Android Programming
We've arrived at T4, the last grading period of the year! We will be coding for Android devices using MIT App Inventor. A tablet is attached to the desktop computer in front of you so even if you have an iPhone you will be able to run your programs as you code them.
For our last unit of the year we are using MIT App Inventor, developed by the genius coders at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They have created a system that lets us code apps for Android devices on the website and see the app live on the devices attached to each of our computers. These are Kindle Fire tablets, so nothing too fancy but more than up to the task. When you are ready to install a true test version, we have several different devices to run tests on. Not to mention each period has several students with even more kinds of Android phones.
Four apps designed to introduce the interface and show what's possible.
One of the best things about MIT App Inventor is that it is highly differentiated and well structured for independent learning - students new to coding have several different ways of learning the basics. Students with experience can move at their own pace and quickly get to material that will have them stretching and building their skills in ways they didn't even know were possible.
Version 1.7 of Chelsea's Multi-App
Use a website such as The-QRcode-Generator to convert the link to your APK in Google Drive into a QR Code like the one here. You have to have already uploaded it to your DO NOT DELETE folder. This makes it very easy for users to point a device at your Android Programming portfolio page and to install your Multi-App. The QR Code by itself is not going to entice visitors to take the time to do this, so screenshots and a video of your app in action are essential!