[Yr11 Information Technology] U2O2 - programming resource

[Kevork Krozian]

Hi Eugene,

 

Yes an awesome resource to teach the students mobile applications . There
are free texts on line also
(http://explore.appinventor.mit.edu/resources?field_resource_lesson_type_tid
%5B%5D=23
<http://explore.appinventor.mit.edu/resources?field_resource_lesson_type_tid
%5B%5D=23&=Apply> &=Apply  under Resources)or you can download completed
applications such as "Where is my Car" which hooks into the mobile device's
GPS capability to guide you to your car wherever it was parked. 

As for your security issue, one option is a multi-boot environment which we
use for different classes such as for Networking where students have greater
freedom to change settings and modify IP addresses, proxy servers, etc.

I am not sure whether you can enable additional rights through Group
Policies for App Inventor specifically, but I am in the midst of a project
for higher level students including enforcing group policies for Windows 7
client computers part of a Win2008, Win2012 and Linux servers and will
endeavour to throw this problem in specifically for App inventor and try to
give you an answer.

Are your client computers Win7 running off a Win2008 server domain  ?

 

Take care

 

 

Kevork Krozian

Edulists Creator Administrator

www.edulists.com.au

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From: yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Van Der Westhuizen, Eugene Y
Sent: Saturday, 22 June 2013 4:40 PM
To: Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Yr11 Information Technology] U2O2 - programming resource

 

Hi,

 

I've found what I think is a great resource to use for programming in unit 2
App Inventor  <http://appinventor.mit.edu/> http://appinventor.mit.edu/. It
allows students to build Mobil Phone Apps which can be tested on a phone or
an emulator. However we don't seem to be able to use it for security
reasons, because to run this app you need admin access to the local computer
which students don't have. In addition access to command prompt is
restricted hence students cannot run the batch file to start the emulator. 

 

Has anyone encountered similar security issues and do you have any
suggestions of how we can get around this problem. 

 

Thanks,

Eugene Van der Westhuizen

Gleneagles Secondary College

Reema Boulevard

Endeavour Hills, 3802

phone: 9708 1319

fax: 9708 1324

 

 

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