Dear Parent,
Welcome & congratulations for enrolling your child into the Code Tales home learning program.
Please follow the steps mentioned below to access the coding platform to enable your child to start creating applications
01 - Creating your online account on MIT App Inventor website
MIT App Inventor is an intuitive , visual programming environment that allows everyone - including children - to build fully functional & release worthy apps for Smartphones ( Android ) and tablets.
Step 1:
Click the link below:
Step 2:
On the home page of MIT App Inventor, click on the 'Create Apps!', orange colored button located at the top ribbon next to the website logo.
Step 3:
Login to the MIT App Inventor website using your personal google Gmail account.
You will be directed to the home page of the MIT App Inventor website. You can choose to close the pop-ups after checking the 'Do Not show again' checkbox.
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In case of any issues or queries regarding the Sign-up, please do not hesitate to contact us at +91 9821092796
Pre-requisites for the MIT App Inventor course: A PC / Laptop; Android / IOS phone; Internet connection; a Gmail account
02 - Installing MIT AI2 Companion App on your phone / tablet
MIT AI2 companion app is required for live testing of your app as you build & code the same on the Online Editor you signed up for in the previous step.
The companion app also is used to build the app onto your phone once the code is complete. A built mobile app can be accessed anytime without the connection with the Online editor. It's as good as any other app you have downloaded from the Play store. iOS build version coming soon!.
Step 1:
Step 2:
Search & download the MIT AI2 Companion App in your Google Play Store / MIT App Inventor in IOS App Store.
(Google Gmail Play store belong to Google Inc. Also MIT App Inventor is powered copyrighted 2012-2021 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.)
Congrats! you are now one step closer to connecting your Companion App & live testing your App projects which you will code in the Online MIT App Inventor editor.
Congrats! for successfully creating your MIT App Inventor Login and getting the App-Inventor Companion App from the Google Play store.
Now let us download the templates for your exciting game builds which come as part of your Code Tales subscription box.
Step 1:
Click the Game-App thumbnail below to open the template for your exciting app. This will open the Game Project on the MIT App Inventor Gallery.
Step 2:
Click the "Load App into MIT App Inventor" blue colored link to open the Game Template on the MIT App Inventor app creation website.
Step 3:
Click the "Sign In with Google" authentication in order to login into MIT App Inventor online.
Step 4:
Once logged-in to your account, close all the pop-up windows and click the project to load the same for remixing.
Step 5:
You are now ready to build your own app using the warm-up code cards as given in your subscription box.
Live Testing your App on your Phone / Tablet
It's time for us tp test the working of our App. For this we would need you to have the Phone ready with you. The phone ideally should be connected to the same Wi-Fi as your Laptop for faster simulation.
What we will do : -
We are going to connect our Online-editor with the MIT App Inventor Companion App which was previously installed on your Phone / Tablet.
Step 1:
Click ' Connect' tab on the top of the Online editor and Select Connect with AI Companion option. This will create a pop up window on the center of your screen which will have a QR Code .
Scan this QR Code with your MIT App Inventor Companion App & wait for the connection and App to load on your Mobile / Tablet screen. You are now good to go !
Permanently Build the App onto your Mobile / Tablet
Click the 'Build' Tab on the top of the Online Editor Dashboard and select the 'App ( provide the QR code for .apk) option.
Scan the generated QR code to get the link for downloading & installing your mobile app.
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You will have to allow download from Unknown sources option selected in your Phone settings to be able to install this .apk file.
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Ignore the warning message generated by the Google Play store and select ' Install Anyway'
