DESIGN

Unit Title: Creating a Android Mobile Phone App

Duration: 7 weeks
Mobile App Computing and programming have become a huge factor our daily
lives. There are many ways to do this and MIT App creator is just one. Technology
and design in the world around us is evolving and changing at a rapid rate. The
environment that students will graduate, work and retire in will be very different from the one we are in
now. Students will be introduced and become familiar with the process of creating, modifying and designing
a mobile phone Android app.

MYP Statement of Inquiry: How does logic, sequences, patience and creativity affect App programming?
Key Concept:

Related Concepts:

System: Computer programming requires logic and a

systematic approach to make things work

Adaptation: Mobile App programming is made up of small

blocks of commands and when put together correctly work as
a whole

Global Context:
Scientific and technical innovation: Computer programming and game design are increasing in complexity and flexibility and programs are written for
specific purposes.

Inquiry Questions:
Factual Questions

: How to control the virtual environment?

Conceptual Questions : How to combine visual effects with aesthetics and purpose
Debatable Questions : Has the virtual environment become more important for learning than the traditional?

Assessment:
Criteria

Content/Tasks

A. Inquiring and Analysing

Add all your work to your digital portfolio (Weebly). Use print screen to document all your work and
embed all YouTube tutorials on your site for this introduction stage
Research: You need to learn how to control the virtual environment; you will do this in the first few
lessons by:

Becoming familiar with the user area

Learn how to test your App on your Android device or the app emulator
Follow the tutorials and create the Text to talk App
Follow the tutorials on the I have a dream app
Create Digital Doodle App and modify it
How to store and distribute your app

Use print screen to document all your work and embed all YouTube tutorials on your site for this
introduction stage
1.

Choose a more complex App from the list to create and write a Design Context in your own
words describing the design situation for your chosen App

2.

Product Research: Create, examine and review the App Inventor program of your choice and
then list and explain what blocks, components, variables, event handlers and procedures are
used.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B. Developing Ideas

1. What will make your chosen App more interesting, complicated and more user friendly. Write a set
of 6 design specifications that you will aim to achieve.
2. Outline at least 3 feasible modifications for your ideas. On your website show variations in: images,
colour and block combinations.
3. Explain the Design ideas against Design Specifications
4. Chosen one idea and explain why you think its a winner.
5. Outline the App inventor tools and blocks you plan to use for your idea.
6. You will modify your chosen App and make it more interesting and a little bit more complicated.
Describe how Apps have changed and developed over time and how you could modify your App to
suit a certain target audience.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C. Creating the Solution
1. Create your variation of your chosen App
2. Review the way you made the App and explain how and why the changes happened
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D. Evaluating
1.
Test your chosen App, how will you know if it is any good? Write a set of questions, based on
the Design Specifications, and get some feedback from others after they have played it by
creating a survey on your website for others to complete.
2.

Conduct the Evaluation and critically report of the level of success of each
Design Specification.

3.

Self Reflection and recommendations of the I have a dream game, explain how it could be
improved and/or developed.

4.
Explain how the product fitted with the client.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Key Personal & Social Skills
Students are respectful of all teaching staff and each other. They respect the working environment. They are
committed to learning with few absences, punctual and work is completed as requested. They work
consistently and have ongoing work to represent their ideas during and at the end of the project. They
develop the ability to reflect on the work they have completed.
On your site you should have
Continuous evidence (screen shots) of your design work and research. Including the following Apps
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Talk to me
I have a dream
Digital Doodle
Modified Digital Doodle
Chosen App
Modified Chosen App

Extension Task
Design your own App using blocks you have already learnt

Resources:
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/
http://www.appinventor.org/
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/beginner-videos.html
http://www.appinventor.org/starterApps
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsxoqvm6HPQV5XMPwN4N0tYIe7asB81PS
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/paintpot-part1.html

Starter Lessons
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGJVKvMbiNP5ou2yz0FdVWw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajG0NSsX0q4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tB_BuV1tew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tdy8lO81Rw
Examples of Student work
http://tildetechnology.weebly.com/
http://ciarastechnology.weebly.com/
http://idotech.weebly.com/
http://ellietechnology.weebly.com/

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Design Assessment Criteria
Unit: Creating a App
Grade ______9________
Inquiring and Analysing
1.Comprehensive documentation of all four
introductory Apps
2. Critically analysed and explained how to
control the virtual space in App Inventor.
3. Comprehensive documentation of the Design
Context of your chosen App
4. Comprehensive review of existing chosen App
and the blocks used within it.

1. A good documentation of all four introductory

Apps
2. A good analysed and explained how to control
the virtual space in App Inventor.
3. Good documentation of the Design Context of
your chosen App
4. A good review of existing chosen App and the
blocks used within it.

1. Generally documentation of all four

introductory Apps
2. A general analysed and explanation of how to
control the virtual space in App Inventor.
3. General documentation of the Design Context
of your chosen App
4. A general review of existing chosen App and
the blocks used within it.

1. Simple documentation of all four introductory

Apps
2. Simply analysed and explained how to control
the virtual space in App Inventor.
3. Simple documentation of the Design Context:
App Development
4. Simple review of existing chosen App and the
blocks used within it.

1. No documentation of all four introductory

Apps
2. No explanation on how to control the virtual
space in App Inventor.
3. No documentation of the Design Context of

Student

__________________________

Developing Ideas
8

Creating the Solution

1. Developed a detailed set of at least 6 Design Specifications

2. Made at least 3 neat feasible variations related to your
App
3. Design ideas well explained against Design Specifications
4. The chosen idea was comprehensively explained as to why
it was the best.
5. Comprehensively outlined the App Inventor Tools and
blocks you plan to use

1.Developed a detailed set of at least 4-5 Design

Specifications
2. Made at least 2 neat feasible variations related to your
App
3. Design ideas mostly well explained against Design
Specifications
4. The chosen idea was well explained as to why it was the
best.
5. Mostly outlined the App Inventor Tools and variables you
plan to use
1.Develop 2-3 basic Design Specifications
2. Made at least 1-2 neat feasible variations related to your
App
3. Design ideas partly explained against Design Specifications
4. The chosen idea slightly developed further, with some
aspects of the idea covered.
5. Partly outlined the App Inventor Tools and blocks you
plan to use

1.Developed 1 Design Specification

2. Made at least 1 neat feasible variations related to your
App
3. Design ideas partly well explained against Design
Specifications
4. The chosen idea was simply explained as to why it was the
best.
5. Simply outlined the App Inventor tools and variables you
plan to use
1. No Design Specifications
2.No ideas
3.No explanation against Design Specifications
4.No explanation of chosen idea
5.No outline of tools needed

1. Comprehensively outlined how to

create all the parts of your App idea,
with: the correct tools, sequence and
estimated time.
2. Created a App to high quality
3.Reviewed the final App and
explained how and why changes
happened

1. Mostly outlined how to create all

the parts of your App idea, with: the
correct tools, sequence and
estimated time.
2. Created a App to a very good
quality
3. Reviewed the final App and partly
explained how and why changes
happened

1. Simply outlined how to create all

the parts of your Appidea, with: the
correct tools, sequence and
estimated time.
2. Created a App to a basic quality
3. Reviewed the final App and simply
explained how and why changes
happened

1. Simply outlined how to create

some parts of your App idea, with:
the correct tools, sequence and
estimated time.
2. Created a App to a poor quality
3. Reviewed the final App and vaguely
explained how and why changes
happened

Evaluating
8

1. No creation outline
2.No Product created
0

1. Prepared an appropriate Evaluation survey to

obtain critical information.
2.Conducted the Evaluation and critically
reported of the level of success of each
Design Specification.
3. Self Reflection and recommendations of the
Educational Product, explained how it could be
improved and/or developed.
4. Comprehensively explained how the product
fitted with the client.
1. Prepared a mostly appropriate Evaluation
survey to obtain some critical information.
2.Conducted the Evaluation and mostly critically
reported of the level of success of most of the
Design Specifications.
3. Self Reflection and recommendations of the
Educational Product, mostly explained how it
could be improved and/or developed.
4. Generally explained how the product fitted
with the client.
1. Prepared a simple Evaluation survey to obtain
some information.
2. Conducted the Evaluation and simply
reported of the level of success of some Design
Specifications.
3. Self Reflection and recommendations of the
Educational Product simply explained how it
could be improved and/or developed.
4. Simply explained how the product fitted with
the client.
1. Partly prepared an appropriate Evaluation
plan to obtain critical information.
2. Conducted the Evaluation and vaguely
reported of the level of success of some Design
Specifications.
3. Self Reflection and recommendations of the
Educational Product, vaguely explained on how
it could be improved and/or developed.
4. Vaguely explained how the product fitted with
the client.
1.No Evaluation survey
2.No Evaluation conducted
3.No Self Reflection
4.No explanation on the result of the product

your chosen App

App Development
4. No review of existing chosen App and the
blocks used within it.

Grade Conversion 1 = 1-5

2 = 6-9
3 = 10-14

4 = 15-18
5 = 19-23
6 = 24-27
7 = 28-32

Assessment Total =

Grade =