App Inventor - ACSE
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The document discusses the transition from Google to MIT for app development, highlighting the features of MIT App Inventor. It provides resources such as setup guides, tutorials, and support material for educators to integrate App Inventor into their classes. The author encourages teachers to start using it immediately for an engaging student experience.
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App Inventor - ACSE
- 1. ACSE Fall Conference November 12, 2011 Peter McAsh [email_address] This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
- 2. Elephant in the Room! transition from Google to MIT Google "shutdown" December 31, 2011 MIT "public startup" first quarter 2012 MIT site: http://appinventoredu.mit.edu/
- 3. Getting Started Internet access App Inventor Setup http://www.appinventorbeta.com/learn/setup/ Google account App Inventor www.appinventorbeta.com
- 5. Your first app Hello Purr Text http://www.appinventorbeta.com/learn/setup/hellopurr/hellopurremulatorpart1.html Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC_x9iOby0g Follow along with me... 2 files you need are available in the text tutorial
- 6. Support material Learn (link in App Inventor) App Inventor EDU https://sites.google.com/site/appinventoredu/ My ICS2O page http://dcvi.edmodo.com/public/ics2o-intro-to-cs/group_id/430633 Numerous other sites / books / YouTube videos
- 7. What now? Jump in at whatever tutorial / level you feel comfortable Start using App Inventor in your class on Monday! You'll like it. Your students will love it!
Editor's Notes
- #2: History - last year invitation only - not a lot of support material NOW - anybody - lots of excellent tutorials - books ($) - curriculum Kudos to the early adopters - without them we wouldn't be able to use App Inventor now. Elephant in the room - transition of App Inventor from Google to MIT
- #3: BYOD - do this, if you haven't already Users in the room - go to App Inventor (login to google) - start blocks editor - new emulator Takes some time to do - I can talk while it all loads! History - last year invitation only - not a lot of support material NOW - anybody - lots of excellent tutorials - books ($) - curriculum
- #4: BYOD - do this, if you haven't already Users in the room - go to App Inventor (login to google) - start blocks editor - new emulator Takes some time to do - I can talk while it all loads! History - last year invitation only - not a lot of support material NOW - anybody - lots of excellent tutorials - books ($) - curriculum
- #5: Designer is a web page - layout the components - design screen layout Blocks Editor - java program - started from Designer webpage Emulator - java program - started from Blocks editor Android phone can also be used (setup on phone required - in help section - no special software) Blocks editor can connect to only one device emulator OR phone at a time
- #6: App Inventor has "scratch-like" interface First scratch app - make a cat meow Irony not lost that the first App Inventor app is to make a cat purr - better graphic - same sound. Get the two files from the text tutorial Demo the debugging features watch doit and use of comments.
- #7: lean - tutorials and other support materials / documentation You can get overwhelmed to start - KISS stick with App Inventor EDU and your guts! App Inventor lets the students learn through experimentation and problem solve - not held back by the rigours of Java (like my 3Us are!).
- #8: Questions / comments / discussion Try it Got a phone - follow the setup and use it Show them some apps on our Quadro phone.