Google+Setup

Here are the list of steps you need to do to get set up:
 * 1) Get a Google account (e.g., Gmail).
 * 2) Create a Google sites portfolio.
 * 3) Customize your portfolio according to the MobileCSP style.
 * 4) Share the link to your Google site with your teacher

Google Account
In order to build apps with App Inventor you will need a Gmail account. If you don't already have an account visit the Google Signup Form and follow the instructions there for setting up an account.

Why a Portfolio
A Google site is a website. We will be using a Google site to share ideas and to present our apps and other work. For each app that you build you will be asked to create a web page that describes your app and gives visitors links to download and run your app. For non-programming lessons you will be asked to answer questions about a reading or to share your reflections about a contemporary issue such as "Privacy". By the end of this course you will be very skilled at creating and maintaining your own simple web site. Do your best to make your site attractive and informative. Your site will be one way to express yourself and "Show your stuff!"

Create and Customize Your Portfolio
To get started:

Notice there is a navigation bar containing the following categories: You will add pages to each of the four categories as you complete the lessons in this course. At a minimum your site should have the following features: Here is another example of a site that provides a step-by-step guide for setting up a Google site and for how to add/customize pages.
 * 1) Go to Google sites ([|sites.google.com]).
 * 2) Make sure you are logged in and click the red 'CREATE' button on the top left.
 * 3) On the next page, click "Browse the gallery for more."
 * 4) In the search box, type "Mobile CSP" and press Enter.
 * 5) Click on the "Mobile CSP Student Portfolio" to select it and then scroll to the bottom of the window and click the blue "Select" button.
 * 6) Name your site using a descriptive name, such as "John Jone's Mobile Computing Portfolio"
 * 7) Type in the code shown
 * 8) Click the red "CREATE" button again and wait for your site to load.
 * //Homework//
 * //Creative projects//
 * //Reflections//
 * //Performance Tasks//
 * A home page with whatever personal information you want to share about yourself, including a photo or image. The photo doesn't have to be a personal photo.

A Link to Your Portfolio
When you have completed this, email me a link to your portfolio (awoodbridge@schools.nyc.gov).