives and, above all, someone who can INSPIRE.
  •  The Apps for Good global network has 1100 experts

*Fields of expertise:

Idea Creation

Idea Creation

– Presentation of the first ideas – the students will pitch their ideas
Why did they choose this specific idea?
Target audience and its features?
How to promote the app to a target audience?
What already exists in the market?
(The Expert will guide them on the next steps)

Market Insight

Market Insight

How to differentiate the app from others already in the market?
What are the biggest flaws of the market?
Who is this app for?
What are the needs of the target audience?
(Should the Expert assess whether or not the students’ ideas are feasible and how do they add value to the idea?)

Technical and Data Feasibility

Technical and Data Feasibility

– Design of apps – general flow, interaction, information architecture and overall use;
– Are the proposed tasks for the app technically feasible?
— Where do you get the data that feeds the app?

User Experience and Design

User Experience and Design

– Are the prototypes working?
– Main features?
– Understand how app design will influence user experience
(The Expert should give advice on how students can address the most challenging areas)

Code and Web Development

Code and Web Development

– Coding software
– Clarity in regards to the need, solution, target audience and market route

Business Models

Business Models

– Understand the target customer
– Outline the best way to reach them
– Better management of customer feedback and obtaining performance improvement data on an ongoing basis
– The Canvas Model Technique

Marketing and Public Speaking

Marketing and Public Speaking

– Understand the structure, time and key points of a presentation
– How to develop a coherent story
– What communication skills need practice: voice projection, stage presence, looking forward, etc…

Careers

Careers

– Inspire students to pursue careers within the technology, sustainability, innovation or other areas
– Share your working experience

Internet of Things | IoT | Machine Learning | Python

Internet of Things | IoT | Machine Learning | Python

– Help students to use devices connected to the Internet to create prototypes
– Explore algorithms and ethics with Machine Learning.

WHEN do students and teachers need an EXPERT?

  • • When they are in need of professional knowledge in a specific area that has not yet been addressed in the program;
  • • When they arrive at a dead end and are struggling in advancing their ideas;
  • • When they need to create a new dynamic and bigger motivation in the classroom;


HOW does it work?

  •  Once you have signed up on the platform, you only have to save your Username and Password and sign in as often as you like. In your platform, you will have access to Teachers’ requests and you can choose to participate!
  •  Once you accept a session in the platform, the teacher will contact you.
  •  Sessions are online (via Skype or another platform) in the time available – you can do one session a year or one a week, it’s up to you!
  •  The average duration of a session shall be 45 minutes to 1 hour;
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Questions? contactpt@appsforgood.org.pt | priscila.andrade@cdi.org.pt

Professor Bruno Cardina, Agrupamento de Escolas de NELAS

“It is, without a doubt, a very enriching part of the project: we can talk to several people in various areas, debating ideas and receive the guidance we need. The expert’s job is not to do our own job, but to be a catalyst for new perspectives.”