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Hello App Inventor!: Android programming
for kids and the rest of us
Paula Beer and Carl Simmons
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Dedication
To anyone who really, really tries. Come on, keep going, you’re nearly there.
P.B.
To Frank, who treated us like geniuses and loved us fiercely.
C.S.
Brief Table of Contents
Copyright
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About this book
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
Index
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