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Worksheet 4.12 Using The Google Maps API in Your Application

The document discusses the steps needed to use the Google Maps API in an Android application. It explains that developers must first get an API key from Google, install Google Play Services, add the Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Maps NuGet package, and specify the required permissions. The document also provides information on using an emulator if a physical Android device is unavailable. Students are asked to create a poster summarizing the steps and share it with their classmates.

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Worksheet 4.12 Using The Google Maps API in Your Application

The document discusses the steps needed to use the Google Maps API in an Android application. It explains that developers must first get an API key from Google, install Google Play Services, add the Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Maps NuGet package, and specify the required permissions. The document also provides information on using an emulator if a physical Android device is unavailable. Students are asked to create a poster summarizing the steps and share it with their classmates.

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ENGLISH COMPONENT – CYCLE 4 SESSION 12

USING THE GOOGLE MAPS API IN YOUR


APPLICATION
WORKSHEET 4.12
WORKSHEET 4.12.1
VOCABULARY
Play the game to discover the vocabulary words for this
class. Write down their meanings, synonyms or translations!

1. _Overlay: Cubrir.
2. _Meet prerequisites: Cumplir con los requisites
previos.
3. _To bind: Vincular.
4. _Screenshot: Captura de pantalla.
5. _Though: Mediante.
6. _Key: Llave.
7. _Background: Antecedentes.
8. _Emulator: Emulador.
WORKSHEET 4.12.2
VOCABULARY PRACTICE
Use the words from the vocabulary section to complete the
statements below.

1. When you Overlay, it means that you transfer a block of program code
or other data into internal memory, replacing what is already stored.
2. If your computer Meets the prerequisites of a software, it means that
the software can be installed on your computer.
3. In computer programming, to Bind is to create a connection between
two or more programming objects for a specified amount of time.
4. By taking a Screenshot, you can show another person what you see on
the screen of your computer or cellphone.
5. You can see Through a window but not through a wall.
6. A Key is a unique identifier for the complete data used to retrieve it
from some location in the structure.
7. The Background is the place an active program is running, but not
visible to the user.
8. An Emulator is hardware or software that enables one computer
system (called the host) to behave like another computer system
(called the guest).
WORKSHEET 4.12.3
READING STRATEGY PRACTICE

1. What is paraphrasing?

2. What are the 5 steps we need to follow to effectively


paraphrase a text ?

3. Remember, you do not need the ___________ marks to


____________ .
4. What are the 4 tips we can use in order to make the
paraphrasing process simpler ?

5. Only use quotations when you are:

_
WORKSHEET 4.12.4
READING
Read the text about using the Google Maps API in your application
and then create a poster showing the steps described in the text.
Your poster should show a clear sequence of the steps.

Google Maps API

Using the Maps application is great, but sometimes you want to


include maps directly in your application. In addition to the built-in
maps application, Google also offers a native mapping API for
Android. The Maps API is suitable for cases where you want to
maintain more control over the mapping experience. Things that
are possible with the Maps API include:

● Programmatically changing the viewpoint of the map.


● Adding and customizing markers.
● Annotating a map with overlays.
Google Maps Android API v2 is part of Google Play Services. A
Xamarin.Android app must meet some mandatory prerequisites
before it is possible to use the Google Maps Android API.
Google Maps API prerequisites

You need to take several steps before you can use the Maps API.
The first step is to get a Google Maps API key (note that you cannot
reuse an API key from the legacy Google Maps v1 API).

The second step is to install Google Play Services. It is a technology


from Google that allows Android applications to take advantage of
various Google features such as Google+, In-App Billing, and Maps.
These features are accessible on Android devices as background
services, which are contained in the Google Play Services APK.

Android applications interact with Google Play Services through the


Google Play Services client library. This library contains the
interfaces and classes for the individual services such as Maps. The
following diagram shows the relationship between an Android
application and Google Play Services:
The third step is to install the Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Maps
package from NuGet. The Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Maps
package contains the Xamarin.Android bindings for the Google Play
Services Maps API.

The fourth step is to specify the required permissions. Apps must


identify the hardware and permission requirements to use the
Google Maps API.

Finally, if a physical Android device with Google Play services is not


installed, it is possible to create an emulator image for
development.
WORKSHEET 4.12.5
WRAP - UP
After reading the text about using the Google Maps API in your

application. Create a poster showing the steps described in the

text. Your poster should show a clear sequence of the steps.

Share your poster with the rest of the group. Compare your poster

to those of your classmates.

 Are the steps the same?

 Are there any differences?


WORKSHEET 4.12.6
SELF – EVALUATION

1. Entiendo qué es Google Maps API.

Yes 😃 Maybe 😐 No 😟

2. Entiendo cuáles son los pasos para usar Google Maps API.

Yes 😃 Maybe 😐 No 😟

3. Entiendo en qué consiste la estrategia de paraphrasing.

Yes 😃 Maybe 😐 No 😟

4. La estrategia Paraphrasing me ayuda a entender un texto


mejor.

Yes 😃 Maybe 😐 No 😟

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