Mobile App Builder

Course Overview

This course takes students from design to a real working app. Using MIT App Inventor's drag-and-drop blocks, students build functional Android apps without complex code. They learn how a UI connects to logic, how to store data, and how to use device sensors like the camera and GPS.

What you'll learn

• Understand the difference between UI design and app logic
• Use MIT App Inventor to build a functional Android app
• Add buttons, labels, images, and text fields to an app screen
• Use block-based programming to connect buttons to actions
• Use variables and conditions (if/else) to add simple logic
• Store and retrieve simple data inside an app
• Navigate between multiple screens in an app
• Use device sensors such as the camera or GPS in a feature
• Test, fix, and improve an app by solving real problems
• Present a working app to the class and explain how it was built

The Final Project

Tools & Platforms

Learning Approach

Students move from visual design into real app logic using block-based programming similar to Scratch. They learn events, conditions, variables, sensors, and simple databases while building fully functional mobile apps.