App Inventor provides a graphical interface for programming, thereby allowing users to create Android apps without the need for fancy programming skills. While Google discontinued its support for App Inventor on December 31, 2011, it tied up MIT to opensource the project.
MIT’s involvement in the project has made it more class-room and educator friendly. MIT also plans to add several learning resources to its APP Inventor website.
App Inventor will now be suitable for any use, including running classes.
A list of education resources for App Inventor can be found here.
We will also be developing more resources and support for using App Inventor as a learning tool. We look forward to working with you over the coming months to build the community of App Inventor educators.
- With this tool, even you can write Android apps (gigaom.com)
- Google Leaves App Inventor In Limbo (developers.slashdot.org)
- Google App Inventor- an Ambitious Project That Met an Untimely Death, Only to Be Resurrected Soon at MIT (techie-buzz.com)