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Android App
Development
Welcome!
Caity KerrieBrandon Greg
Day 1 Schedule
1.Lesson 1: Basic App Design
1.Tutorial 1: How to make an app
1.Project Time!
Lesson 1: Basic App Design
● How do apps affect our lives?
● Why create an app?
● What makes a good app?
Do you know these apps?
*All logos are trademarks or registered trademark of their owners.
How have these apps affected your life?
Apps You Like
● What apps are on your phones?
● Which do you use most often?
● Which are your favorite?
Why Do You Like These Apps?
Nice graphics?Good features?Fast response?
Are there others?
What Makes a Bad App?
Which apps don’t you like?
What made them bad?
What Makes an App Bad?
Hard to figure out?Slow?
Crashes often?Lost/Stolen data?
Is there an app for everything?
What problems have not been addressed?
● Societal● Personal
Can apps address these problems?
Tutorial 1: How to Make an App
● How does AppInventor work?
● Example App
● Plan out Projects
● Start Coding!!!
1. Go to http://appinventor.mit.edu
1. →Invent
2. Log in with team member’s gmail or use a temporary one
2. Create new project
3. Open tutorials for reference later (new tab)
– http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/tutorials.html
Login & Create Project
Examples [OLD VERSION]
• Pictures/Sounds App
• http://www.chicktech.org/app-inventor-workshop-resources/
Examples
Open Blocks Editor
from: http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/sites/all/files/support/main/AppInventor-Doc-Diagram.png
from: http://www.catehuston.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/app-inventor.png
• Remember: you have 1 HOUR
• Tips
–Keep it simple to start and add things if you have time
–Use tutorials for inspiration
Create a Concept to Code
• Resources:
– http://www.chicktech.org/app-inventor-workshop-resources/
– http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/tutorials.html
– YouTube!
– http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/support.html
– http://www.appinventor.org/
– http://www.appinventorblocks.com/appinventor-tutorials-tips
Let’s Code!
******* DAY 2 *******
Day 2 Schedule
1.Lesson 1: Clarify
terminology/concepts
2.Lesson 2: Patterns
1.Project Time!
1. User experience design
2. Interaction design
3. User interface design
User Experience (UX) Design
Source: http://www.helloerik.com/ux-is-not-ui
User Experience Design
User
ExperienceUser
Interface
App InventorBall
moving Button
behavior
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