Computer Tech Post #2 – “Coding Stars”

The video, “Coding Stars,” I found very inspiring and it taught me a lot about coding. The one idea that I keep thinking about is that coding doesn’t take smarts, it takes determination and effort. Another thing that I found very interesting and amazing is that computers can be used for anything you want them to be used for. You can program them to do whatever you want. A lot of the coders were describing the amazing feeling of making computers do things that many people are able to access and see. Coding makes you think in many different, creative ways, and you learn a lot. As one of the coders states, ‘It should be mandatory for a citizen to learn how to read and write code.’ Coding opens many doors to amazing things and, after watching this video, I’m inspired to code and make computers do things that I, myself, want.

Computer Tech Post #1 – About Me Project

Our first assignment for computer tech was to try out Scratch and make a project including sprites and backdrops to make people learn more about us. It was pretty fun and taught me many cool things I can do with this coding application. Anyway, I included many different sprites in my project. I also got images from my photos and others from the internet. I included a soccer player, because my favorite sport is soccer, a water polo player, because my second-favorite sport is water polo, my fish, a plate of different fruits, (oranges and watermelon are my favorite), a snare drum, hi-hat, and suspended cymbal, because I play percussion, and one of my favorite books, The Hobbit, because I love to read. Lastly, I made my backdrop blue because it’s my favorite color. The link below will take you to my project…

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Video of My Rube Goldberg – Cooper 6 Science Simple Machines Mini-Project

Here is the video to my Rube Goldberg for the simple machines mini project my class was assigned:

First click on the link below, then click: “6th_Grade_Rube_Goldberg.MOV

Link to Video

 

For more info on my Rube Goldberg, if you haven’t already, go check out my E-Portfolio in this link below. Look for ‘Journal Entry #9: Rube Goldberg Project

Link to E-Portfolio