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Coding, AI and Pie: Technovation Girls Workshop at MIT
On Pi Day, MIT App Inventor welcomed 20 middle and high school students from the greater Boston area for a Technovation Challenge 2026 workshop, where they learned to build beginner-friendly AI-powered apps.
Winners Spotlight: Q&A with Move to Heal, XôDengue, and VIPMOD
Three App Inventor competition winners dive deep into their projects, from how they got started to what software they used to how they overcame unexpected challenges.
Computational Action in Practice: Japan’s Regional Appathon Finalists Announced
Ten finalist teams ranging from elementary school students to high school sophomores advance to the National Finals taking place in Tokyo, Japan, on March 1, 2026.
My Coding Journey at the Navajo Nation (Chinle, AZ)
“These projects demonstrated the students' deep understanding of the needs and challenges facing their local communities, as well as their ability to leverage App Inventor to create impactful, practical solutions using the Computational Action process.“
Hal Abelson Receives OEGlobal 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award for Open Education
Hal Abelson has been selected to receive a special 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence for his leadership in open education. The award is presented by Open Education Global (OEGlobal), a worldwide community that seeks to transform education systems everywhere by fostering a movement foregrounding openness in all aspects of education.
How Congress Taught Students to Build AI Apps in a Day
In just one afternoon using AI tools, students built working prototypes addressing real-world challenges such as reducing food waste, supporting classroom learning, and monitoring harmful algal blooms.
From Local Communities to the World: Japan Wagamama Awards 2026 Announced
The Japan Wagamama Awards 2026 invites teenagers to take their own or their loved ones’ “hidden wishes” (Wagamama) and transform them into apps and community projects that improve local communities.
Coding a Future of Possibilities
Yashaswini, a ninth-grade student from Hoskote, India, used MIT App Inventor to create the Unified Identity App (UIA)—a tool designed to track school dropouts and support their return to the classroom.
Participants Worldwide Tackle UN SDGs in Second Annual AI Hackathon
Over 1,300 participants from 86 countries and regions used AI tools to develop mobile apps addressing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in a six-week virtual event.
Empowering educators and learners to take climate action
“I hope…[MIT App Inventor’s] project empowers students from all backgrounds to use data collection and analysis to better understand real-world issues, including complex challenges like climate change.”
App Inventor Goes to FOSDEM ‘25
The App Inventor team gave a number of talks and workshops at the 25th FOSDEM conference, from teaching young children to use MIT App Inventor to introducing developers to physical computing.
Creating opportunity through computer science education
This CSEdWeek, Google is announcing more than $5 million provided in 2024 to support educators with resources and training, strengthening computer science and AI education for the next generation.
Free MIT resources for pK-12 computer science education and fluency
Empower young learners with skills in programming, app development, AI, and more through MIT Open Learning’s innovative, research-based programs.
App Inventor Foundation Receives $500K Blockly Accessibility Grant
The App Inventor Foundation will use the funding to improve App Inventor’s accessibility features, making block-based programming available to a wider audience.
MIT App Inventor Receives Day of Climate Award
Robert Parks, a curriculum designer on the MIT App Inventor team, received funding from MIT’s Day of Climate award to develop innovative climate change curricula.
Using MicroBlocks with MIT App Inventor
Learn to connect MIT App Inventor apps to the physical world using MicroBlocks!
IRODORI Inc. Partners with App Inventor Foundation to Launch Japan Wagamama Awards
The 2025 Japan Wagamama Awards encourage Japanese teenagers to create apps to solve local issues in collaboration with local municipalities.
Women in AI: A Global Overview of a $200 Billion Innovation Opportunity
As proud partners of TAIFA—the only global alliance working at the intersection of AI and gender—we invite you to explore the findings of this report, which offers a comprehensive analysis of women in technology across 91 countries.
A Year in My Life as a Japanese University Student Turned Teaching Assistant
Rika Suzuki is spreading the word about App Inventor in Japan by translating the platform into her native language and teaching at the workshop that first gave her the confidence to code.
Global AI Hackathon provides outlet for MIT App Inventor enthusiasts to create social impacts
Nearly 1,000 app creators around the world participated in the inaugural hackathon.