1. 2 cool things from the web today:
Create your own abstract painting
2. MIT App Inventor
Today we will begin a joint lesson with students in Ms. Hamerly’s programming class. We will use MIT App Inventor to create mobile apps.
You will need a Gmail account to use App Inventor. If you do not have one, it is free to create one. Please do so today before you begin or I will pair you up with someone who has one.
Previously, you created mobile apps using a template in Dreamweaver CS6 and you focused on altering the CSS and HTML. With App Inventor, you will use a visual programming editor and will create apps that are a bit more complex than the simple mobile site we made with Dreamweaver. Also, unlike Dreamweaver, App Inventor can only be used to develop apps for Android devices, not for Apple.
Everyone has App Inventor installed on their computer. To begin, go here:
Then click Invent
At this point you will need to log in using your Gmail information (username and password)
We are going to do a tutorial together as a class
Here is the tutorial we will follow:
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/content/hellopurr.html
I will show you what the finished product is on the Droid phone we used to test our mobile apps. This is what you will begin working on today.
Challenge!
How could you make this app have Steve Smith meow?
How could you make this app have Jose singing Party Rock?