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Is this for me?
Tuesday & Thursday, March 4 & 6
Woodworking
Woodworking
Kris Camp leads us in the woodshop!
Project 5: MessageBlox (due 3/13)
Project 5: MessageBlox (due 3/13)
Use the skills from class to create your own interactive MessageBlox to prompt reflection (while belongingness is felt within, the messages sent from a space can have a significant impact).
You'll take what you've learned/made from the Woodworking Workshop and combine it with the Circuit Playground Express. You can use the design and program below or make it your own; if you choose to design your own, it must be interactive (some sensed input should lead to output).
Big thanks to Kris Camp for collaborating on this project design!!!
// MessageBlox program controls a lantern
// on a loud sound (like a knock):
// shows a rainbow pattern and stays on light blue
// on pin A2 touch, plays a fun sound and cycles the lights
// on pin A6 touch, turns off the light
let colorIndex = 0 // starting color
// rainbow colors to cycle cyan to purple to red to green
let rainbowColors = [0x00ffff, 0x007fff, 0x0000ff, 0x7f00ff,
0xff00ff, 0xff007f, 0xff0000, 0xff7f00,
0xffff00, 0x7fff00, 0x00ff00, 0x00ff7f]
// starting code
light.setBrightness(255) // set up to be bright
pause( 500 )
light.clear()
/** On a loud sound, rainbow animation and stop at cyan */
input.onLoudSound(function () {
light.showAnimation(light.rainbowAnimation, 2000)
light.setAll(0x00ffff)
})
/** On touching A2, play a fun sound and show the next color */
input.touchA2.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Click, function () {
music.baDing.play()
light.setAll(rainbowColors[(++colorIndex)%rainbowColors.length])
})
/** On touching A6, turn off the lantern */
input.touchA6.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Click, function () {
light.clear()
})
Requirements
On your web site, post:
(A) Documentation of your process, including successes and failures. You should include:
Pictures/video of your process
A final video or collection of photos that demonstrates the final product
(B) A two-part reflection:
Reflect back on the project and how it relates to the topic of belongingness (which often intersects with mindset, self-efficacy and active listening), using the prompts below. You can choose to write the reflection (1-2 paragraphs) or record it as video/audio (1-3 minutes).
Did you have a strong sense of belongingness in the world of woodworking prior to this class?
How did the experience in the Fimbel workshop impact your desire to engage in woodworking?
Challenge yourself to step back and think about any parallels you can draw to your learning journey at large, using the prompts below. You can choose a written format (2-4 paragraphs) or recorded video/audio (2-5 minutes).
Have there been courses or co-curricular activities that you have embraced (or turned away from) because you felt a stronger (or weaker) sense of belongingness?
Looking back, did messages from the environment or space play a role?
If you were to revisit a decision to embrace or turn away from a course/activity, what would you tell your former self?
Here are some takeaways for the topics:
Belongingness (part 1)
The feeling of being respected and valued.
Impacts our motivation to persist through challenges.
Felt within, but is impacted by messages from the surrounding environment. Inclusive climates foster a strong sense of belongingness.
Belongingness (part 2)
Even if we feel “at home” and valued in a space, this may not be the experience for others.
We can recognize the value of others’ perspectives and ideas. We can examine our own assumptions and biases, and notice if we might subconsciously view some people differently.
[Step up, Step back] We can be intentional in deciding when it’s time to step up to contribute and when to step back to make room for others.
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