Creating “Apps” with your students

iPod/iPhone

Pro Very clean interface Touch implementation

fairly easy to implement

Recognized

Con Cost

Hardware License

Code Very different from

java/C# that many students are used to coding

Android

Pro Eclipse environment Free Java language is easy

to use Lots of samples Cheap license for

distribution AppInventor

Con Emulator is VERY

slow to load Installation of the SDK

is time consuming Each android device

has its own specifications that you have to deal with

iOS Requirements

Objective-C – C Style language with a smalltalk message passing structure

Apple computer running OSX 10.5 for: linking a ipod/iphone/ipad uploading applications to the the phone Emulator

iOS development kit Apple development license

free or 99 per year depending on if you want to submit applications to the itunes store

Android Requirements

Java Eclipse is preferred Android Development Kit Android Development license for distribution

($25 for life)

So.. Android First

Direct tie to eclipse makes building apps a a quick change.

Appinventor

Googlelabs project So all you have to do is login with your gmail

account Drag and drop style programming appinventor.googlelabs.com

Droiddraw

www.droiddraw.org Another droid help application