Modern Blanket Toss: Findings and Observations
This book is the last in a series of three covering the National Science Foundation awarded Modern Blanket Toss project. In this book are the evaluation findings for each of the three years as well as observations from Modern Blanket Toss staff.
This book is the last in a series of three covering the National Science Foundation awarded Modern Blanket Toss project. In this book are the evaluation findings for each of the three years as well as observations from Modern Blanket Toss staff.
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2015 FINDINGS<br />
The QGIS lesson, the information was very useful <strong>and</strong> stimulating. <br />
am looking forward to more. <br />
I liked how we learned more about applying for college <strong>and</strong> scholarships. <br />
I liked the only time we went to the GIS class. GIS is very fun software<br />
program to use <strong>and</strong> I can't wait to use it when I go home.<br />
Students also had an opportunity to share what they have learned each week.<br />
The tables below reflect what students have taken away from the class.<br />
What did you learn this week? Please tell us in 3 or 4 sentences.<br />
The following comments are illustrative of what students have learned so far in<br />
the class: <br />
I learned about the GIS. We could become GIS workers. We can get to travel<br />
to different places. <br />
I learned that a quadcopter can't weigh more than 55 pounds <strong>and</strong> how to<br />
work more with wires <strong>and</strong> learned how to solder too. I love being in this class. <br />
I learned how to make an essay better. I also learned how obtaining<br />
scholarships is different from everyone. The FAFSA is very important <strong>and</strong> it<br />
needs to be renewed in January. <br />
I learned how to become a stronger leader. I learned the concept of setting<br />
<strong>and</strong> completing a goal. <br />
I learned a little about GIS. I learned how to collect data <strong>and</strong> use it to make<br />
a map. It's all fun. <br />
I learned more about the Geo-referencing in the GIS class. I also learned to<br />
make Prezis with my community <strong>and</strong> my learning skills are improving. <br />
I learned that we can use the quadcopters to make them fly themselves. I<br />
really liked that. I also learned that they can idle in the air, just sit for as long<br />
as we want. <br />
This week in my class we all flew our first built drones a little bit <strong>and</strong> we are<br />
going to be building much bigger drones which is very exciting! <br />
I learned what CR <strong>and</strong> SAR st<strong>and</strong>s for. CR means corner reflector. SAR<br />
Synthetic Aperture Radar. I had fun learning this week.<br />
This week I had fun <strong>and</strong> learned new things. I learned how to Geo-tag <strong>and</strong><br />
what Geo- caching is. We just went Geocaching yesterday <strong>and</strong> it was fun. I<br />
Lastly, students were asked each week ‘what would you change to make the<br />
class better?’ Most students reported that they did not want to change the class<br />
at all or that they preferred to keep the class the same. Below are a few<br />
examples. <br />
I would not really change anything because it's cool. <br />
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