TAL Group is the official sponsor of the Toronto Android Users Group

On March 27-28, 2010, TAL Group is hosting another Android 101
Training Session at its Downtown Office (69 Yonge Street).


Topics Include but are not limited to:


Key Concepts
• System Architecture
• Building Blocks
• Lifecycle of Activities, Services, Broadcast Receivers
• Process Lifecycle

Dissecting Your First Application
• Setting up your Environment
• Hello Android -- Your First Application
• Looking at something less trivial

UI Development
• Components of UI
• Android UI Nomenclature
• Putting it all together

Understanding Android View Controls
• Text Controls
• Button Controls
• List Controls
• Grid Controls
• Date and Time Picker Controls

Understanding Android Layout Managers
• Layout Managers
• Layout Manager Attributes
• Designing for Multiple Screen Configurations
• Best Practices
• Handling Screen Orientation Change

Understanding Adapters
• How Adapters Work
• A Custom Adapter Performance Improvement
• Understanding List View
• Which Adapter to Use

Intents and Intent Filters
• What are Intents
• Components of an Intent
• Using Intents


Day 2


Security and Permissions
• Security and Permission Architecture
• Using Permissions
• Declaring and Enforcing Permissions

Menus and Dialogs
• Menu Design Guidelines
• Understanding Options Menu
• Understanding Context Menu
• Creating Options Menu
• Creating Context Menu
• Menu Features
• Types of Dialogs
• Creating an Alert Dialog
• Creating a Progress Dialog
• Creating a Custom Dialog

Data Storage
• Preferences
• Creating a Preference Activity
• Files
• SQLite Databases
• Network

Content Providers
• What are Content Providers
• Content Provider Basics
• URIs
• Querying Content Providers
• Reading Data
• Modifying Data
• Creating your own Content Provider

Services
• What are Services
• Types of Services
• Creating a Local Service
• Creating a Remote Service

Location Based Services
• Location Providers
• Location Managers
• Finding your Current Location
• Tracking Movement
• Using Proximity Alerts

Sign-up is taking place right now but space is limit (8-10 people maximum)