God App for stupid kids, otherwise, dont waste ur time with it

This is a great tool for middle schoolers with some coding experience and high schoolers who are being introduced to coding. The possibilities with this app are endless. I liked how students can use block programming to create apps of their liking but the interface needs a serious upgrade and can be made to look more inviting(like Scratch 3.0) Sadly, there were glitches with the emulator functioning and students who did not have an android phone felt a little helpless. I also feel some of their support material could also be upgraded!

AppInventor goes well beyond fundamentals if your pupils and teacher are capable. Obviously if a teacher can't even correctly spell their critical comments they probably can't get the most out of AppInventor. It can be a little complicated to set-up on protected school networks, very important to talk to your IT Technicians several weeks in advance of diving in to getting it set up. As will all programming languages, accuracy and attention to detail are of paramount importance. Your high flying intelligent pupils will amaze you with what they can create in AppInventor. The beginners can enjoy some very engaging guided tutorial apps to learn the basics. I am very grateful to the researchers at MIT who put this together, and its FREE!

I like using the site as extra practice for my students. The students can work on their own at school and at home without having to install software.