About this Workshop

Want to build your first mobile application, but don’t know anything about coding? You might be surprised that you’ll be able to build a mobile application in this workshop, and without writing a single line of code! This workshop will introduce how you can actually build and use your first mobile application. Using MIT Mobile App Inventor, you will design and develop a mobile application ready to use in your personal mobile device.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this virtual event, participants will be able to:

• Familiarize with MIT App Inventor.

• Design multiple screens for their mobile application.

• Develop a user’s interaction with the components (e.g., button, image, text).

• Explore advanced features (e.g., taking pictures, using text-to-speech, navigating on maps).

• Test the mobile application on their personal device.

Agenda

• • Introduction and explaining the MIT App Inventor.

  • Participant registration with the development environment.

(*Please note that a Gmail account is required to use the MIT App Inventor.)

• • Downloading AI Companion to their personal device.

  • Designing the first screen.

  • Designing the second screen with visuals.

  • Designing the third screen with more interactive components.

  • Exploring advanced features.

  • Closing remarks.