Presentation Day, Round 2!

After completing our second round of rotations within our design teams, we now have some new projects to show off. To see our hard work, please watch our videos at the links below:

Wonderful World of Sphero

Gamifying Scratch

Virtual Reality with Google Cardboard

House of Little Bits

Lego Robotics Dragon Scene

Google Cardboard and Unity

Kano Computer and Programming Games

Nature Rocks by Jake Mi.

Nature influences technology in many different ways and I am about to tell you why. First, trees help us because it supplies paper so we can put structure on our creations to hold it up in place. Next, if you don't want to use fabric and be super creative then the soft pedals of a flower are similar and are pretty and add a little special touch to the thing that you made. Lastly, if you want to glue some rocks together as the border and a lot of legos inside it then it would look like the rocks are moving by itself. Nature is definitely an amazing way to influence technology!

Inspiration is Everywhere by Ellite

I feel that nature influences technology by inspiring others. Sometimes when others look at nature they are inspired and creative ideas start to grow inside of them. For instance, when I look at a flower, I see beauty. Maybe I can incorporate that beauty into something amazing in technology. Nature is a huge part of the world and we can use it for many things, including inspiration. Maybe the prettiness of nature can make you want to show the beauty of it by putting it into action. Examples of this include capturing the times when flowers blossom or how trees grow, or maybe how the fruit on trees grow. People can take those things and make videos capturing those exact moments. Nature is beautiful and we can use it in many ways to inspire technology.

Where Nature and Technolgy Combine By Daniel

In the virtual reality video that I watched today using google cardboard, I learned about nature. As the video stated, nature influences technology. For example, we got the idea of flight from birds. I think  nature influences technology because when the air is thin humans have oxygen tanks so that we can breathe. The oxygen comes from trees. How do you think nature influences technology?

Nature is Inspiriting Our Industrial Future by Logan

I think technology influences nature because about every year a new species is found in nature just like technology keeps on getting more advanced. Nature also influences technology because nature is really big and so is technology.  There are tons of different kinds of technology and nature has so many species. Nature influences technology in many ways.

Presentation Day!

Our design teams have finished their first set of rotations in our technology exploratory. They have created some amazing projects! Prior to presenting, we reviewed "best presentation practices". We discussed the importance of eye contact, voice projection, placement of hands and feet, and the importance of practice. It was our first time to present as a design team and we can tell that we are learning how well we can work together as a team. We hope you enjoy our innovations:

Can Sphero dance to The Nutcracker?

How can you build a bear to program with Hummingbird?

Can you travel the world with virtual reality?

Can you use drop and drag programming to create a game?

Do Lego robotic animals have good hygiene?

Is it possible to turn lights on and off with the snap of your fingers?

How do you build an oculus? 

Is it possible to have a virtual dance party with Scratch?