Name
The talking bird
Topic
The Hour of Code 2014
Learning time
1 hour
Designed time
1 hour
Size of class
14 (age17 / 7 boys-7 girls)
Description
The project is implemented due to The Hour of Code. Students will create a new application for their mobile devises used as an alarm sound.
Aims
Students will learn computing. They will use tools to develop mobile apps in the classroom.
Outcomes
Application, Knowledge, Synthesis, Evaluation
Editor
useral
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Coding and computing
35 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    10
    14
    0
    Students will split in 7 mixed pairs (a boy & a girl) They will go to: http://hourofcode.com/gr and http://code.org/learn and watch the video to learn about “The Hour of Code”.
  • Practice
    5
    14
    0
    They will practice with the tutorials for Beginners. The winners will download the certificate. Since I install the appInventor and java in school's computer students install the application in their mobile devices. I show them the steps how to make their own application. Go to ai2.appinventor.mit.edu Go to LEARN and read the instructions. Open Designer or Blocks Editor in your browser, and connect either an Android device or an Android emulator to the Blocks Editor.
  • Discuss
    10
    14
    0
    They discuss with their mates what they want to create and decide to create a talking bird to can be used as an alarm sound. They will need an image of a bird and a recorded message. They discuss and decide what bird this would be. They discuss and decide whose voice will be recorded.
  • Collaborate
    10
    0
    Go to http://vocaroo.com/ and record the words: “Wake up! You’ll be late for school” and save it in a file. Download a picture of the bird you have chosen and save it in a file. Open an App Inventor project and connect it to the emulator. Wait until the emulator is ready, with a colored screen background. Click “Create a new project” and name it: “The talking bird”.
Notes:
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Creating my own alarm sound
25 minutes)
  • Investigate
    10
    14
    0
    Go to the Palette and create a button that has the picture of the bird on it, and then program the button so that when it is clicked, the words “Wake up! You’ll be late for school” to be listened. Select components to design your app.
  • Practice
    5
    14
    0
    Go to the Blocks Editor and create the code. Click: My blocks “When button 1 click do” go to sound and put the recorded message. You can edit the picture or write an underline if you want. Click packaging for phone.
  • Produce
    10
    14
    0
    Connect the computer with your mobile devices. Download your app to your mobile devices and test if it is working. If it works you’ve finished! Your app is ready! Each pair demonstrates its app. to the other pairs. Self-assessment of the project.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0

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