App Inventor 2
App Inventor 2

Author: David Wolber

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2014-10-13

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1491907231

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Yes, you can create your own apps for Android devices—and it’s easy to do. This extraordinary book introduces you to App Inventor 2, a powerful visual tool that lets anyone build apps. Learn App Inventor basics hands-on with step-by-step instructions for building more than a dozen fun projects, including a text answering machine app, a quiz app, and an app for finding your parked car! The second half of the book features an Inventor’s Manual to help you understand the fundamentals of app building and computer science. App Inventor 2 makes an excellent textbook for beginners and experienced developers alike. Use programming blocks to build apps—like working on a puzzle Create custom multi-media quizzes and study guides Design games and other apps with 2D graphics and animation Make a custom tour of your city, school, or workplace Control a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT robot with your phone Build location-aware apps by working with your phone’s sensors Explore apps that incorporate information from the Web

App Inventor
App Inventor

Author: David Wolber

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2011-05-03

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1449308813

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A guide to using App Inventor to create Android applications presents step-by-step instructions for a variety of projects, including creating location-aware apps, data storage, and decision-making apps.

Android Apps with App Inventor
Android Apps with App Inventor

Author: Jörg H. Kloss

Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Published: 2012-02-22

Total Pages: 737

ISBN-13: 0132906562

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Wi>Android Apps with App Inventor provides hands-on walkthroughs that cover every area of App Inventor development, including the Google and MIT versions of App Inventor. Kloss begins with the absolute basics of program structure, syntax, flow, and function, and then demonstrates simple ways to solve today’s most common mobile development problems. Along the way, you’ll build a dozen real Android apps, from games and geotrackers to navigation systems and news tickers. By the time you’re done, you’ll be comfortable implementing advanced apps and mashups integrating realtime multimedia data from all kinds of Web services with the communication and sensor-based features of your smartphone. Topics covered include Installing and configuring App Inventor Building modern, attractive mobile user interfaces Controlling Android media hardware, including the camera Saving data locally with TinyDB, or in the cloud with TinyWebDB Streamlining and automating phone, text, and email communications Tracking orientation, acceleration, and geoposition Integrating text-to-speech and speech-to-text in your apps Controlling other apps and Web services with ActivityStarter Building mobile mashups by exchanging data with Web APIs Testing your apps for diverse hardware with the Android Emulator Example apps, including multimedia center, online vocabulary trainer, finger painting, squash game, compass, geocacher, navigator, stock market ticker, and many more This book will empower you to explore, experiment, build your skills and confidence, and start writing professional-quality Android apps—for yourself, and for everyone else! Companion files for this title can be found at informit.com/title/9780321812704

Learning MIT App Inventor
Learning MIT App Inventor

Author: Derek Walter

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Published: 2014-11-21

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0133799271

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With MIT’s App Inventor 2, anyone can build complete, working Android apps—without writing code! This complete tutorial will help you do just that, even if you have absolutely no programming experience. Unlike books focused on the obsolete Google version, Learning MIT App Inventor is written from the ground up for MIT’s dramatically updated Version 2. The authors guide you step-by-step through every task and feature, showing you how to create apps by dragging, dropping, and connecting puzzle pieces—not writing code. As you learn, you’ll also master expert design and development techniques you can build on if you ever do want to write code. Through hands-on projects, you’ll master features ranging from GPS to animation, build high-quality user interfaces, make everything work, and test it all with App Inventor’s emulator. (You won’t even need an Android device!) All examples for this book are available at theapplanet.com/appinventor Coverage includes: Understanding mobile devices and how mobile apps run on them Planning your app's behavior and appearance with the Designer Using the Blocks Editor to tell your app what to do and how to do it Creating variables and learning how to use them effectively Using procedures to group and reuse pieces of code in larger, more complicated apps Storing data in lists and databases Using App Inventor's gaming, animation, and media features Creating more sophisticated apps by using multiple screens Integrating sensors to make your app location-aware Debugging apps and fixing problems Combining creativity and logical thinking to envision more complex apps

Android App Inventor for the Absolute Beginner
Android App Inventor for the Absolute Beginner

Author: Lakshmi Prayaga

Publisher: Course Technology

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781285733333

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Provides information on using the Android App Inventor to create mobile applications, covering such topics as sounds and images, animation, sensors, and multiple screens.

Become an App Inventor: The Official Guide from MIT App Inventor
Become an App Inventor: The Official Guide from MIT App Inventor

Author: Karen Lang

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2022-02-22

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 153622698X

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With a foreword by Gitanjali Rao, Time Magazine’s inaugural Kid of the Year, this engaging guide from MITeen Press teaches anyone to design and publish their own apps—no experience necessary!—and introduces young app creators from around the world. Have you ever wanted to build your own mobile apps? App Inventor, a free and revolutionary online program from MIT, lets you do just that. With the help of this companion guide chock-full of colorful graphics and easy-to-follow instructions, readers can learn how to create six different apps, including a working piano, a maze game, and even their own chat app to communicate with friends—then use what they’ve learned to build apps of their own imagination. User-friendly code blocks that snap together allow even beginners to quickly create working apps. Readers will also learn about young inventors already using their own apps to make a difference in their communities, such as the girls from Moldova whose app helps alert residents when local well water is contaminated. Or the boys from Malden, Massachusetts, whose app lets users geotag potholes to alert city hall when repairs are needed. With this inspiring guide, curious young dreamers can become real inventors with real-world impact.

Beginner Mobile App Development using MIT App Inventor 2
Beginner Mobile App Development using MIT App Inventor 2

Author: Lorna Timbah

Publisher: Lorna Timbah

Published: 2020-02-01

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 9671624006

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You want to make your own mobile app, but don’t know how to start? Struggling to learn programming? Don’t have time to learn? Struggle no more! Now you can build a mobile app with NO CODING! This step-by-step book with a focus on visual programming will help you jumpstart your mobile app development skills, and you will be able to create your first ever mobile app in just hours. As long as you know how to operate a computer and an Android smartphone, as well as able to read, write and count, you will be able to construct and build basic and fully functional Android apps, and even design a wireframe for your app to solve your problem! This book is ideal for both children and adults who have no prior knowledge of computer programming.

Android Apps with App Inventor 2
Android Apps with App Inventor 2

Author: Karl-Hermann Rollke

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-01-23

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9781983965043

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With the development environment App Inventor 2 you can easily develop and test your own apps. The book is intended to help you get started with setting up the development environment right through to your own apps. It is written for beginners who want to deal with app development, but can also be used for teaching purposes in schools or community colleges. It is a step-by-step guide that does not focus on the full description of the programming language, but uses examples to illustrate the capabilities of the development environment. It starts with setting up the environment and the Android device. It continues with simple apps, via variable concepts and control structures to more complex topics. Event-driven apps are developed, subroutines are handled and sensors are queried. Working with multiple screens is just as important as files and dialogs. The examples are chosen so that the topics with increasing difficulty are treated as systematically as possible. The examples are not too complex to be easily understood. They should serve as inspiration for own projects. A technically strict systematology and a complete description of the programming language is not intended to not overwhelm beginners.

Learn to Program with App Inventor
Learn to Program with App Inventor

Author: Lyra Logan

Publisher: No Starch Press

Published: 2019-11-26

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1593279698

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Learn to build mobile apps for Android devices with MIT App Inventor, a visual drag-and-drop programming language like Scratch. You've swiped and tapped your way through countless apps, but have you ever created one? Now you can, thanks to Learn to Program with App Inventor. In less than an hour, you'll be able to build and run your first app! App Inventor is a free software for making Android apps. All you need is a PC with an Internet connection to build your app, and a mobile phone for testing. You'll use a simple drag-and-drop interface, which minimizes errors and avoids too much typing. A certified App Inventor Master Trainer, Logan breaks down each project into logical steps, lists the components you'll need, and then shows you how to create screen designs, control program flow with conditionals and loops, and store data in variables and lists. Once you've tested the app on your phone, you can test what you learned with challenges at the end of each chapter. You'll build cool apps like: * Hi, World!: Use your voice to send a text message * Practice Makes Perfect: Rehearse a speech or dance routine with this video recording app * Fruit Loot: Catch randomly failing fruit in this exciting game * Beat the Bus: Track a friend's journey using location services and maps * Virtual Shades: Take a selfie, then try on some virtual sunglasses Join the 6 million people who have tried App Inventor, and make the journey from app user to app inventor.

Hello App Inventor!
Hello App Inventor!

Author: Paula Beer

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-10-26

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 1638353093

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Summary Hello App Inventor! introduces creative young readers to the world of mobile programming—no experience required! Featuring more than 30 fun invent-it-yourself projects, this full-color, fun-to-read book starts with the building blocks you need to create a few practice apps. Then you'll learn the skills you need to bring your own app ideas to life. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Book Have you ever wondered how apps are made? Do you have a great idea for an app that you want to make reality? This book can teach you how to create apps for any Android device, even if you have never programmed before. With App Inventor, if you can imagine it, you can create it. Using this free, friendly tool, you can decide what you want your app to do and then click together colorful jigsaw-puzzle blocks to make it happen. App Inventor turns your project into an Android app that you can test on your computer, run on your phone, share with your friends, and even sell in the Google Play store. Hello App Inventor! introduces young readers to the world of mobile programming. It assumes no previous experience. Featuring more than 30 invent-it-yourself projects, this book starts with basic apps and gradually builds the skills you need to bring your own ideas to life. We've provided the graphics and sounds to get you started right away. And a special Learning Points feature connects the example you're following to important computing concepts you'll use in any programming language. App Inventor is developed and maintained by MIT. What's Inside Covers MIT App Inventor 2 How to create animated characters, games, experiments, magic tricks, and a Zombie Alarm clock Use advanced phone features like: Movement sensors Touch screen interaction GPS Camera Text Web connectivity About the Authors Paula Beerand Carl Simmons are professional educators and authors who spend most of their time training new teachers and introducing children to programming. Table of Contents Getting to know App Inventor Designing the user interface Using the screen: layouts and the canvas Fling, touch, and drag: user interaction with the touch screen Variables, decisions, and procedures Lists and loops Clocks and timers Animation Position sensors Barcodes and scanners Using speech and storing data on your phone Web-enabled apps Location-aware apps From idea to app Publishing and beyond