This was the coding activity I completed for our commands section activity:
Byte moves forward two steps
Byte turns left
Byte moves forward two steps
Byte collects gem
This coding activity wasn’t very hard for me because I already knew some of the basic coding we had to complete. But it was a little hard for me to get the right amount of steps and turns correctly, so what helped me was playing it back so I knew where I was with the cod
While I was watching the “everyone can code” video, I was really intrigued by what the video was saying. How found it so interesting how these coder scan basically make anything with code, I found it admirable how much they loved coding and everything about it. It was great motivation for a beginner coder. I can recall someone in the video saying “the first time I did cording and it worked, it was just magical” which I thought was a great way to describe the feeling of a finished code. I also found it amazing how these ciders saw something wrong and decided to do something about it, it’s amazing how much change you can make with coding. These people can do so much with coding and I really want to become better at coding so I can make a change like them. Overall this video was very inspiring and very motivational.
For the Tynker project “Make a music video” I chose Lori’s project to write my paragraph about. I liked Lori’s project because It was fun and interactive, I thought the theme of it was a really good choice. I also liked the actors and the music that the actors played. I think the soundtrack was really good amid fun to listen too. Overall I really liked Lori’s project.
While making my “About me” project in Tynker, I’ve been really interested in learning about tynker and coding in general. Although its hard, I had a lot of fun making my Tynker Project. MY favorite part was learning how to put all the actions so things would move and change and then watching it over, it felt good to watch it over and see what I have done because I was porous of what I made. But the transitions were also the hardest part, I had to learn how to use them and It wasn’t very easy. But I still enjoyed making it!
When making this project I thought a lot about the blocks I used and the actor I used. I wanted it to be fun and engaging so I got creative and made something that looked like a slide show that my character was narrating. I wanted the character to look like me so it would be like I was telling the story. I would controls like “switch background to {blank} and say {blank} when arrow pressed) so that the background would change to the thing I was talking about and my actor could explain further. I thought by using this actor and those controls my project turned out really well and I hope it is fun and engaging! Overall I really enjoyed this project, I hope we can do more with Tynker!
While watching the “Computer science is changing everything” video, I found a lot of things in the video very interesting. For one I was very interested by how many very important day to things in our life style We’re drastically changed by new computer science. I also found it interesting how a lot of things that were mentioned in the video where something that i would have never expected to have anything to due with coding, like fashion and medicine! Overall I found this video very interesting and would love to learn more about these topics!
Historical events can be looked at from different perspectives, depending on the source of the information.I read two different sources that each provided different information regarding the origin of the term Jim Crow.The first site, Duckers, a popular educational website briefly mentions that the name “Jim Crow” came from a song back in 1832. Whereas the second site, Blackpast told the whole origin story of the word including who started using it, when they started using it, and why they started using it. So you can see they are two very different websites.
Based on the information I read I think that the origin of the word came from Thomas Dartmouth Rice when he performed a song called Jump Jim Crow. Where he imitated an older disabled black man that he had met. The song became very popular and many white people referred to black men as Jim Crow from then on.
The other thing that I learned about from these two sources were what the Jim Crow laws actually were. From reading both articles more then once I came to the understanding that the Jim Crow laws were laws that enforced racial segregation in the south between 1877 and the 1950’s.
Finally the last thing I learned is what the black code laws were. The Black Crow laws denied African Americans the right to vote, hold jobs, and get an education. Meaning they were similar to the Jim crow laws in a lot of ways.
I think that I learned a lot from this mostly because I used two articles. They both had something different to say that was important. If I had only used the the first one I would have not known the the origin of the name “Jim Crow”. But If i had only used the second one I wouldn’t know what the Jim Crow laws were. So both of them were equally helpful and educating.
How would one write history? It’s a good question,but it’s not as easy as that. Anybody can write history however most people cannot present it in a way that is accurate, you see usually when people write history they write from one perspective usually this perspective is the “winners” in the situation. If you think about it you never really see the other side. Therefore we can write almost anything from any point of view but nobody can determine that it’s right without the other point of view being heard as well.
But like I said it’s not that easy. There is a lot of work put into writing history, you need to from various sources and interviews so you are not getting only one perspective. When historians are lacking written sources they have to resort to interviews. Whether it is an eye witness, a family member of the person involved, or an expert on the topic.
But I don’t write history so how would I know all of this. Well today I read an article by Annette Gordon-Reed called How I Became A Historian. It’s about how Annette learned how to write history and become a historian. After reading I was inspired. I admire that Annette never wanted to stop learning. Even after becoming a lawyer she still was curious and ready to expand on what she already knew. I think one way I can learn from her is that it’s never too late to start learning.
When we read history we often aren’t aware that most of the things we are reading are either misunderstandings or purposefully toned down, especially in school. This may sound weird because school is where we come to learn facts not myths. But the reason behind this is actually quite simple. When reviewing a sensitive topic such as slavery in America teachers downplay the facts so nobody feels uncomfortable or shamed. History professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries refers to it as ” a sanitized version of history”. Meaning that it’s a little less extreme than what actually happened. In result we learn some things that are not true or as some like to call it myths.
The first myth that I read was about The Civil War. The myth was that it began over the states wanting certain rights when in reality it was because the south wanted to preserve slavery and break away from the U.S. I knew that the myth was wrong we were taught in school about The Civil War.
The second is a myth I was not aware of. I was always taught in school that slaves were forced into working for wealthy white men with no pay whereas this myth says that they were paid workers, which obviously is not true.
The next myth is something I also knew was untrue. The myth was more of a misunderstanding than a myth. You see when schools cover the topic of slavery they focus mostly on The Civil War which can lead student to believe there was only slavery in the south but as a matter of fact there was slavery in all of the colonies but the north abolished it much earlier then the south.
The fourth and final myth is completely untrue and I knew that too. This myth states that slavery was “not that bad”. When in reality slavery was brutal on many levels. Slaves were beaten harshly and often separated from their families. They used this myth in the classroom to make sure the kids didn’t think any less of the figures in our history who owned slaves.
If I was able to correct this I would start with abolishing these myths. It’s not only important for kids to know the truth but for grownups too. We need to learn that slavery was not okay and that it cannot be watered down. We cannot change what already happened but we can change the way that we look at it and teach others in the future.
Today My pencil will not move it’s stuck
Today my paper is still blank, no luck
I only have myself for that to thank
There has to be some idea deep down in my brain
I need to find a way to get out of writers block
Covid-19
No friends
No extended family
No celebrations
No trips
No school
No resteraunts
No shopping
Everything’s different
Time with family
Talking over FaceTime
Zoom celebrations
Creating memories at home
Online school
Cooking and baking at home
Shopping online
A New Normal
