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Introduction to the Android Platform and AppInventor

Introduction to the Android Platform and AppInventor. Working Connections 2012. Android Introduction. Android is a mobile phone and tablet Operating System Competes with Apple’s iOS for iPhone and Windows Mobile Based on Linux. Android Supports. Multitasking Videocalling

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Introduction to the Android Platform and AppInventor

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  1. Introduction to the Android Platform and AppInventor Working Connections 2012

  2. Android Introduction • Android is a mobile phone and tablet Operating System • Competes with Apple’s iOS for iPhone and Windows Mobile • Based on Linux

  3. Android Supports • Multitasking • Videocalling • WebKit browser • GPS • Acceletometers (shaking, orientation) • Magnetometers (compass) • SQLite Database • And much more…

  4. Documentation The site for everything for Java development http://developer.android.com/index.html Also new training for developers https://developer.android.com/training/index.html

  5. Android Marketplace • http://www.android.com/market • Free and paid apps • 70% goes to developers

  6. Amazon AppStore • Amazon has a store for Android applications also • http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b/ref=sa_menu_adr_app4?ie=UTF8&node=2350149011

  7. AppInventor

  8. Why AppInventor? • Visual Language great for even non-techies • No syntax to remember or mistype • Highly organized • Event driven • Very high level and functional components • Error free – only that blocks that fit will work! • Very concrete – very few abstract concepts • Supports multiple platforms

  9. App Inventor – What can we do? • Create applications visually • Can build • Games • Informational apps • Convenience apps • Communication apps • Web-based apps • Location-sensitive apps • And many more

  10. Capablities • Access to most of the phone functionality • Invoke other apps • Programming control logic • Database access, both local and web • Web informaiton source access (APIs) like Facebook, Amazon, etc

  11. Limitation • Limited UI’s • Limited access to the device • Limited access to the web (only certain APIs) • No polymorphism – the methods you see are the ones you get • Limited access to Android Market (used to be NO access)

  12. Current Status • Google has halted development and “donated” to the public domain • Center for Mobile Learning at MIT Media Lab has “adopted” the product and will be continuing support and further development • Google took application down Jan 1,2012 • MIT now has a new site up that we can use • They also source code and instructions available to set up your own hosting server

  13. The New Resources • Center for Mobile Learning • http://mitmobilelearning.org/ • AppInventor EDU Site • http://appinventoredu.mit.edu/ • Google University Consortium • New and limited membership • Email me if interested and I will make an introduction

  14. Lets see how to use AppInventor • Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl6EgyHwbA0&list=PL2D27126F35E50A1B&index=1&feature=plpp_video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieOAivCd-VM&list=PL2D27126F35E50A1B&index=2&feature=plpp_video

  15. Textbook resources • http://www.amazon.com/App-Inventor-David-Wolber/dp/1449397484 • http://www.amazon.com/App-Inventor-Android-Experience-Required/dp/1119991331/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322522259&sr=1-2 • http://www.amazon.com/Google-App-Inventor-Ralph-Roberts/dp/1849692122/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322406356&sr=8-1

  16. Outreach • UNT Mobile App Camp debut this summer (fingers crossed) • Youth Radio Camp + Curriculum • http://appinventoredu.mit.edu/resources/youth-radios-mobile-action-lab-emerging-curriculum

  17. As a course (or portion) • https://sites.google.com/site/wellesleycs117fall11/ • http://www.cs.trincoll.edu/~ram/cpsc110/ • http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.083/admin/fall-2011/calendar.html • http://www.appinventor.org/course-in-a-box • https://sites.google.com/site/appinventoredu/

  18. What do you think? • How could you use this in your classrooms? • What level of mobile app usage/development would be appropriate for you?

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