Chariot Solutions, my new employer, has a nifty day of learning called Chariot Day. This Saturday, Charioteers will give 45 minute presentations on a broad spectrum of topics, including enterprise Java techniques, mobile, and Arduinos.

Originally I had planned to use it as practice for my Philly ETE talk, but instead I’m trying out material for my Skillshare class (which I can also use for my Android Girl Develop It class).

It’s an immersive 45 minute dive into Android. At the end of the session the students will have a simple Doctor Who app. The app displays a Tardis and greeting. Clicking on the Tardis takes you inside with a separate greeting. Clicking on the inside of the Tardis shows your favorite Doctor Who quote. I also created a tablet version with these two views side by side.

It’ll cover these foundation topics:

• XML layouts
• Themes, styles, drawables, & strings
• Click/event handling
• Starting a new activity
• Specifying an icon for the app
• Fragments & tablet version (if time)

This session works best if the participants have already installed the SDK and have a physical or virtual device. If the class is for total beginners, I’d start with a 45 minute SDK download and installation session.

By the way, here’s my favorite pics for the app:

• Outside the Tardis (originally from BBC site?)
• Outside Tardis 2 (©BBC)
• Inside the Tardis (©BBC)
• Inside the Tardis 2 (©BBC)
• Icon (An original, free for any purpose. Attribution welcomed.)