1. Coding Video

2. The most important question, Why?

3. Have a plan before you start

4. What platform should you use?
Decision Matrix

7. Design Screen App Inventor Add and arrange all interface elements
System requirements
Macintosh or Windows : Chrome Browser works best
You develop on computer and then send it to Android device
App Inventor
Design Screen
Add and arrange all interface elements

8. Squirrel Invaders Blocks Screen Add programs to control the components
Inspired by MIT App Inventor Space Invaders, but with more squirrels and a win screen
This lets us drag the ship, only left and right
These are the components needed
This part puts the bullet at the top center of the ship
90 Heading means straight up
(see diagram)
This fires the bullet “ball” when we tap the ship

9. Procedures are what
This can do.
Functions are things about this
Event listeners are how you add interactivity
Such as keyboard control.
Most programming elements are here at the bottom.

10. Some Tablet Options
Hopscotch
Lightbot
Scratch Jr.
Tynker
Codea

11. Advanced Options
Python

12. Stencyl

13. Robotics

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These are just a few,
Tweet me your favorites
@Teachtune
Don’t forget to do the survey
(in the METC app)

15. Code combat
Code.org
Khan Academy
Blocks Cad
Tale Blazer
Agent sheets
First robotics
Tetrix prime