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Gallery: Google App Inventor

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    A variety of logical, mathematical, and textual programming constructs are built in to App Inventor.

    Check out the accompanying article on Googling Google.

    Published: September 27, 2010 -- 00:20 GMT (17:20 PDT)

    Caption by: Christopher Dawson

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    The fully-functioning app appears on the phone as you code it on a Java and web client.

    Check out the accompanying article on Googling Google.

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    Code is assembled through interlocking blocks/objects

    Check out the accompanying article on Googling Google.

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    Scan the QR code with your Android phone to download my sample app.

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    Starting a new project is as easy as logging in to Google App Inventor.

    Check out the accompanying article on Googling Google.

    Published: September 27, 2010 -- 00:20 GMT (17:20 PDT)

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    The Blocks Editor has pre-assembled blocks of code, as well as blocks related directly to the objects you create in the web interface.

    Check out the accompanying article on Googling Google.

    Published: September 27, 2010 -- 00:20 GMT (17:20 PDT)

    Caption by: Christopher Dawson

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    Scan the QR code with your Android phone to download my sample App with Twitter integration. That doesn't work. But would if Twitter hadn't switched at the end of August to full OAuth federation.

    Published: September 27, 2010 -- 00:20 GMT (17:20 PDT)

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    Adding content through the web client is no different than uploading content to any social tool.

    Check out the accompanying article on Googling Google.

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    The programming constructs are fairly intuitive for someone with reasonable background in computer science. Complete non-programmers will have some reading to do.

    Check out the accompanying article on Googling Google.

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    Largely a series of nested ifs, made possible through the magic of cut and paste.

    Check out the accompanying article on Googling Google.

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    The app is hosted and automatically saved with Google. However, you can download it to the local computer, install it on the phone, or create a barcode that allows you to share the App with others.

    Check out the accompanying article on Googling Google.

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    Android's moral equivalent of a drop down, easily accessed through App Inventor's design tools.

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    Never to early to name things well, right? The default names of objects in the designer are pretty useless, but once you change the names, the updates are immediately reflected in the Blocks Editor.

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    Published: September 27, 2010 -- 00:20 GMT (17:20 PDT)

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    The first components of the blog picker, reflected both in the browser (where all editing is done) and on the phone.

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By Christopher Dawson | September 27, 2010 -- 00:20 GMT (17:20 PDT) | Topic: Google

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My first foray into Google App Inventor - Piece of cake!

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A variety of logical, mathematical, and textual programming constructs are built in to App Inventor.

Check out the accompanying article on Googling Google.

Published: September 27, 2010 -- 00:20 GMT (17:20 PDT)

Caption by: Christopher Dawson

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