Fawn Qiu: Easy DIY projects for kid engineers
Fawn Qiu: Proiecte simplu de făcut pentru copiii ingineri.
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and high school students,
that are pretty unexpected.
destul de neobișnuite.
from problems in my daily life.
odată am avut nevoie
to go to a comic convention,
al pasionaților de benzi desenate,
because my favorite mobile game,
preferat de pe mobil,
or never play Flappy Bird again.
sau să nu mai joc Flappy Bird.
that made sense to me.
care mi s-a părut că are sens.
retrasă din app store.
taken off the app store.
were also pretty addicted to the game,
erau fani ai jocului
just as infuriating as the original game.
ca și jocul original.
of this project online,
un demo al acestui proiect
in just a few days.
de vizualizări în doar câteva zile.
are people's comments.
sunt comentariile oamenilor.
wanted to make it their own,
that through a creative project,
că printr-un proiect creativ
despre inginerie.
in our classroom
elevii din clasa noastră
in engineering and programming.
tehnice și de programare.
so they could finish the game as well.
ca să poată și să termine jocul.
engineering projects to teach students.
creative pentru a le preda elevilor.
from a standard technology kit.
un robot dintr-un set tehnic standard.
a lot of them seemed bored.
started taking pieces of paper
să ia bucăți de hârtie
more interested in the project.
for more creative ways
mai multe moduri creative
cunoștință cu tehnologia.
available in school
seturilor tehnice din școală
that you can't customize.
pe care nu le poți personaliza.
they're all very expensive,
for most classroom budgets.
pentru multe dintre lecții.
with those since we were kids,
cu acestea când eram mici
anywhere around the house.
can create a light-up creature
o creatură care se aprinde
each other in classrooms,
and discussing the project.
their own creativity into the project.
creativitatea în proiect.
more engineering projects
și mai multe activități tehnice
these workshops outside of school
from very diverse backgrounds
din domenii foarte diferite
and minorities than I expected,
și minorități decât mă așteptam,
at a traditional engineering workshop.
la atelierele tehnice clasice.
at a major technology company in 2016.
unei mari companii tehnice.
of the technology workforce.
din lucrătorii tehnici.
make up only four percent.
a high school robotics club,
dintr-un liceu
in the technology force.
lucrătorilor tehnici.
through creative projects.
cu tehnologia prin proiecte creative.
could solve everything,
wouldn't be interested in it
descrisă și predată în școală.
portrayed and taught in school.
the perception of technology?
percepția asupra tehnologiei?
that it's boring or unwelcoming,
că este plictisitoare și neprietenoasă,
following three principles.
proiecte urmărind trei principii.
is easy to get started.
we asked students to learn
i-am rugat pe elevi să învețe
take very long to learn,
nu-ți ia prea mult să înveți
chiar și pentru începători.
that we're removing the financial barrier
și să înlăturăm bariera financiară
from completing a project.
să termine un proiect.
lightbulb and a battery,
bandă de cupru, bec și baterie,
for under a dollar.
pentru mai puțin de un dolar.
is having a high ceiling.
este să vrei să ajungi departe.
a lot of room to grow,
constantly being challenged.
a light-up creature,
care se aprinde,
and microcontrollers,
senzori și microcontrolere
to interact with its environment.
să interacționeze cu mediul.
this project relevant to anyone.
relevant pentru oricine.
of using everyday materials;
folosirii materialelor de zi cu zi:
using paper and fabric.
folosind hârtie și pânză.
is about Justin Bieber,
e despre Justin Bieber,
from getting caught by the LAPD --
să nu fie prins de Poliție.
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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