MIT app inventor

Lesson 1: The basics

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What you can create with App inventor...

As you watch this video think about what mobile app would you like to create this term?

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MIT app inventor

App Inventor lets you develop applications for Android phones using a web browser and either a connected phone or emulator. The App Inventor servers store your work and help you keep track of your projects. With App Inventor, you program event handlers-- how an app should respond to something like the user clicking a button.

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Learning Objectives

• Understand how to use MIT App inventor to create a mobile phone app

Success Criteria

• ALL— can explain the UI.
• MOST— Create a simple canvas and program an event handler
• SOME— be able to extend their app and include two buttons.

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Getting started

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Click on create apps!

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Use your KLASS account details

You will need to accept the terms of service

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The UI

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You will need to click

Projects> new project

The design window

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Programming the blocks

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This is where you program the behaviour of your apps.

Talktome

Watch the video and have a go creating the app

Phone password = 0000

Update your eBook!

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An example of a text to speech program...

This lesson we are going to create a mobile app, which will speak the text which the user enters.

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Plenary

What have you achieved this lesson?

• ALL— can explain the UI.
• MOST— Create a simple canvas and program an event handler
• SOME— be able to extend their app and include two buttons.

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