Introduction
Thomson Chan (Rosaryhill School)
Full Time Seconded Teacher
E-mail: info@chansir.net
Writing Android Apps (I)
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Android SDK & Eclipse IDE
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http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Can develop professional Apps and
support latest Android versions
Time consuming / Difficult to learn.
Writing Android Apps (II)
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Some online / software for creating Apps
Support Multiple platform.
Usually creating content based apps.
Not suitable to teach programming
e.g. http://ibuildapp.com/
Writing Android Apps (III)
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App Inventor http://appinventor.mit.edu
Originally developed by Google
Project transferred to MIT.
Interface is familiar
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Layout design interface is similar to VB.
Programming interface is similar to
Scratch
Resources of AppInventor (I)
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Official Site http://appinventor.mit.edu
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Set up
Curriculum
Tutorial
Video Tutorial
Resources of AppInventor (II)
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App Inventor EDU
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A suggested high school curriculum
in US
AppInventor TW 中文學習網
Aim and Objective of teaching
AppInventor
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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.
Curriculum of our school (I)
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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 2nd terms.
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Introduce some objects and events.
Introduce basic programming concepts
(up to selection)
Curriculum of our school (II)
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Topic 1: Introduction.
Topic 2: Properties of Basic components,
simple build in blocks including simple
calculation.
Topic 3: Use of variables and component
Canvas.
Teaching material (I)
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Worksheet
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Short notes
Program requirement (Program
identification and analysis)
All Practical are divided into 5 steps
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Log in
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Design the layout (Design)
Build the program (Implementation)
Testing
(Testing)
Packaging and Submission
Extension activities
Teaching material (II)
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More Practical Exercise in topic 2.
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Video of screen recording
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Written exercise of build in block (e.g.
maths and relational operator etc)
Divided into parts.
Released to student in schedule.
Sources and apk file of practical.
Video Page
Practical 1 Layout Design
Program building
Practical 2 Layout Design
Program building
Practical 3 Requirements
Layout Design
Program building 1
Program building 2
Testing
Useful tools
• TeamViewer Quick Support / 向日葵远程控
制Android版
– 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.