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How to Build Mobile Apps for iOS and Android

How to Build Mobile Apps for iOS and Android. Ray Pastore, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology – UNCW www.raypastore.com. Presentation today. Development: Apple vs Android Native App Tools Cross Platform Tools Drag and Drop Tools. Apple. Developer

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How to Build Mobile Apps for iOS and Android

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  1. How to Build Mobile Apps for iOS and Android Ray Pastore, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology – UNCW www.raypastore.com

  2. Presentation today • Development: Apple vs Android • Native App Tools • Cross Platform Tools • Drag and Drop Tools

  3. Apple • Developer • https://developer.apple.com/ • $99 per year • iPhone/iPador Mac • Can only be made on Macs • University Program • https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/university/ • Can share apps, publish to personal ipod/iphone/ipad • Xcode • https://developer.apple.com/xcode/ • C/C++ • Must have Mac to use • Review Process • Ease of Use • Very difficult • Experienced Programmers only

  4. Android • Developer • http://developer.android.com/index.html • $25 per year • No need for university license, can publish apps to devices and even publish on web for free. License only needed if publishing to app store • Eclipse • http://www.eclipse.org/ • Java • No Review Process • Ease of use • Not as difficult as Apple • But programming required • Can get by with a basic understanding

  5. Native App Tools • Let’s take a quick look at • Apple - Xcode • Android - Eclipse

  6. Cross Platform Tools • Best cross platform tools? • HTML5 and Flash • HTML5 vs Flash? • HTML5 • PhoneGap (now owned by Adobe) • http://phonegap.com/ • Dreamweaver/HTML programming • Publish to apple, android, windows, blackberry • Must use Xcode or Eclipse to use PhoneGap, its an extension of them • Adobe Flash • Publish to apple and android

  7. Drag and Drop Tools • Apple • Gamesalad - http://gamesalad.com • Free to publish in iOS but $299 for full package • Works with android too just need to pay the fee • Android • MIT App Inventor - Free • http://appinventor.mit.edu • Curriculum Guide: http://teach.appinventor.mit.edu/ • Other tools • Tons of other tools out there however these are some of the most popular • Most of the other tools (not all) have a catch, such as a fee to actually publish even though free to create or have ads. • Look for more of these tools in the future but please read the fine print.

  8. Hardware • What are my options for testing use or classroom use? • iPods • iPads • Android Tablets

  9. Resources • Tons of resources on all of these tools on my blog @ • www.raypastore.com

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