Students in the DSA pathway start out in Carlson’s programming class where they learn Python, a computer programming language. And what they produced was absolutely amazing.” “I wanted to give my students real-world experiences. “I wanted to create a class that was different from other programming or game development classes,” says Carlson. They were taught, then given freedom and encouragement, by Carlson, a member of Monrovia Teachers Association. The game has 30 levels and a grand finale.Ĭreating and publishing a complex mobile game was a huge achievement for students in Monrovia’s Digital Studies Academy (DSA). The player is a donut who must roll around in various ingredients (such as sprinkles) and jump into a pink box to earn a point.
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The game is available for free from the App Store and is a basic “puzzler” in which a curmudgeonly robot named Andy runs an automated shop where donuts decorate and package themselves. “As he looks toward retirement, Andy has found a way to automate the donut-making process! However, there are still a few kinks to work out.
“Andy has been serving his community for decades by making the most delicious donuts in the valley,” reads the intro to Andy’s Donuts, a mobile game that was created in Anthony Carlson’s class at Monrovia High School and released last summer. That’s what it’s like to work in the tech industry.” I teach them skills but leave it up to them as much as possible. Our 2021-22 Innovation Issue salutes educators who dare to imagine a world where life is better for their students:
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