Program Profile

Digital Promise Global

Building Global Apps

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  • High School/Grades 9-12

Digital Promise’s Building Global Apps connects high school-aged youth in Lebanon and the United States to build mobile apps that address important global issues. Designed in partnership with MAD-learn and the International Education Association, this virtual exchange engages participants in a series of asynchronous activities and live video discussions. Participants build interpersonal and design thinking skills, and celebrate their work as part of the Digital Promise YouthMADE Festival each year.

Activities

Through lessons and discussions with their teachers, participants will first learn about global issues and meet peers from their partner classroom. They will then form teams to create mobile apps that address local and global challenges. Leveraging MAD-learn’s interactive platform and other collaboration tools, participants will asynchronously build their app utilizing the design thinking process (Ideate, Plan, Design, Build, Test, and Launch). Throughout the program, they will also participate in three live video exchanges.

Program Details

Number of Participants

1,260

U.S. States and Territories Reached
  • All U.S. States and Territories
Countries and Territories Reached
  • Lebanon
Length of Exchange

Approximately 8 weeks (two to three hours of synchronous and/or asynchronous activities per week)

If you are interested in bringing this program to your institution, complete this form.

Building Global Apps is implemented by Digital Promise Global and is supported by the J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (JCSVEI). JCSVEI is a U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program administered by the Aspen Institute.

JCSVEI partners with the U.S. Department of State on the Building Global Apps program. We are reviewing this website to ensure compliance with recent executive orders and other guidance.