Google Day 3 & Presentation

Goals

• Go back to last class' articles.
• Write down important points.
• Prepare my presentation.

Questions

• Do summer programs help me get into a better college? If so, which ones, and why?
• What are the fastest growing career areas?

Links

• http://collegeprepu.hubpages.com/hub/College-Summer-Programs-for-High-School-Students
• http://www.careeronestop.org

Info

Summer Programs

• Helps you standout from other college applicants.
• There are many types of summer programs like musical ones*
• Volunteer work during the summer or learning another language are also plus.

     Music summer programs:

•  http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/vocalchoral-intensive-vci
•  http://www.rider.edu/academics/colleges-schools/wca/woce/summer-camps/vocal-institute
• http://www.rider.edu/academics/colleges-schools/wca/woce/summer-camps/solo-vocal-artist
• http://collegeapps.about.com/od/extracurricular/tp/summer-programs-music.htm

CareerOneStop

• A site sponsored by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Google Day 2

Goals

1. Pick one or two more questions.
2. Research more on scholarships.
3. Write down questions for later, if I have.

Questions

• Do summer programs help me get into a better college? If so, which ones, and why?
• What are the fastest growing career areas?

Links

• http://collegeprepu.hubpages.com/hub/College-Summer-Programs-for-High-School-Students
• http://www.summer.harvard.edu/
• http://www.boston.com/jobs/galleries/30fastest_growing_occupations/
• http://careerplanning.about.com/od/exploringoccupations/a/fastgrowing_occ.htm

I decided to read everything first and when I was going to start writing down the most important things it was time to go. Next class I'll go back to the articles and write down the most important points.

Google Day 1

Goals

1. Pick 3 questions.
2. Research.
3. Write down questions for later, if I have.

Questions

1. How do I get ready for college?
2. How can I get an academic scholarship? Can I lose it? How?
3. How do I decide what career suits me?

Info & Links

• https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-in/applying-101/how-to-start-getting-ready-for-college-in-9th-and-10th-grade
• http://www.asa.org/pdfs/asa_college_planning_docs/asa-cps-get-ready-for-college-en.pdf
• Getting ready for college:
• Get the habit of reading everyday, prepares you fro timed reading.
• Join clubs and try finding your passion.
• Find mentors/ Talk with college counselors.
• Take AP classes, to prepare yourself for college level classes.
• Take SATs or ACTs to prepare for college admissions.

• https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/know-yourself/5-ways-to-find-career-ideas
• Finding your career:
• Think about the classes you find inspiring.
• List 10 things you really love to reveal possible paths.
• Think about the experiences that made you learn more about yourself, choose the one that made you feel more satisfied and look for careers that can give you those types of experiences.
• List your qualities and try finding a career that fits your qualities.
• List down your strengths and weaknesses to identify which careers wouldn't really suit you and which employers would be interested in your strengths.
• Explore the activities and opportunities of various careers.
• http://www.internationaldoorway.org/academic/
• International scholarships program.
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Next Google Day

     After going through the tips decided pick out my biggest interests and explore careers.

Design Project Day 5

1. Go to the classroom that has your game. Take a photo of it. Then ask the students what they liked and didn't like about the game. (10 minutes)

Liked

• They told us that they really liked throwing the ball in the aim game and that they liked the maze.

Dislike

• They didn't mention anything they disliked.

2. Back in F19, discuss with your group what your goals were for making it fun...and did you meet those goals. Why or why not? 

• We forgot to bring the little prizes but they really liked the variety of games which was one of our aims "It's fun because there are many games" and apparently, they didn't find it difficult so "It is fun because it's not too hard"

3. On your blog, reflect on the following questions 

-What was the biggest problem you encountered? How did you solve it?

Just before taking the games to the classroom we noticed that the magnets were staying in place. We applied more glue and few seconds later, the magnets were perfectly glued.

-When did you get your biggest "AH HA" idea? What was it?

When we all gave our ideas we decided to put all our four ideas together. We thought that it would be more fun if we had multiple games. We also noticed later that it would let the children play together with their friends.

-Who in your group resisted new ideas the most and why? Who in your group played "devil's advocate" (a person who questions everything, even good ideas) and how did that help the process?

 I don't really think anyone in my group was being like this.. or at least their resistance, doubts or questions didn't make it out from their mouth.

-What doubts did YOU have about the project and how did you overcome those doubts?

 Our audience was primary kids, but I thought we were going to give the game to first or second grade. When we were taking the game to a K-4 class all I thought was if it was going to be more difficult for them. Today, however, I noticed that they had no problems and they loved it.

-What did you learn about yourself, teamwork, and the design process?

I usually prefer to do projects on my own but this one was different. We all kind of did our part during the building phase but helped each other putting some glue here holding something to put tape on it. It was still fun!

CWW/Community Service

I didn't go to CWW nor community service.

Day 3

What to change
- Making the maze more sturdy
- Making the holes in the aim game bigger

Who is doing what
Isabela: Spinners
Claudia: Fishing game
Juanita: Aim game
Camila: Maze

What are else are we bringing
- Cardboard cutter
- Silicon
- Marbles or ping pong
- Magnets

Design Project Day 2

PROTOTYPE phase
1. Look at the drawings from each person in your group and discuss strengths and weaknesses of each.

Juanita, Camila and Me

• We did it pretty basic and didn't in depth with details so they pretty looked much the same.

Isabella

• She did it more detailed so it was easier to understand. She added more spinners to make it more fun and she did two different races for the users.

Best Model

• Isabella's.

Details From the Other Models

• Aim game.

Changes Needed

• Changing the type of aim game.