Course 5 of 7

App Inventor: Build a Mobile App

Screens, Buttons, Logic, and more.

Yiga AI

Beginner en

Beginner · Course · 3 weeks at 3 hrs/week

Duration: 3 weeks
Effort: 3 hrs/week
Lessons: 20
Hands-on exercises: 20
Projects: 1
Language: en

What you’ll learn

Skills you can put to work.

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App Inventor: Build a Mobile App

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Syllabus

Every module, step by step.

4 modules · 25 lessons · 8 hours · 1 graded project

485 minutes of guided lesson time.

Module 1 · 6 lessons · 1.8 hoursScreensModule 1 of 4 in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Screens in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
Lesson
20 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Screens in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
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20 min
Worked example
Worked example — Screens in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
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20 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Screens in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
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20 min
Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Screens in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
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20 min
Module quiz: Screens
Check what you learned in Screens before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
10 min

Module 2 · 6 lessons · 1.8 hours LockedButtonsModule 2 of 4 in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Buttons in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
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20 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Buttons in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
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20 min
Worked example
Worked example — Buttons in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
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20 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Buttons in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
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20 min
Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Buttons in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
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20 min
Module quiz: Buttons
Check what you learned in Buttons before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
10 min

Module 3 · 6 lessons · 1.8 hours LockedLogicModule 3 of 4 in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Logic in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
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20 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Logic in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
Lesson · Locked
20 min
Worked example
Worked example — Logic in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
Lesson · Locked
20 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Logic in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
Lesson · Locked
20 min
Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Logic in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
Lesson · Locked
20 min
Module quiz: Logic
Check what you learned in Logic before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
10 min

Module 4 · 7 lessons · 2.6 hours LockedTest on phoneModule 4 of 4 in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Test on phone in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
Lesson · Locked
20 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Test on phone in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
Lesson · Locked
20 min
Worked example
Worked example — Test on phone in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
Lesson · Locked
20 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Test on phone in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
Lesson · Locked
20 min
Common pitfalls
Common pitfalls — Test on phone in App Inventor: Build a Mobile App.
Lesson · Locked
20 min
Module quiz: Test on phone
Check what you learned in Test on phone before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
10 min
Graded project: App Inventor: Build a Mobile App
Apply everything from App Inventor: Build a Mobile App in one graded, portfolio-ready build.
Graded project · Locked
45 min

Applied learning project

Make the learning visible.

Use Graded project: App Inventor: Build a Mobile App to apply this course to a practical challenge. You’ll finish with a clear solution and the reasoning behind your choices.

Apply the course’s core skillMake and explain practical decisionsCreate evidence you can share

Your instructor

Daniel O.

Data & analytics

Turns real African data problems into practical lessons learners can apply immediately.

“The course content made machine learning understandable, and the practice kept me moving.”
Brian Okello
Software developer, Kampala

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