Building Mobile Apps with AppInventor

AppInventor

AppInventor is an online tool for creating Android mobile apps which, like Scratch, allows you to create programs by dragging and dropping code blocks. AppInventor has been used in K-12 and University education to teach Computer Science and Coding concepts. For some examples of apps that students have developed with AppInventor, see this website.

Files

• Building Mobile Apps with AppInventor (PDF presentation)
• AppInventor Setup Script (Batch file)

Activities

There are 4 activities to complete in this session. If you complete all of these activities or have completed them at previous workshops, please see this website for some extra activities. If you have any questions about making your own app or any of the different features, please let us know.

Connecting the Tablet

• Connecting the Tablet - Tutorial (Word document)

Hello Purr

• Hello Purr - Tutorial (Word document)
• Hello Purr Resources (Zip)

Magic 8-Ball

• Making Magic 8-Ball - Tutorial (Word document)
• Magic 8-Ball Resources (Zip)

Pong

• Making Pong - Part 1 Tutorial (Word document)
• Making Pong - Part 2 Tutorial (Word document)
• Pong Resources (Zip)

Links

• MIT AppInventor Home Page
• AppInventor.org - “Course in a Box”, Lesson Plans and Videos
• AppInventor for Educators