Your first assignment is to set up your Android programming environment and play with some views. Follow the directions listed in this link http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html Android is programmable in Windows, Linux, and MAC environments. Several mobile devices are also capable of running it. I welcome you to use any configuration you wish, just as long as it works and you feel comfortable using it. You will also need to activate your CommonsWare subscriptions. These are unique codes for you. Do not share your materials as your name will be tied to the account. www.commonsware.com Once you install Eclipse and get Hello Android Working, your task is to create a button that when pushed displays a Toast with the current time (in human readable format).