Coding Video

The most important question, Why?

Have a plan before you start

What platform should you use? Decision Matrix

Design Screen App Inventor Add and arrange all interface elements System requirements Macintosh or Windows : Chrome Browser works best You develop on computer and then send it to Android device App Inventor Design Screen Add and arrange all interface elements

Squirrel Invaders Blocks Screen Add programs to control the components Inspired by MIT App Inventor Space Invaders, but with more squirrels and a win screen This lets us drag the ship, only left and right These are the components needed This part puts the bullet at the top center of the ship 90 Heading means straight up (see diagram) This fires the bullet “ball” when we tap the ship

Procedures are what This can do. Functions are things about this Event listeners are how you add interactivity Such as keyboard control. Most programming elements are here at the bottom.

Some Tablet Options Hopscotch Lightbot Scratch Jr. Tynker Codea

Advanced Options Python

Stencyl

Robotics

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