WithaforewordbyGitanjaliRao,TimeMagazine’sinauguralKidoftheYear,thisengagingguidefromMITeenPressteachesanyonetodesignandpublishtheirownapps--noexperiencenecessary!--andintroducesyoungappcreatorsfromaroundtheworld.Haveyoueverwantedtobuildyourownmobileapps?AppInventor,afreeandrevolutionaryonlineprogramfromMIT,letsyoudojustthat.Withthehelpofthiscompanionguidechock-fullofcolorfulgraphicsandeasy-to-followinstructions,readerscanlearnhowtocreatesixdifferentapps,includingaworkingpiano,amazegame,andeventheirownchatapptocommunicatewithfriends--thenusewhatthey’velearnedtobuildappsoftheirownimagination.User-friendlycodeblocksthatsnaptogetherallowevenbeginnerstoquicklycreateworkingapps.Readerswillalsolearnaboutyounginventorsalreadyusingtheirownappstomakeadifferenceintheircommunities,suchasthegirlsfromMoldovawhoseapphelpsalertresidentswhenlocalwellwateriscontaminated.OrtheboysfromMalden,Massachusetts,whoseappletsusersgeotagpotholestoalertcityhallwhenrepairsareneeded.Withthisinspiringguide,curiousyoungdreamerscanbecomerealinventorswithreal-worldimpact.
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