Urban Apps & Maps Studios is a university-wide interdisciplinary program of urban civic start-ups and community engagement.
We aim to build a vibrant ecosystem with community members, university faculty and students, and businesses to catalyze urban innovation using digital technology. Directly working with community members in North Philadelphia, the Studios designs, develops and incubates civic start-ups to transform urban challenges into sustainable products and services. We believe in the idea of "citizen entrepren
10/31/2015
Check out this article about one of our intern Nick
Philadelphia Student Honored For Video Game Creation A Northeast Philadelphia high school senior was honored this week for creating a video game aimed at encouraging education.
07/15/2015
An Apps+Maps intern Nick Madehdou doing some impressive work!
How Thomas Dixon is outsourcing his memory to the cloud After sustaining a traumatic brain injury, Thomas Dixon decided to record his memories digitally. To turn this vision into a mobile app, Blackstone Launchpad introduced him to 17-year-old developer Nicodemus Madehdou.
03/16/2015
Check this great article about our program on Knight Foundation's web site.
Philadelphia’s Urban Apps & Maps Studios helps youth develop tech solutions for urban communities The Urban Apps & Maps Studios initiative at Temple University is connecting urban high school students with digital technology to ...
03/13/2015
Tomorrow on March 14th is Workshop 2; Advanced Web Design & programming. Participants will learn about what Javascript is and it's role in webpages. http://appsnmaps.temple.edu/workshops/.
03/04/2015
Our workshop continues...
03/03/2015
Wants to build a small “nightlight” that will turn on when movement is detected? there is still time to register for https://appsanmaps.ticketleap.com/workshops/dates
02/18/2015
Our the first workshop; Intro to Web Design & programming (free registration) is next Saturday Feb 28th. Only 4 spots left! Register now http://appsnmaps.temple.edu/workshops/
Workshops Urban Apps+Maps Studios offers a range of workshops throughout the spring for entering grades 8 through 12, and The workshop is limited to 15 participants, so secure a spot register early!. These workshops will provide the rich hands-on experience to the participants on the following subject areas:…
02/11/2015
This spring Urban Apps+Maps Studios at Temple University is organizing workshops on Web and mobile apps development for high school students. The first session is free! If you are current or former Apps & Maps students, all sessions are free. http://appsnmaps.temple.edu/workshops/
02/04/2015
The upcoming fifth annual Fox DESIGNchallenge is an excellent opportunity to apply your research and problem solving skills while also meeting and collaborating with your peers.
The DESIGNchallenge is a civic innovation competition. Last year over 175 students registered, representing 5 universities, 8 schools at Temple, 26 different departments/disciplines and 5 Philadelphia high schools.
This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in:
- gaining experience in interdisciplinary work
- applying design thinking skills to create positive social/civic change
- building a consulting resume
- networking with city officials, business leaders and academic peers.
- having your ideas displayed throughout the SEPTA system (Top 3 winning proposals)
Panel Discussion at UArts: February 12, 6-8:00pm
Challenge Kick-off: Fox / Alter Hall, February 20, 4-6:30pm
Competition Day: the Kimmel Center, February 25, 9:30am-5:00pm
REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION: http://design.temple.edu/events/fox-design-challenge-2015/
Qeyno Labs and , in partnership with the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office and the Black Male Engagement network is organizing a Hackathon in Philadelphia to empower the youth of
America .The hackathon is free for participating children and teens who register at http://www.mbkhack.com/. Please share this information with those who are interested in participating.
08/19/2014
Check this article about ' The Evolution To Meek' play . Article by Aran Hart. http://215mag.com/the-evolution-to-meek-temple-bits-program-youth-take-to-the-stage-exploring-history/
The Evolution to Meek | Temple University University Apps & Maps bITS Program An insightful Play depicting a look through the eyes of Philadelphia rap star Meek Mill as he learns through visits from historical figures.
08/15/2014
A blog post about our program on Knight Foundation's web site.
Temple University summer program teaches kids digital literacy skills Above: Apps & Maps students working on Gotcha App development. Credit: Urban Apps & Maps Studios. Youngjin Yoo is director ...
