Learn To Code! Build Android Apps With MIT App Inventor
Overview of App Inventor background and concepts (App Inventor website main page)
Resources at App Inventor website (Get Started - Glossary - Concepts - Teach - Tutorials)
Verizon Innovative App Challenge - thinking "big" in app development
Setup AI2 companion on your Android device
Edutopia article - "Learning To Code Becomes Learning To Learn"
Edutopia article - "The Power of I Don't Know" - (Infographic version of "The Power of I Don't Know")
Designer and Blocks editor overview
Beginner tutorials page - let's code!
Project Lead The Way Computer Science
Verizon/PLTW Computer Science Grant Opportunity (for schools with 70% or greater free and reduced lunch population)
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Engage Students With Gamestar Mechanic
Take the Teacher's Quest! (then we will explore the Intro Guide and Sample Lessons)
"Designing Fun" blog article at the Gamestar Mechanic Teacher's Blog page
Edutopia article - "Learning To Code Becomes Learning To Learn"
Edutopia article - "The Power of I Don't Know" - (Infographic version of "The Power of I Don't Know")
Find "scholarly" uses of Gamestar Mechanic and deeper design lessons at the Gamestar Mechanic Learning Guide
Challenges and Contests (you must be logged in to Gamestar Mechanic to see these)
Challenge Winners (you must be logged in to Gamestar Mechanic to see these)
Game Design In The Classroom website by Kevin Hodgson, a 6th grade teacher in MassachusettsÂ
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