{"id":521,"date":"2020-05-24T00:30:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T04:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:32:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:32:32","slug":"keep-it-real-prepare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/challenges\/keep-it-real\/keep-it-real-prepare\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep It Real: Prepare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n                  <p class=\"fancy-paragraph__text fancy-paragraph-left\">\n            Design a solution to your problem. Research and brainstorm possible solutions to the problem. Be creative and daring. Your first idea doesn\u2019t have to be perfect.\n          <\/p>\n                \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"fancy-paragraph__image wp-block-ncst-fp-image\">\n  <figure class=\"fancy-paragraph__image-container fancy-paragraph__image-landscape\">\n    <img \n      decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"fp-image\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/Guys-Back-to-Back-Texting-Thumbnail.png\"\n       alt=\"\"           >\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tips-from-your-challenge-champion\">Tips from Your Challenge Champion<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n                \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"fancy-paragraph__image wp-block-ncst-fp-image\">\n  <figure class=\"fancy-paragraph__image-container fancy-paragraph__image-square\">\n    <img \n      decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"fp-image\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/Patillo_headshot.jpg\"\n       alt=\"\"           >\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n                  <p class=\"fancy-paragraph__text fancy-paragraph-right\">\n            Cardell Patillo is the Executive Director of Head Start in Virginia Beach. Watch this video to learn what experts like Cardell think is important to consider to help people stop phubbing and connect face-to-face.\n          <\/p>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keep It Real: Background\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9dvhqR0Dz4Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"helpful-resources-on-technology-and-social-interactions\">Helpful Resources on Technology and Social Interactions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These resources provide background information on phubbing that will help you build your app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Dangers of Phubbing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Watch this video to learn how phubbing can have negative effects on our relationships.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kGNppJWj8IM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phubbing is Hurting Your Relationships<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use these resources to learn about smartphone addiction and &#8220;nomophobia,&#8221;; the fear of being unable to use your smartphone.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/11\/30\/health\/smartphone-addiction-study\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smartphone Addiction Could Be Changing Your Brain<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yrGZxUlDP8c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Does Your Cell Phone Give You Anxiety?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use this resource to learn about the dangers of smartphone addiction to our physical and mental health.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturallivingideas.com\/16-seriously-damaging-side-effects-of-your-smartphone-addiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16 Seriously Damaging Side Effects of Your Smartphone Addiction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apps that Help People Manage Their Smartphone Use:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use these resources to learn how other companies are trying to help users manage their smartphone use through data and feedback. As you explore these apps, think about what each data representation shows and hides about smartphone use.<br>Apple Screen Time: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT208982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screen Time Allowances and Limits<\/a><br>Flipd: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flipdapp.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flipd App Website<\/a><br>Glued: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5yReX11Vkas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are You Addicted to Your Mobile Phone?<\/a><br>Moment: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2014\/06\/27\/a-new-app-called-moment-shows-you-how-addicted-you-are-to-your-iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moment App Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Building and Designing Your App:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use this resource to learn about the steps involved in building and designing an app.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/learnappmaking.com\/how-to-make-an-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make an App<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Turning Your App into a Business:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use this resource to learn about the expenses that go along with developing an app.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveroad.com\/blog\/how-much-does-it-cost-to-create-an-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Much Does it Cost to Create an App<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use this resource to learn how businesses make money from their apps.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2018\/07\/make-money-with-apps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make Money With Apps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tech-tools\">Tech Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Technology can be a useful tool in many challenges. As you are designing your solution for Keep it Real, you might consider using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.datawrapper.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Datawrapper<\/a> to help you design your data visualization. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/10\/How-to-use-Datawrapper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to use Datawrapper<\/a>&nbsp;guide to learn more about this tool.&nbsp;This information is also listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/tech-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tech Tools<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n             <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/challenges\/keep-it-real\/keep-it-real-launch\/\"\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"138\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-45\"\n            alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/04\/001_DP_KeepItReal_Thumbnail.png\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; 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