Name: A 12-year-old app developer
Uploaded: 2011-11-16T16:07:44Z
Duration: 4 min 23 s
Description: Most 12-year-olds love playing videogames -- but Thomas Suarez taught himself how to create them. After developing iPhone apps like "Bustin Jeiber," a whack-a-mole game, he is now using his skills to help other kids become developers.

Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer

A 12-year-old app developer

Most 12-year-olds love playing videogames -- but Thomas Suarez taught himself how to create them. After developing iPhone apps like "Bustin Jeiber," a whack-a-mole game, he is now using his skills to help other kids become developers.

Young people are not just consumers of technology; they are increasingly its creators. At age 12, one student developed iPhone apps like a Justin Bieber-themed whack-a-mole and launched an app club at school to help others learn. By tapping into resources like software development kits and community support, students can turn curiosity into real skills. Schools and educators gain when they recognize and nurture this peer-led expertise.