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An App for That
A skit
Cast:
(Mr or Mrs.) iKnow-it-All (the host)iKnow Device (no talking)Greek Chorus (3 or more people)Development Team One (2 or more people)State Education OfficialDevelopment Team Two (2 or more people)Pencil (no talking)StudentDevelopment Team Three (2 or more people)Rock Band (assorted musicians)
The scene opens on stage with the Host convening a group of people(Greek Chorus) in a focus group. They are seated at a table (sort of like American Idol) while he paces the floor.
Host
: Welcome, everyone, to the development session of the iKnowDevice Focus Group. As some of you know, our fearless leader andvisionary -- Bill Jobs -- has given us the task of developing Apps for thenew iKnow device ...
Greek Chorus
(
interrupting him
) : We know! We know!
Host
: Umm, ahem, right, well ... the iKnow is about to launched to theschool public ...
Greek Chorus
: We know!
Host
: ... and, well, we need some addictive Apps that kids will learn tolove, and that teachers can at least understand. Now, we understand thisis a difficult balance but we think we might be able to do it. (
He pauses,waiting for the Greek Chorus to interrupt, but they don’t. He seemssurprised 
). First, let’s take a look at the iKnow, shall we?
(The iKnow devices comes onto the stage, does a graceful bow and 
 
stands before the Greek Chorus).
Host
(
 pointing 
): Look at this wonderful device. It’s everything you wantedbut just didn’t know that you wanted. Notice the sharp cardboard exterior --easily recycle-able and lives up to our Green is Good golden standards.The brain of this operation runs with the efficiency of a human brainbecause, well, it is a human brain. We even modeled it on a third gradeteacher! And pay attention to how portable this iKnow really is. (T
he devicestarts to jog around the stage, like a model on a runway 
). It’s an amazingdevice.
Greek Chorus
(
starting to get more impatient 
): We know! We know!
Host
: OK. Now, then, we’ve had some of our App developers locked upinside Storage Closet B for a few days now and the only way out for themhas been to come up with an App idea. We’ve had to slip a few cheesynachos under the door to make sure they survived, but I think our engineering process worked. I know you are eager to see what they havecreated ....
Greek Chorus
(
more impatient)
: We know!
Host
: So, eh, let’s get started. Team One, come forward and tell us whatyou have.
(Team One comes on stage. They carry something that looks like astandardized test).
Team 1, Developer 1
: Thank you. What we have here is something weare calling the Big Test Translator.
Team 1, Developer 2
: That’s right. How often have students read througha state test and had no clue about what was being asked of them?
D1
: Too often.
D2
: With this revolutionary App, students can get a translation of testquestions into comprehensible English. For example, when the test asks
 
for the Product of two numbers, the Big Test Translator converts that to “multiply the two numbers.”
D1
: And when the test asks for Character Traits, what kid knows what thatmeans? The App wisely suggests, Tell what you know about a character.The App is simple to use and ...
(The state education official runs onto stage, waving their hands wildly.)
Official
: What is going on here? This is not an accepted accommodation!
Greek Chorus
(
happily 
): We Know! We know!
Official
: Remove this App at once! At once! Arne Duncan would notapprove!
(There is a scramble as the official chases the development team off thestage)
Host
: Yes, well, there are always some programming bugs to work out.Moving on .... our next development team has a very practical App for anyone who has spent any time in a classroom with students.
(Development Team 2 comes on stage, following by a large Pencil and astudent)
Host
: Team, what have you got for us?
Team 2, Developer 1
: Our App is directly inspired by teachers. It is calledthe Instant Pencil Finder.
D2
: That’s right. For some reason, pencils seem to disappear from thedesks, lockers and fingers of students of all ages. It’s as if a pencil-suckingblack hole existed in every classroom. Our App seeks to reverse that.
D1
: The Instant Pencil Finder uses an elaborate GPS system to trackdown pencils, providing a map of all pencils hidden in corners, in bindersand even in pockets of pilfering students. With this App, no student again
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