Next PSCSTA Meeting Sat, 3/15: App Inventor

• Topic: App Inventor hosted by Earl Bergquist
• Date: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 10 am - 12 noon followed by socializing and networking 12 − 1 pm (final details on our Spring Programming Contest will be discussed)
• Place: UW, Paul Allen Center for CSE, room 006 - downstairs labs where we previously did Scratch lab (Directions & Parking)

Everyone is building Apps, and they really appeals to our students.  MIT's App Inventor is a visual programming language for developing applications for devices that run the Android operating system.  In this workshop, Earl will lead us through several hands-on activities that show the power of App Inventor, provide us with ideas on how to incorporate App building into our courses, and present the local App Contest opportunities for our students.  Karen Manual from the Technology Alliance will be present to reveal the latest on their Student App Challenge.

Bring your laptop if you like or use the UW computers - App Inventor runs in the Browser, so there is no software to install; you only need a Google account.  There will be Android Tablets available to test your project or if you have an Android device of your own, simply install the "MIT AI2 Companion" from the Google Play Store ( complete instructions ).  

If you want a preview, here's Earl's App Inventor Pages:
- App Inventor 2.0 Tutorials & Resources
- Garfield HS's Summer Apps Class pages (trial of Apps for Good)
- App Inventor 1 Instructions (now outdated, but project ideas are good)