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Before anyone truly breaks into the commercial industry, he or she has to be selling a product or a service that serves a particular purpose in the life of man and is unique in its way. Such a product must be appealing to customers enough for them to say, “yes, this surely would help me do so and so.”

There are already millions of mobile apps on both iOS and Android, some unique and others very similar. All in all, for you to have customers who would buy/download your app amidst the millions on app store, here are important things you must do:

Conduct your research

Do a market survey of the successful trending apps that are getting customers wowing. Then ask yourself the following questions:

What unique features do these apps have?
What exactly does the public find interesting?
And what is missing that you can bring to the table?

Most times, people don’t know what they are missing until they come across it. Find something which the public doesn’t already have, but you think they might need it. You can even research start-up companies and come up with an app that the company can use to market their product and services online.

You could also find out several events that are ongoing around you for which a simple app can come in handy. Events ranging from sports, school festivals, or fundraising, you could build an app that uses location services to locate events and book reservations, etc.

Develop your app with an appealing design

As an adventurer into the app world, you should know that one crucial thing which attracts customers to use and reuse your app is a good UI. When customers can easily understand and interact with the app, they are sure to use it and even recommend it to friends.

Start with a prototype

Since you are just starting, you may not need to put too many features into your app. Just ensure its performance of that core function is optimum. If it appeals to your customers, you surely will get a lot of important positive feedback, and then you can progress to developing the app some more.

If you have inadequate technical know-how in app development, do not develop your app all by yourself. Although it would cost you money, visit an app development company near you and have them build you a well-designed app with a better chance of wowing the public.

Marketing your app

This is the next big step to make in starting your own business selling apps. After developing your prototype, publicize your app by uploading it on several popular websites and tech blogs. Invest in your app selling business. Pay some money to run ads, as your goal is to reach as many people as possible all over the world, telling them just how life-transforming having that app would be. If what you have developed is an app for a business, then offer this app to the company at a reasonable price.

If your app gets accepted and you are getting positive reviews from the public, the next step is to:

Add value to your app

You have developed a prototype with some core features. Now that you have a growing number of active users, it’s time to develop your app some more to make it even more appealing. Adding exciting features would boost the usability of your app.
Submit your app to the app store

Be ready to spend some money. Create developer accounts with Apple (for iPhone) and Google (for Android) by registering through their websites and paying the annual app store fees of $99 for Apple and $25 for Google. When you do this, your app has become global.

Technology is not only useful in the labs or in factories. It can also be used to spread some joy and fun. This is especially true when it comes to teach pupils in class.

Technology in the classroom is the best learning tool. With classroom technology educators can get more students engaged, improve collaboration, and most importantly make learning fun! School wireless networks everywhere are implementing BYOD and 1:1 initiatives and are taking advantage of the many benefits technology in the classroom has to offer.

Video Streaming

If a picture says a thousand words, imagine how many words a video says. Video in the classroom can really help create a clearer and more complete picture for students. YouTube is a great tool for this; chances are you can find a video clip to compliment any lesson there.

Play Games

What kid doesn’t love playing games? Using mobile devices like iPads and tablets you can keep students involved with all sorts of educational games for just about any subject. Students can keep track of their progress and work to compete with other students to advance to the next level.

Sourced from: http://www.securedgenetworks.com/blog/7-Fun-Ways-to-Use-Technology-in-the-classroom-to-enrich-learning

Technology has turn around how kids play. They no longer have to opt for imaginary friends. They will be able to talk to their favorite characters. This of course gets them very excited.

Kids’ favorite characters will interact with them.

One day I saw my friend Kate’s 4-year-old son, Charlie, sitting inside an orange tent beside a computer. He was staring at a smiling woman on the screen. “Who is that?” I asked Kate. She replied, “Oh, that’s my mother. Charlie takes her into the tent several times a week to play, thanks to Skype. I’ve tried to explain to him the difference between real Grandma and virtual Grandma, but I don’t think he cares. To him, she’s just Grandma.”

This same insight, that children see technology differently than adults do, led to the creation of ToyTalk, a company cofounded by CEO Oren Jacob. “I had just gotten off my cell phone with my mother, and my daughter came over and asked, ‘Daddy, can I talk to my toys now?’ ” says Jacob. “And, I thought about it. What if she could? Or if kids could Skype with Bugs Bunny? Even better, what if kids could author their own character and create a conversation? It would fundamentally change how we look at storytelling and media.” The company’s first toy is an iPad application called The Winston Show, created by some former Pixar animators, available with 12 hours of free content on iTunes. Children are guests on the show, and Winston engages them in conversation. While behind the scenes this took three years and an army of animators to account for all the variability in natural language, children love Winston, a friendly yellow blob, because he converses. This effect on children can be quite profound. “Once kids have a conversation with a character, they wonder why other characters don’t talk back. The others start to seem broken,” says Jacob.

Sourced from: http://www.parents.com/fun/entertainment/the-future-of-play/