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She's an App Maker
AUG 31, 2016 | By Brenda IasevoliAnvitha Vijay has built two educational apps and is at work on a third. She aims to use herskills to help others.
 Need an app for that? Anvitha Vijay, 9, can build it. With the help of YouTube videos, theyoung techie from Melbourne, Australia, learned to code at age 7. Soon, she was trying herhand at making apps.
 “When I first got my iPad, I was fascinated by all the apps on it,” she said. “It wasn’t longbefore I wanted to create my own.”
 She built her first two apps with her younger sister in mind. Smartkins Animals helpschildren learn more than 100 animals and their sounds. Smartkins Rainbow Colors teacheskids colors. Each app has been downloaded thousands of times.
 The Power of Technology
 Anvitha’s skills won her a scholarship to go a big technology conference hosted by Apple inSan Francisco, California. There, she got tips from the pros. She went to workshops whereshe learned about the latest software for app building.
 All that training led to an idea for a third app. This one, called GoalsHi, makes kids want topractice good habits. Users are rewarded for achieving goals, such as eating their vegetablesor practicing piano. Anvitha says the rewards are like getting a sticker for a job well done.
“Kids can set goals with this app and get stars when they achieve them,” she says. “The ideais to give power to kids and motivate them to achieve one little step a day.”
Anvitha’s goal is to continue creating technology that helps kids learn while having fun. Buteven more important to her is that the world sees the power of technology in kids’ hands.“The more training we get in tech at an early age,” she says, “the better chance we have ofbecoming innovation champions who will one day change the world.”
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【題組】46. What is the main idea of the article?
(A) Anvitha Vijay is very good at playing computer games.
(B) The article tells you how to create your own apps.
(C) A young girl tries to let the world see the power of technology in kids’ handsand wants to change the world one day.
(D) Anvitha Vijay teaches kids how to create their own apps.