Online Resources
 developer.android.com
 code.google.com/p/apps-for-android/
 stackoverflow.com
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Chris Murphy: cdmurphy@cis.upenn.edu

Words of Advice: Documentation
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There are many examples of Android code online
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Use the ones from developer.android.com when it is possible
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However, there are occasional errors in the doc!
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The tutorials are good for taking you through a particular topic step-by-step, but they assume a lot of Java knowledge
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The tutorials also make heavy use of Application
Resource files

Words of Advice: Technical Issues
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The Eclipse emulator can be a bit flaky, esp. when it comes to anything with timing
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Pay particularly close attention to the signatures of callback methods. You won't get an error just because you misspelled something or used the wrong parameters.
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Debugging is difficult since there is no
System.out.println. Get to know LogCat.

Discussion
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Will your students be prepared to do Android programming? How can you get them to that point?
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What sorts of apps would you like them to develop?
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What skills do you need to improve upon in order to teach Android programming?