We will walk you through writing your first Android app and the steps it takes to understanding programming in Android. The goal of the event is to support as many students as possible in completing the course, thereby raising the technical level of the community. Supporting material for GDG Liverpool http://www.meetup.com/GDG-Liverpool Session 1 - Introduction Overview of the Study Jam Sessions Introduction to the Udacity Course Tips & Tricks on completing the Udacity Course Overview of the main programming tasks of the course Session 2 - Online O&A Open online session aimed at answering any questions generated from completing the first part of the course. Session 3 - In person Q&A Hands on help on solving the main programming tasks Walk through of the 3 lessons of the Udacity Course. Recommended Audience: Those new to programming. You don't need to know anything, just know how to use your smart phone! Also those with programming experience but who have never used Android.

1. Session 3
#devStudyJams
Android for Beginners Course

2. Agenda
Lesson 2 Recap
Lesson 3 Discussion
Q & A
Final Project

3. About GDG Study Jams
Organized sessions for students taking the online
Android Beginners curriculum from Udacity
Help and discussion #devStudyJams
Join the Google+ Community

4. Study Jam Structure
Self-paced online course
Watch the videos, discuss, do the problem sets
Each lesson will be a few hours
Final project will be 5-8 hours
Follow-up with participants through online
community & check-ins on Google Hangout
In-person for Lesson 1, 3
Online hangout for Lesson 2

5. Study Jam Schedule
Two meetups and one online Q&A:
Session 1:
Thursday 7th April
Session 2 - Online Q & A:
Monday 11th April 1pm - 2pm
Session 3:
Thursday 14th April
www.meetup.com/GDG-Liverpool

6. Sign up following this link
www.udacity.com/account/affiliate/GoogleStudyJams

7. What you (might) have
achieved

8. Lesson 2
recap

9. Activities

10. Activities

11. Button Clicks

12. Button Clicks

13. Errors

14. Maths Operators
S

15. Variables

16. Variables

17. Variables

18. Crashes

19. Debugging

20. Nested ViewGroups

21. Nested ViewGroups

22. Nested ViewGroups

23. String variables

24. String variables

25. String variables

26. Lesson 3
discussion

27. Define a method

28. Define a method

29. Define a method

30. Define a method

31. Define a method

32. Classes
Simplified ImageView.java:
https://gist.github.com/udacityandroid/bd550cc8fd37190d85a6
Actual ImageView.java:
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/refs/
heads/master/core/java/android/widget/ImageView.java

33. Classes

34. findViewById

35. findViewById

36. findViewById
https://github.com/udacity/Just-
Java/blob/master/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/justjava/MainActivit
y.java#L151

37. Android Resources

38. Boolean

39. Boolean

40. if/else logic

41. if/else logic

42. Checkbox
Common Android Views Cheatsheet
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5XIkMkayHgRMVljUVIyZzNmQUU/view

43. Making layouts scroll
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ScrollView.html

44. Toasts

45. Intents

46. Map Intent example
http://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-common.html#Maps

47. Educational app that teaches 5 new things to a user
Check out the project rubric
Share your project with the rest
Final Project:

48. Q & A
resources
GDG Liverpool
Udacity
Ice cream
sandwich
findViewById
variables
#StudyJamsLiv
e
Package
name
activity
method
classif/else
android:onCli
ck
Domain name
String
Final
project
nesting
value
breakpoint
Android
Studio
Rubric
5 things
boolean
Create new
project
toast
literal value
debugging
IDE
checkbox int

49. Continue learning!
www.udacity.com/courses/android
www.meetup.com/GDG-Liverpool