Title: Topic 3. First Contact with App Inventor
Course: Informàtica 4t ESO v2 ang

What is App Inventor?

App Inventor is a free, block-based visual programming tool that lets you generate apps for Android mobile devices quickly and easily. The environment was designed by Google and later developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which is responsible for the present version.

Behind App Inventor is a community of users who share their creations, many examples of available programs and reference material in the form of step-by-step video tutorials.

It is the programming environment you will use to work on your project. In this topic we will take the first steps in creating simple apps so you can start to appreciate its potential. In addition to the proposed activities, we encourage you to browse online, especially the App Inventor website, to learn more about shared programs and above all to play around and have fun with them.

The video reviews the entire process you will follow throughout the project. Pay special attention to the students’ work with App Inventor to ensure they learn about the environment.

The App Inventor Website

App Inventor in Practice