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Each task appears in its own row indicating the task, the deadline, the cause, and ofcourse the amount of money on the line.
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Once a cause is selected the user the is then prompted to fill in the required information.
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Users can interact with other users by cheering them on and sending push notifications.
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Users can browse through an assortment of causes from different classrooms across the United States.
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The app recognizes when there is no tasks, and the counter displays the appropriate message
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Users can see other Users and encourage them in the form of push notifications that show up in the others users phone.
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The application utilizes Google's Cloud Messaging in order to allow users to send encouragement in the form of push notifications.
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The application utilizes Google's Cloud Messaging in order to allow users to accept encouragement in the form of push notifications.
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The app realizes when there is no tasks left, and displays the appropriate message.
Inspiration
I was inspired by my girlfriend, who is a teacher for a class of twelve 2 year olds. We often discuss the state of classrooms in America and how many classrooms in America really lack the necessary funds needed to provide a quality education. People spend tons of money to get an educational step up in high school and especially in college but most people don't know that it's these first formative years that are most likely to determine the level of academic, social, and behavioural ability that a child will reach later on in life. That is why I felt that it is crucial and of utmost importance to use my knowledge to construct a hack to provide funding to these often overlooked classrooms. In addition to helping teachers and students I also wished to help myself and those like me who benefit from having an incentive to complete certain tasks.
What it does
DoDally allows users to create tasks to be completed, but for each task users can browse through a list of classroom proposals written and posted by teachers seeking extra funding for improvements that would benefit the students. The data is provided by the Donors Choose API. After users select a cause they are prompted to name the task, selects an amount of money, and a deadline for when the task is to be completed. If the task does not get completed by that time, the amount of money specified by the user when creating the task gets donated to that classroom. Users are also able to cheer each other on to complete goals, creating a productive community.
How I built it
The great Lisa Maldonado helped design the main UI for this app, you can find more of her work here: https://www.venegu.design This is an android app built in java, and which utilizes Google's Firebase for the database, storage, authentication, and cloud messaging features.
Challenges I ran into
Parsing the JSON data was not simple, as well as finding the right API. The UI took alot of time, but I think was worth it over all!
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am proud in my ability to build a full scale android application in the 24 hours it took me to complete it. The educational cause is one that I am personally invested in, an app like this would ideally improve the situation within the classroom and create a conducive and engaging classroom allowing teachers be able to educate and shape the future generation of Americans. In addition, the UI of the application is one that I am personally proud of. This idea was not one that I started Bitcamp with but one that evolved as I was tinkering with other projects, and I am very happy with the end result.
What I learned
I learned how to parse JSON data and use Android's Volley library for GET Requests. I Learned how to use Figma+ Zeplin to wireframe an appealing UI and how to manage displaying data taken from a relational database. Had some previous experience with Android otherwise.
What's next for DoDally
Further search functionality for specific classroom and causes, allow users to save causes, save credit card information, and interact further with other users of the app.
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