1. Introduction Thomson Chan (Rosaryhill School) Full Time Seconded Teacher E-mail: info@chansir.net

2. Writing Android Apps (I) Android SDK & Eclipse IDE  http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Can develop professional Apps and support latest Android versions Time consuming / Difficult to learn.

3. Writing Android Apps (II) Some online / software for creating Apps Support Multiple platform. Usually creating content based apps. Not suitable to teach programming e.g. http://ibuildapp.com/http://ibuildapp.com/

4. Writing Android Apps (III) App Inventor http://appinventor.mit.eduhttp://appinventor.mit.edu Originally developed by Google Project transferred to MIT. Interface is familiar  Layout design interface is similar to VB.  Programming interface is similar to Scratch Scratch

5. Resources of AppInventor (I) Official Site http://appinventor.mit.eduhttp://appinventor.mit.edu  Set up Set up  Curriculum Curriculum  Tutorial Tutorial  Video Tutorial Video Tutorial

6. Resources of AppInventor (II) App Inventor EDU  A suggested high school curriculum in US AppInventor TW 中文學習網 AppInventor TW 中文學習網

7. Aim and Objective of teaching AppInventor Programming is important in ICT. Students have interests in writing apps. Let students taste modern programming techniques e.g. call object, event etc. Taste programming in a graphical interface.

8. Curriculum of our school (I) Tryout in Senior form ICT last year. Teach in S3 this year Students have no programming experience in junior form. Cover 8-10 lessons in 2 nd terms.  Introduce some objects and events.  Introduce basic programming concepts (up to selection)

9. Curriculum of our school (II) Topic 1: Introduction. Topic 2: Properties of Basic components, simple build in blocks including simple calculation. Topic 3: Use of variables and component Canvas.

10. Teaching material (I) Worksheet  Short notes  Program requirement (Program identification and analysis)  All Practical are divided into 5 steps Log in Design the layout (Design) Build the program (Implementation) Testing (Testing) Packaging and Submission  Extension activities

12. Teaching material (II) More Practical Exercise in topic 2. Written exercise of build in block (e.g. maths and relational operator etc) Video of screen recording  Divided into parts.  Released to student in schedule. Sources and apk file of practical.

13. Video Page Practical 1Layout DesignProgram building Practical 2Layout DesignProgram building Practical 3Requirements Layout Design Program building 1 Program building 2 Testing

14. Useful tools TeamViewer Quick Support / 向日葵远程控 制 Android 版TeamViewer Quick Support –Remote control your android device. –Show android apps in PC. Screenr –A online screen recording tools –Screen recording of AppInventor and the requirement of Practical.