Join students from across the US and Canada in this Android Study Jam series taught by Google Developer Expert Sierra Obryan and fellow Google Developer Experts who explore the foundations of Android mobile app development. This gives students the opportunity to help build their projects for this year’s Solution Challenge! This series provides an overview of the fundamentals to develop a mobile app. Students will come out understanding how to code in Kotlin, how to use Android Studio, basic app design, and interactive features! Have the opportunity to earn badges, construct an app, and win Android swag! Every Wednesday March 9th to March 30th; 7pm EST. Wednesday, March 9 Introduction to Kotlin: 1 hr + Q&A Learn to code in Kotlin, a modern programming language that makes coding clear and accessible Sierra Obryan & Inaki Villar Co-hosting school: Angel - the University of Illinois Wednesday, March 16 Create your first app: 1 hr + Q&A Learn to create Android apps using Android Studio in this introductory pathway Sierra Obryan Co-hosting school: Ashanique - Benedict College Wednesday, March 23 Build a basic layout: 1 hr + Q&A Learn how to add images and text to your Android apps Sierra Obryan Co-hosting school: Hoda - Sheridan College Wednesday, March 30 Add a button to an app: 1 hr + Q&ALearn how to use classes, objects, and conditionals to create an interactive app for your users. We’ll do maybe parts 1 & 2 from this: creating a dice app and modifying it to be interactive Sierra Obryan & Nav Singh Co-hosting school: Ahmad - Florida Atlantic University Before attending this course, students should: - Have basic IT knowledge and be interested in learning more about app development and Android. - Have competency in at least one language (such as Python, Java). - Have Kotlin and Android Studios installed
