Hello App Inventor!: Android programming for kids and the rest of us

Book Description

Summary

Hello App Inventor! introduces creative young readers to the world of mobile programming—no experience required! Featuring more than 30 fun invent-it-yourself projects, this full-color, fun-to-read book starts with the building blocks you need to create a few practice apps. Then you’ll learn the skills you need to bring your own app ideas to life.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Book

Have you ever wondered how apps are made? Do you have a great idea for an app that you want to make reality? This book can teach you how to create apps for any Android device, even if you have never programmed before. With App Inventor, if you can imagine it, you can create it. Using this free, friendly tool, you can decide what you want your app to do and then click together colorful jigsaw-puzzle blocks to make it happen. App Inventor turns your project into an Android app that you can test on your computer, run on your phone, share with your friends, and even sell in the Google Play store.

Hello App Inventor! introduces young readers to the world of mobile programming. It assumes no previous experience. Featuring more than 30 invent-it-yourself projects, this book starts with basic apps and gradually builds the skills you need to bring your own ideas to life. We’ve provided the graphics and sounds to get you started right away. And a special Learning Points feature connects the example you’re following to important computing concepts you’ll use in any programming language.

App Inventor is developed and maintained by MIT.

What’s Inside

• Covers MIT App Inventor 2
• How to create animated characters, games, experiments, magic tricks, and a Zombie Alarm clock
• Use advanced phone features like:
  • Movement sensors
  • Touch screen interaction
  • GPS
  • Camera
  • Text
  • Web connectivity

About the Authors

Paula Beerand Carl Simmons are professional educators and authors who spend most of their time training new teachers and introducing children to programming.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Getting to know App Inventor
Chapter 2. Designing the user interface
Chapter 3. Using the screen: layouts and the canvas
Chapter 4. Fling, touch, and drag: user interaction with the touch screen
Chapter 5. Variables, decisions, and procedures
Chapter 6. Lists and loops
Chapter 7. Clocks and timers
Chapter 8. Animation
Chapter 9. Position sensors
Chapter 10. Barcodes and scanners
Chapter 11. Using speech and storing data on your phone
Chapter 12. Web-enabled apps
Chapter 13. Location-aware apps
Chapter 14. From idea to app
Chapter 15. Publishing and beyond

中文：

书名：Hello App Inventor!: Android programming for kids and the rest of us

Summary

您好，应用程序发明者！ 向有创意的年轻读者介绍移动编程的世界–不需要经验！这本全彩、阅读有趣的书以30多个有趣的自己发明的项目为特色，从创建一些实践应用程序所需的积木开始。然后，你将学到将你自己的应用程序创意变成现实所需的技能。

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关于这本书

你有没有想过应用程序是如何制作的？你有没有一个好主意让一款你想要实现的应用程序成为现实？这本书可以教你如何为任何Android设备创建应用程序，即使你以前从未编程过。有了App Inventor，如果你能想象它，你就可以创建它。使用这个免费、友好的工具，你可以决定你想让你的应用程序做什么，然后点击五颜六色的拼图块来实现它。App Inventor将您的项目转换为Android应用程序，您可以在计算机上测试、在手机上运行、与朋友分享，甚至可以在Google Play商店中销售。

您好，应用程序发明者！ 向年轻读者介绍移动编程的世界。它假定没有以前的经验。这本书以30多个自己发明的项目为特色，从基本的应用程序开始，逐渐培养你将自己的想法变成现实所需的技能。我们已经为您提供了图形和声音，让您立即上手。一个特殊的学习点功能将您遵循的示例与您将在任何编程语言中使用的重要计算概念联系起来。

App Inventor由麻省理工学院开发和维护。

里面有什么？

• Covers MIT App Inventor 2
• 如何创建动画角色、游戏、实验、魔术和僵尸闹钟
• 使用高级电话功能，如：
  • 运动传感器
  • 触摸屏交互
  • GPS
  • Camera
  • Text
  • 网络连接

About the Authors

宝拉啤酒and 卡尔·西蒙斯。 是专业的教育工作者和作家，他们把大部分时间花在培训新教师和向孩子们介绍编程上。

Table of Contents

第1章：了解App Inventor
第二章.设计用户界面
第3章使用屏幕：布局和画布
第4章.轻弹、触摸和拖动：用户与触摸屏的交互
第5章.变量、决策和过程
Chapter 6. Lists and loops
第七章时钟和定时器
第8章.动画
第9章.位置传感器
Chapter 10. Barcodes and scanners
第11章：在手机上使用语音和存储数据
第12章.支持Web的应用程序
第13章.位置感知应用程序
第十四章：从创意到应用
第15章：出版和超越