Learn Mobile App Development at Rock Valley College!

Rock Valley College has been the leader in training mobile app developers in the Rockford region since 2013! We have trained hundreds how to design, develop and deploy mobile apps.

Facts

• Computer science in Illinois Illinois currently has 19,539 open computing jobs (3.8 times the average demand rate in Illinois).
  
• The average salary for a computing occupation in IL is $89,465, which is significantly higher than the average salary in the state ($51,500). The existing open jobs alone represent a $1,748,056,635 opportunity in terms of annual salaries.

FREE Coding Classes!
Professor Chuck Konkol offers FREE coding classes each month! Check out this link to RSVP the RVC Hour of Code, Coding with Robots and the upcoming Tech Expo.

Learn more by visiting MyRVC.org

Academy Expo: Create a Whack-a-Emoji Game

The Whack-a-Emoji game teaches students the basics of coding which are design, layout, coding and testing.

This fun exercise has attendees create a mobile app game. Students will ....

• perform some minor coding tasks,
• pick an emoji
• test app
• share app via text message and/or social media with hashtag #RVCHourofCode and #AcademyExpo17

Exercise:

1. Go to this link
2. Select View Code
   
3. Select Remix
4. Welcome Screen: Type in full names of games creator(s)
5. Game Screen: a. Select new emoji b. Change game speed. See code: setInterval(moveEmoji, 2000);
6. Test App
7. Share app friends and family via text message and/or social media with hashtag #RVCHourofCode and #AcademyExpo17