Innovación (para su teléfono móvil) en sus manos

Aquí el anuncio oficial en el blog de Google. Se trata de una herramienta para que cualquiera (sin conocimientos de ingeniería o programación) pueda desarrollar aplicaciones bajo el OS Android para móviles de Google

Extracto:

"App Inventor is a new tool in Google Labs that makes it easy for anyone—programmers and non-programmers, professionals and students—to create mobile applications for Android-powered devices. And today, we’re extending invitations to the general public.

For many people, their mobile phone—and access to the Internet—is always within reach. App Inventor for Android gives everyone, regardless of programming experience, the opportunity to control and reshape their communication experience. We’ve observed people take pride in becoming creators of mobile technology and not just consumers of it.

For the past year, we’ve been testing App Inventor in classrooms around the United States, and we’ve found that it opens up the world of computer programming to students in new and powerful ways. David Wolber, professor of computer science at the University of San Francisco and part of the initial pilot program, says “students traditionally intimidated by technology are motivated and excited to program with App Inventor.” One student from Professor Wolber’s class told us: “I used to think that no one could program except CS people. Now, I've made dozens of applications for the Android phone!” Another student, who struggles with dyslexia, was inspired by App Inventor to take more computer science classes and is now learning Python. Check out this video to hear more about App Inventor for Android at University of San Francisco..."

Aquí el video testimonio anunciado atrás:



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Como se anota en el texto del extracto, este tipo de iniciativas sin duda tienen un efecto benéfico para niños y jóvenes en edad escolar, App Inventor viene a ser como un "laboratorio" más para experimentar y aprender sobre el mundo que nos rodea, en este caso una pieza de ese mundo que comporta intensa cercanía e intenso uso. Sea que resulten de todo ello grandes innovaciones o no, lo que si es un hecho es que se promueve el crecimiento del espíritu de innovación, que así puede llegar a ser grande; y eso está muy bien :-)