1. Nick Karstedt

2. What is the App Inventor for Android?  Simple Development  Web/Java Based  Use of Android software and phone hardware  Portable

3. What is the App Inventor for Android based on?  Open Blocks Java Library Open Blocks Java Library  Scratch programming language Scratch programming language  Kawa Language Framework Kawa Language Framework

4. Main Editor – The View Creator  Palette  Viewer (Preview)  Components  Properties  Media

5. Blocks Editor

6. Blocks – Built In  Definition – Define variables and methods  Text – String mutation  List – Arrays  Math  Logic – Boolean  Control – Loops and Gates  Colors

7. Blocks – My Blocks  My Definitions (Models)  List of components (Per view) contain: Listeners (When) Methods (Call) Setters (Set) Accessors (Component.Variable)  Block Canvas

8. Sample Code – Checkbox Listener

9. Hardware Sensor Listener with Arguments

10. Scope and Activity Results  Listeners like the AfterPicture simplify Activities  Components & Listeners all share scope.  Simple canvas manipulation  The views dictate scope.

11. Rapid Testing and Deployment  Instant Debugging  Quick compilation and Packaging Barcode Package (On phone) File

12. Resources  Tutorials Tutorials  Reference Reference Components Blocks

13. Uses  Education  Prototyping  Disposable Apps  “Intro To Android”

14. The Future  Collaboration?  Custom Models / Classes  Convert to JAVA Project?

15. More Information http://appinventor.googlelabs.com http://www.google.com Images from the Google App Inventor for Android