GeoTech 1:

S.P.E.E.D Interactive Map

In class we studied states and we used the acronym SPEED to learn about the issues in the states. S.P.E.E.D represents Social, Political, Environmental, Economic, and Demographics. By using the lens of SPEED we were able to gain more insight into issues that affected assigned states. We used the Hummingbird Robotics to animate various elements related to SPEED.

The state that I was assigned was Hawaii. For our project my partner and I used many inputs from Hummingbird Robotics to describe our state. We used inputs such as LED's, Tri-LED's, motors, and servos on our map to show how geography was applied to our state. This project addressed Digital Technology by using code in the project make an object move or light up. For two of our pictures we used an LED and Tri-LED light which was for our political and economic concepts. For our last picture we used the servo for our Environmental concepts.

Health Class: Creating a Fitness App

The best thing about my app is that my partner and I have different components of health intertwined together. The subjects that we are learning in school tie in with the health app is geography and history. Geography ties in with the app because we can know who is using our app around the world. History on the other hand relates because back then, others did not have the technology to their use.

The connection I can make is connecting the app to real world problems. I organize and perfect the mistakes that me and my partner make. The creators empathize with the users. We can use the users experience and use it in the future. By empathizing with the users of my app, we can improve for the better by tying it with English class.

S.T.E.A.M is Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. I can connect my app to S.T.E.AM by using technology to make my app. Art connects to it because we make sketches of how we want our app to look on paper. When you exercise and do the diet plan on my app, you measure how much weight you're losing and how much food you're supposed to be eating. Engineering already connects to our app because we are building an app from scratch.

We can upload our app to the Drew website to present our app to the public. When we do that, people that, people will be able to see what our will look like. We can also do ads on Instagram and Facebook, along with other social media platforms. We can represent our app by having people in our ads say how much our app has helped them. By having people voice their opinions, people will download our app.