Fawn Qiu: Easy DIY projects for kid engineers
Fawn Qiu: Proyectos caseros fáciles para niños ingenieros
Fawn Qiu is a multi-disciplinary technologist who introduces the creative side of engineering through playful projects. Full bio
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and high school students,
that are pretty unexpected.
bastante inesperados.
from problems in my daily life.
de mi vida cotidiana.
to go to a comic convention,
para ir a una convención de cómics,
because my favorite mobile game,
mi juego favorito para móviles,
or never play Flappy Bird again.
o nunca volver a jugar Flappy Bird.
that made sense to me.
taken off the app store.
were also pretty addicted to the game,
adictos al juego también,
just as infuriating as the original game.
como el juego original.
of this project online,
in just a few days.
en solo unos días.
are people's comments.
los comentarios de la gente.
wanted to make it their own,
su propia versión,
that through a creative project,
mediante un proyecto creativo,
in our classroom
en el aula
in engineering and programming.
de ingeniería y programación.
so they could finish the game as well.
para poder terminar el juego también.
engineering projects to teach students.
ingeniería creativa en la enseñanza.
from a standard technology kit.
robot con un kit de tecnología estándar.
a lot of them seemed bored.
started taking pieces of paper
more interested in the project.
for more creative ways
formas más creativas
available in school
disponibles en las escuelas
that you can't customize.
que no pueden personalizarse.
they're all very expensive,
for most classroom budgets.
de los presupuestos de las aulas.
with those since we were kids,
con eso desde niños,
anywhere around the house.
en cualquier parte de la casa.
pueden crear una criatura luminosa
can create a light-up creature
each other in classrooms,
and discussing the project.
their own creativity into the project.
en el proyecto.
more engineering projects
these workshops outside of school
afuera de la escuelas
from very diverse backgrounds
de orígenes muy diversos
and minorities than I expected,
y minorías de lo que esperaba,
at a traditional engineering workshop.
en los talleres de ingeniería.
at a major technology company in 2016.
de una tecnológica grande en 2016.
fuerza laboral en tecnología.
of the technology workforce.
make up only four percent.
son solo el 4 %.
a high school robotics club,
clubes de robótica de secundaria,
in the technology force.
en el área de tecnología.
through creative projects.
con proyectos creativos.
could solve everything,
podría resolverlo todo,
no estarían interesadas en eso
wouldn't be interested in it
y enseñar el tema en la escuela.
portrayed and taught in school.
the perception of technology?
la percepción de la tecnología?
that it's boring or unwelcoming,
que es aburrida o poco acogedora,
following three principles.
siguiendo tres principios.
is easy to get started.
de comenzar el proyecto.
a los estudiantes que aprendan
we asked students to learn
take very long to learn,
demasiado tiempo en aprender,
incluso para principiantes.
that we're removing the financial barrier
que eliminamos la barrera financiera
from completing a project.
termine un proyecto.
lightbulb and a battery,
una lamparita y una batería,
for under a dollar.
por menos de un dólar.
is having a high ceiling.
es tener un techo alto.
a lot of room to grow,
todo el tiempo.
constantly being challenged.
a light-up creature,
una criatura iluminada,
sensores y microcontroladores,
and microcontrollers,
to interact with its environment.
para interactuar con su entorno.
this project relevant to anyone.
este proyecto relevante para todos.
of using everyday materials;
materiales cotidianos;
using paper and fabric.
usando papel y tela.
Flappy Bird,
es sobre Justin Bieber,
is about Justin Bieber,
from getting caught by the LAPD --
lo atrape el organismo de control...
Sí, pero está cambiando así que...
Yeah, but he's changing so --
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Fawn Qiu - TechnologistFawn Qiu is a multi-disciplinary technologist who introduces the creative side of engineering through playful projects.
Why you should listen
When Qiu managed product development in the technology industry, she noticed a significant lack of women and minorities in her company, so she began to experiment with introducing engineering to people in a more creative and accessible way. From costumes that blink to robots that move to a physical version of the popular app Flappy Bird, these projects engaged people from diverse backgrounds, especially women and minorities. As a result, she founded Make Anything, an organization that empowers people from all technological backgrounds through creative technology workshops.
Qiu was a former research assistant at the MIT Media Lab. She has also developed and launched several mobile applications at major technology companies. Her interactive art installations have been featured in festivals and galleries around the world. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from The University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s Degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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