It’s nearly the end of May and we’re almost at the end of Ethan’s school year with SelfDesign. Here’s what he was up to.
Ethan is really into coding and especially making games, like the Tetris game he made. The challenge is managing screen-time. Sometimes, he rushes through his tasks, such as violin practice, just to get to use the computer. However, he has gotten much better with managing time on the computer without us saying something. He sets a timer and is pretty good about stopping and taking a 30-minute break after 30-minutes on the computer.
One activity not captured in photos this week was taekwondo practice, which is Monday to Friday for 30-minutes each class.
A surprising thing that’s happened is Ethan has grown about a centimetre over the past month.
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And that was Ethan’s week.
Hello Ethan,
So wonderful to hear what you have been up to the last few weeks. I am glad to hear that you are limiting your own computer time. I noticed I can sit at mine for much longer than 30 minutes, so thank you for the reminder to take a break.
I will not be responding in full to this observation for learning, as I am spending a lot of time compiling and riding the year-end summaries for all of my learners.
I was so impressed by your paper Pac-Man game. I thought it was a really nice addition to your Pac-Man coding project. adding the erasable plastic folder was a brilliant idea. I cannot wait to see your stop animation video of playing Pacman in this way. I think it’s going to turn out really well, plus it is based on the actual patterns of the specific ghosts! Wow Ethan you really dive into your projects!
I just watched the video on YouTube, so good! The edits and the sound are on point. I’m going to share this one with some people that love Pac-Man. Thanks for all of your creative energy Ethan and how you post it all for others to enjoy.
The Pac-Man ghosts operating manual is brilliant. it shows just how much you know about Blinky and Pinky Etc. You took the time to draw it all out and have a manual that others could refer to. Are you going to incorporate the manual into your stop animation film in any way? you could even make a how I made the Pac-Man stop motion video video. I think your sense of humour could really come out in that one.
Is your video, what if the Earth really stopped spinning, posted yet? Please send me a link when you do.
I am really glad the elements of mathematics class are so engaging and interesting for you. seems like a really great new resource that you’ve tapped into.
With all of your studying of decibels have you ever looked into what a sound engineer does?
What is your interest in decibels? Is it the math? Are you interested in how it relates to sound in general? please tell me more.
https://www.connollymusic.com/stringovation/what-is-a-sound-engineer-and-how-to-become-one
https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/audio-engineer/
I have friends who do this for music and concerts:
Can You believe it is the last week of self design? The weather is beautiful here I’m hoping it is there to and you have a great one.
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