Create Mobile Apps for - and In - Your Classroom
Monday, March 4
3:30PM - 5:30PM
Hilton Austin Downtown Room 410
Summary
What if students could learn to program cell phones with no previous computer science experience? What if the software to do it was free and intuitive? In two hours of hands-on exploration, create your own first application for a smart phone, and experience an innovative approach to integrating custom apps into your classroom. We’ll be using the App Inventor programming environment developed by Google and MIT, which combines drag-and-drop playful logic with the compelling excitement of developing programs and games for the smart phone in your pocket. Bring an Android phone if you have one, and bring a laptop where you have admin authority to install a driver and a free application. Nancy Hoffman and Elizabeth Perry are experienced classroom teachers who have used App Inventor with students at Google CAPE (Computing and Programming Experience) and Inspired by CAPE Programs at MIT as well as with their own students at Trinity Area High School and The Ellis School in Pittsburgh, PA.
Event Type: Sessions
Category: Workshop
Theme: Social and Mobile Learning
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