DLCS

Digital Literacy & Computer Science

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Intro to Programming

Code Academy

http://www.codecademy.com/learn

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Tynker

http://www.tynker.com/about/

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Code Avengers

http://www.codeavengers.com

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Khan Academy

Welcome to Computer Science

 

All programs by level on Khan Academy

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About APP Inventor

MIT App Inventor  is a free browser based software program for creating mobile apps. The program allows “non-techies” to write computer programs and understand the basic concepts of programming and conceptual thinking. App inventor is well supported and has many free teaching resources available online. Some examples can be found at:
•        http://www.appinventor.org
•        http://appinventor.mit.edu/teach

OPEN APP INVENTOR

Mobile APP Development
Resources developed by The Royal Society Of Edinburgh

FIRST APP INVENTOR LESSON

FIRST APP – Hello Purr
DIRECTIONS
if you are using a different picture the dimensions should be about 294px × 270px
GET a new SOUND
Free Sound Effects

SEARCH for a new PICTURE

SECOND APP – Paint Pot
DIRECTIONS

THIRD APP – Mole Mash
DIRECTIONS

 

App Inventor Videos By David Wolber


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Paint Pot Video 1
This screencast by USF professor David Wolber demonstrates how to create a simple painting app with App Inventor for Android, the visual programming language. Part 1 shows how touching the screen can cause a circle to be drawn, and how dragging can cause a line to be drawn.

 

  • Paint Pot Video 2 – Part 2 shows how to add buttons to the app so the user can change the colors in the drawing.
  • Paint Pot Video 3 – Part 3 shows how to change the size of the dots the user draws on the screen.
  • Paint Pot Video 4 – Part 4 shows how to make it so the user can take a picture and then
  • Paint Pot Video 5 – Part 5 shows how to add a textbox in which the user can enter the dot size.

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Mole Mash – Part 1 of 5

see YouTube for Mole Mash Videos 2 to 5

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ANOTHER INTRO VIDEO

 

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Intro Tutorial – APP Inventor

Video Tutorials

Virtual Pet 1 of 2

 

Virtual Pet 2 of 2

 

Finger Paint 1 of 2

Finger Paint 2 of 2

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