Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Week 16

It’s the last week of class for Humanizing Technology. It's been a great semester. Project 1 pushed me outside of my boundaries, outside of my comfort level of technology and brought me towards Arduino. It was something I haven’t heard of before, and I enjoyed doing the research on it. I’ve decided to take a summer class that incorporates Arduino, so I’m very excited for that. Project 2 really pushed me to my limits. I do simple web updates for the School of Applied Technology. That involves basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Creating the CTA interface in HTML from scratch involved lots of sleepless nights and numerous revisions of code; however, it pushed me to learn more about HTML, CSS, and Javascript. In addition, I worked with a great team that all pulled their weight in different parts of the project, which helped out significantly. I feel very fortunate to have worked with such talented students. Project 3 allowed me to look back at the entire semester, thinking back to the CODE book, how technology started, how it has evolved, and the interaction between humans and technology, or the merging of the physical world and the digital world. I got the chance to talk to my girlfriend’s grandfather about a lot of things, and the most interesting thing we talked about was his experience with computers, or lack thereof. His story became an inspiration for project 3, as well as helping me figure out what I want to do with the rest of my career.

 

Check out my personal statement at http://adriancabrera.squarespace.com