1. Intro to AppInventor Dr. Dante Ciolfi (chawl fee)

2. Overview Required materials Caveats Creating the HelloPurr app Summary

3. Required Materials Hardware: PC, Android smartphone Software ( http://developer.android.com ):http://developer.android.com – JRE – JDK – Android SDK – Windows USB driver appropriate for your OS Miscellaneous: gmail account, internet access ( http://beta.appinventor.mit.edu/ ) http://beta.appinventor.mit.edu/ Files: – Image file – Sound file

4. Caveats If necessary, you may need to install the Google USB drivers through the following steps: – Remove the ADB/Android interface drivers – Unplug your phone – Adjust your device installation settings: Start > in the textbox, type: device installation > Choose “Change device installation settings” > Choose “Install driver software from Windows Update if it is not found on my computer” (leave the other default settings) > Save changes

5. Creating the HelloPurr App: Part 1 of 3 Download files: kitty picture, meow sound from: http://beta.appinventor.mit.edu/learn/setup/hellopurr/h ellopurrphonepart1.html New > Project name = HelloPurr Button component Properties list under image – choose “none” (the default) Add Upload kitty.png to project In components column, click “Button1”; in properties column, set background image to kitty.png

6. Creating the HelloPurr App: Part 2 of 3 Delete “Text for Button 1” listed under the Text property Open Blocks editor and connect it to emulator (May need to open.jnlp file if browser does not automatically download Java applications) Wait until “SD card is prepared” in emulator; may have to drag green lock button to right After couple of min., will see kitty app

7. Creating the HelloPurr App: Part 3 of 3 Add label component that reads “Pet the Kitty” (font: 30, orange; bgcolor: blue) Upload meow.mp3 file Blocks Editor: create event handler that tells sound component to play when user taps the button Add sound component that plays meow.mp3 Palette: Media > Drag out sound component Media: Add > upload meow.mp3 Properties: Sound1 component > set source to meow.mp3 Blocks Editor: My Blocks tab (left side): – Click Button1 – Drag and drop “When Button1 Click do block > editor – Click Sound1 Drag call Sound1.play block > editor & drop into when Button1.click block (should snap into place with a click) Click kitty picture on your device; should hear kitty “meow”

8. Summary Required materials Caveats Creating the HelloPurr app