App Making for All - hutchison-teach.ca
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Transcript of App Making for All - hutchison-teach.ca
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Create and share – FAME
Solve problems - CHALLENGE
Learn at your own pace - CONTROL
Publish apps – EVEN MORE FAME !!
Google Play
App Inventor Gallery
VISUAL programming environment to
CREATE Android applications
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App Inventor in Education Elementary / Secondary / Post-Secondary
Secondary – Scotland (national curriculum)
– TDSB Humberside CI
– and many more
Education Community is Strong and Growing
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/teach.html
Worldwide Community
source: MIT App Inventor Summit (July, 2013)
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Where is App Inventor Used? ( just some examples… )
Education
• Computer Science
• Other subjects
Anywhere !!
• Disaster Relief
• Biology Research
• Teacher Education
• Fitness
Global Technology Competition
• After-school ( 12 weeks )
• Industry Mentors
• Curriculum provided
• Build App & Pitch It
http://arriveapp.mobi/
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http://appinventor.mit.edu
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Student Actions 1. Start the Android emulator
2. Open the browser
3. Create/Open project
4. Start the Blocks Editor (Java Application)
5. Connect to Android emulator on their computer
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Prototype
Design UI
Code Blocks
Test / Debug
Paper / Pencil
Component Designer
Blocks Editor
Blocks Editor Phone/Emulator
• User Experience (UX)
• Input (Traditional)
• Sensors
• Gaming/Robotics
• Web, Twitter, and more
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Device Size
Components Needed Graphical
Media
Animation
Button ListPicker
Label Clock
TextBox TinyDB
Image CheckBox
Canvas Slider
1. Colour Me
2. Talking Calculator
3. Get the Message
4. Temp Converter
5. Paint the Puppy
6. Tour Guide
7. Mole Mash Plus
8. Investments
9. Looping with Colour
10.Know Your Elements
11.How Much Do I Owe?
12.Quiz Maker
13.Music Maker
14.Andy Pong
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Event
When Click do
• SOME ACTION
Note: The action occurs once for each button click.
Objective Create a simple calculator app that can add, subtract, multiply, and divide. The calculator speaks the answer to the user.
http://gallery.appinventor.mit.edu
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Objective Create a program to determine the age of a person based on their year of birth and speak the answer.
http://myvoiceaac.com/
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Objective Create a temperature converter program for Fahrenheit and Celsius.
The application should state the temperature after it has been converted and provide advice about what to wear.
(0,0)
(0,400)
(300,0)
(300,400)
• Grid for animation and graphics
• Uses (x,y) coordinates to locate objects
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Objective Create an interactive drawing program.
Users should be able to change the size and colour of their paint brush as they paint various pictures.
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Objective Create an interactive game where the objective is to "mash" the mole as he pops up randomly around the screen.
PLUS - Students add a challenge !!
Objective Create an investment calculator to determine the value of compound interest investments. The user will provide: Principal Interest rate Investment period The app will calculate the value of the investment after the investment period. CHALLENGE – Provide simple and compounded interest options
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Objective Create a quiz game for students to learn more about the common element names and their symbols.
The element symbol will be provided and the user must provide the proper name. The app will keep score as the quiz continues.
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Objective Create an application to generate student quizzes. Recommendation: Canadian Citizenship questions.
Once you have created your quiz has been created challenge others to take the quiz.
An image sprite is an animated object.
• Must stay inside the canvas
• Might be controlled by the user
• Might interact with other Sprites
• Direction and speed (VECTOR)
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Heading - angle of direction degrees
Interval - refresh rate
Speed - # of pixels moved / interval
0 degrees
270 degrees
180 degrees
90 degrees
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Maps
• ActivityStarter
• WebViewer
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Exploring Computer Science The application includes information about available courses along with extra information such as competitions.
The app also includes an interactive game called "MythBusting Computer Science".
Just go to Google Play and search for:
"Explore Computer Science"
http://gallery.appinventor.mit.edu
Books
Web Resources
MIT App Inventor http://appinventor.mit.edu
App Inventor Community http://appinventor.org
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