MIT App Inventor. (2014, May 2). MIT App Inventor: Mobile Apps. Built by You. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNjGAiOrX-o 

Project-Based:

• 70% of class is time spent on writing, coding, or planning

Homework:

• 2-3 times per week

• reading, worksheets, writing, researching, programming

Tools & Language:

• App Inventor, a Block-Based Language that helps you create apps for your smartphone

• Online tools 

Tests:

• Unit tests designed to help you prepare for the AP Exam

• One  performance task completed during the year which is 30% of your AP Score

Prerequisite:

• Algebra II, though students can take this and Algebra II at the same time

Credits:

• 1 credit / full year course

• fulfills Math or STEM graduation requirement

This full year course replaces a humanities CS elective in most schools. It is an intro to many CS topics such as the Internet, programming, and the impacts of computing in our world.