Lesson Plan

Storing Android Accelerometer Data: App Design

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There's an app for that! Pupils learn to build an app that will store data on an Android. The lesson introduces class members to the tiny database, TinyDB, for Android devices. A video tutorial provides an example that uses the TinyDB in a simple app. The lesson provides a great introduction to the engineering design process and the software development life cycle to be used in app building. 

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Instructional Ideas
  • Have the class visit the MIT App Inventor website in order to learn how to use the App Inventor
  • Allow the class to brainstorm uses for the tiny database
Classroom Considerations
  • Teachers and pupils need to have a working knowledge of basic programming and MIT's App Inventor
  • Part one of a 4-part series.
Pros
  • The lesson plan has several links to tutorials on how to use the App Inventor
  • The resource contains an answer key for the assessment
Cons
  • The plan does not provide a clear instructional strategy to teach the software design process