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This Android App Development activity also includes:
- Pseudo-code Example (pdf)
- App Inventor Code for Accelerometer Activity (pdf)
- App Inventor Program to store GPS Location (pdf)
- Solutions to Android App Development Activity Summative Assessment Questions (pdf)
- Pseudo-code Example (docx)
- App Inventor Code for Accelerometer Activity (docx)
- App Inventor Program to store GPS Location (docx)
- Solutions to Android App Development Activity Summative Assessment Questions (docx)
- Accelerometer Android App (zip)
- GPS Location Android App (zip)
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Building an accelerometer app for your Android device. Groups develop an app that uses the accelerometer on an Android device. The purpose of the activity is to reinforce the programming design. The post activity assessment challenges groups to design an app utilizing the GPS location.
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Instructional Ideas
- Brainstorm as a class what you could use the app to measure
- Require groups to write pseudo-code for their app before building it
Classroom Considerations
- The class should be familiar with how to include the tiny database within an Android app
- The second in a four-part series
Pros
- Contains answer keys both as an app and screenshots
- Includes assessments to use before, during, and after the activity
Cons
- None