AndroidApplicationDevelopmentwithJavaUPennCS4HS.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Android Application Development with Java UPenn CS4HS 2011 Chris Murphy cdmurphy@ Overview What is Android? Why teach Android? What do you need in order to teach Android? Hello, Android Basic Android graphics Lunch Part 2: More Android! What is Android? What is Android? An open source Linux-based operating system intended for mobile computing platforms Includes a Java API for developing applications It is not a device or product Why teach Android? NYC High School Girls Build Android Apps /article/223409/move_over_dr_soong_girls_can_build_android_apps_too.html Engaging Students with Android Android has a lot of “buzz” now Newness Coolness Googleness UI and graphics made simple(r) Advanced Java skills What Skills Will Students Learn? Reinforce the basics: OOP, decomposition, etc. Separation of UI design and functionality XML and resource files Events and Listeners Callback methods Threads Android vs. iPhone Java vs. Objective-C Direct install vs. Marketplace vs. App Store Open source? What do you need in order to teach Android? What Should Students Already Know? Java! inheritance, method overriding interfaces, casting exceptions debugging reading API documentation Eclipse easy to pick up quickly, though Do I Need Phones? The emulator that is part of the Android toolset for Eclipse is quite good (though a bit slow) You may be able to get free “developer phones” from Google Online Resources /p/apps-for-android/ videos from Google I/O conferences “Hello, Android” Creating Your First(?) Android App Set up your development environment Create a new Android project in Eclipse Run it in the emulator Hilarity ensues 1. Set Up Your Android Environment /sdk Install Eclipse Install Android SDK (Android libraries) Install ADT plugin (Android development tools) Create AVD (Android virtual device) We’ve already done this for you!! 2. Create an Android Project in Eclipse File → New → Project Select “Andr