App Inventor EDU
Use this six week teaching program using a project based curriculum that allows students to explore the world of computer science through the creation of smartphone apps.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming), Computational thinking |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
AC9TDI10P09
Implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | other programming languages |
| Keywords | Apps, App inventor, Google, Magic 8 bal, Pong, pitch, Orientation, Programming, Tutorials, Course |
| Organisation | Google for Education. |
| Copyright | Google Inc. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. |
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