What is App Inventor?
MIT App Inventor is an intuitive, visual programming environment that allows students to build fully functioning apps for Android smart phones and tablets. Their block-based programming tools allow for students to be able to learn the programming logic while also creating the apps of their imagination.
AGES: 12+
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner–Advanced
TOOLS USED: ‘App Inventor’ designed by MIT Media Lab; aiStarter
What will MIT App Inventor teach your kids?
Programming Logic
Student learn of approach of thinking like a computer. They learn to think step by step and thorough analyze the best solution to a programming problem. They will see first hand how programs are created and the logic/strategies that are used to create them. Learning programming logic now will prepare them for future script-based languages such as Python and Java.
Mathematical Process in Programming
Introduction to Functional and Object-Orientated Programming
Animation and Game Design
Learning to create Android Apps,
allows kids to bring their creativity to life
allows them to transition to scripting smoothly
allows kids to be able to upload their designs to the Google Play Store
What can they make with App Inventor?
Students learn to design animations and transitions using frame-by-frame process.
Demo coming soon as students are still working to make it.
Students learn to make fun games that will not only teach them game design, but also programming logic behind it.
Demo coming soon as students are still working to make it.
Students learn to make educational quizzing apps that will allow them to create the next Khan Academy.
Demo coming soon as students are still working to make it.
Students learn to use Location Services to allow the app to have access to their location. Never get lost again once they make the next Google Maps.
Demo coming soon as students are still working to make it.
