My Creation

REFLECTION:

• Using an iPad, iMovie, a hot glue gun, scissors, tape, and a computer, I created a cardboard recreation of a computer setup because that is the topic my team chose to make. The iPad helped me use iMovie and have an expectation for our "setup", iMovie helped me make a video of my team's creation, the hot glue gun held basically everything together, the scissors helped us make out the shapes for the cardboard creation, the tape helped put up the PC, and the computer I am using helped me make a daily log from my project, and show my creation.

• During this process, I learned how to use a hot glue gun, how to make a cardboard creation of a computer setup, and how to create something creative. I accidentally burned myself because my elbow hit it, but it was very easy to use, I just had to be fast and careful. I had a team and they were very helpful to make our cardboard creation. This was very fun, yet kind of hard to make. 

• The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to Empowered Learner, Knowledge Constructor, and Creative Communicator because, like an Empowered Learner, I used my tools to achieve my creation. Like a Knowledge Constructor, I made some interesting artifacts, and made solutions. Lastly, like a Creative Communicator, I talked to my team about what and how we should make one piece of our creation, created my responsibly repurposed cardboard recreation.

• A challenge I overcame on this project was recreating and building stuff. I was able to do it by talking to my team and asking how one thing works, and also used real life keyboards as an example for my team's recreation. My team was the main reason on how I could have overcome these challenges, as they helped me with the keyboard, and I helped them get the right supplies, so we were a great team.

• Given a chance to do this again, I would change the monitors to be connected or make a third monitor. The reason why I would change it is because it would look cooler if if was a curved monitor, and if we had enough time, the third monitor would make it look cooler. The monitors still turned out good though, and it was pretty simple to make the monitors. We would also have to work hard for a curved monitor.

• Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing.  My project connects to the Engineering and Design program CTE program at Hastings High School. The reason why this project ties to the Engineering and Design program CTE program at Hastings High School because I made/engineered and designed something with cardboard. That is why my project connects to the Engineering and Design program CTE program at Hastings High School because I made and designed something with cardboard.

• My project connects to careers in Manufacturing engineering because people who have those careers design the systems and processes used to manufacture products efficiently. A fact about Manufacturing engineering is that they make an average falling around $85,000 to $100,000 per year. A reason why I am interested in this career is that they are the first step to safety and that sounds like a good thing!