Tri State Area

For my maker-space project I attempted to make painted checkers, with acrylic paint. Lets just say it didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to. I took circle wood figures and painted them. Then I decided it didn’t work so, I said let’s spray paint them, but I didn’t get around to painting them but I think it will work. I hope to in the future finish this project. I have enjoyed my time in makerspace these past four years.

For WWT this year, I calculated the cost of our project and how much it would cost us to run our program through openAI. We looked up the cost per token, 0.000008$, basically nothing, and then the tokens per word, 1.3. There are, on average, 150 words per minute in a medium/fast lecture. For a class of 30 students to get their summaries of a 20 minute lecture, it will cost only $0.03 per student and $0.94 per classroom. 

The cost of the feedback hardware, the dial box, and the main box comes out to $27.75 all together. 

One of my projects this quarter was keychains. 

I crochet a lot of keychains by using can openers from soda cans. 

Each one took no more than 10 minutes. Initially, figuring out how to end it so it would stay together was hard. As I practiced more, it looked better every time and I was able to see the “practice makes perfect’ process. 

I am planning on crocheting many more for my friends!:)

In the Makerspace Interim we are going to use the following LED table as inspiration to make a better table with the CNC machine. By using the CNC machine, the hexagons will be perfectly lined up which will make the table look better.

This is the first LED table we made that we’ll be basing the new one on.

This year’s World Wide Technology (WWT) project has unveiled a groundbreaking AI lecture summarizer designed to revolutionize the learning experience. Powered by Hugging Face models for transcript extraction and ChatGPT for customizable summaries, our AI promises to streamline learning for all students, especially those with ADHD and Dyslexia.

Beyond mere transcription, our AI optimizes learning environments in real-time using integrated sensors. Plus, a unique dial provides teachers with live feedback on lecture comprehension, empowering them to adjust their teaching approach instantly.

Our user-friendly website simplifies access to these features with checkboxes for customization and a “get transcript” button powered by aiohttp and Raspberry Pi.

In just a few clicks, educators can tailor summaries to suit individual learning profiles, making education more accessible and engaging for all.

The implications of our project are profound, ushering in a new era of inclusive and equitable education. With the WWT project leading the way, we’re closer than ever to realizing a future where every student has access to personalized, high-quality learning experiences.

Credit – Chatgpt

For this year’s World Wide Technology project, our group created an AI that records lectures and summarizes them. We used Hugging Face models to get the transcript and summary of the lecture because it runs locally which gives us a faster response time and it is free. Then we used the ChatGPT API to do a final summary. The summaries on ChatGPT can be customized through our website for different students’ learning profiles. This will be particularly useful for students with learning disabilities like ADHD and Dyslexia.

We also have incorporated sensors into the AI to optimize learning conditions for students and a dial that will give teachers live feedback on the lecture so that the teachers know what parts of the lecture students understand the most and least.

The main part of my work was in creating the code for transcribing and summarizing the lectures and editing the video.

Webpage:

You can visit the code at: https://github.com/l4589/WWT-2024

Video:

Junior year was crazy. There was the new school building, which was a much longer drive for me (45 minutes compared to 10 minutes), I was also doing a lot of school, active in stucco, and playing volleyball. The sad, sour cherry on top was that my grandma had her cancer return. She had an operation to remove it, but was continually in and out of the hospital, which was exhausting for the whole family. Then in October, she died at the age of 95. She lived a good life and was suffering, but my mom was really upset since they were close so that was really difficult, and I had to kind of be rocketed into the role of woman of the house for a time period, while still being a kid and in school. It was all difficult and my childhood dog also died, which made me really sad. I was glad when junior year was over, it was tough, but still good. Like, I had a blast playing volleyball. Senior year started off, bad, Bill (haha “Bogus Journey” reference). I wasn’t having any fun, the volleyball team was filled with drama, I felt alienated, like I wouldn’t get into a good college, judged, pitied, and to make matters worth (here comes the sad, sour cherry, again…) I wasn’t eating much or sleeping much, I lost my period for six months, and chunks of my hair were falling out. Suddenly, in about November I started having more fun and by January had really turned it around. I felt so happy! Basketball was a blast, I hung out with people, I was having fun, and I just felt good again and I still do despite multiple RJM’s!! Anyways, I’m sad to leave highschool, but I am also excited for my future and college. I want to stay in touch with my friends and I am excited to see the people we become, which there is no doubt in my mind, that we will all do great things. Also, here is a link to my “Freaks and Geeks” reboot pilot episode script. Give it a read and let me know what you think! Hey, and maybe one day, you’ll see my show on t.v. (if Jeff allows it!)! https://docs.google.com/document/d/115oLQS564FjFJHxtX8Ha9Q2YFDC5ghuIur7qwqBf1xA/edit

If I am being honest, I haven’t done a lot during this quarter at all. I think I did some tiles. I think I cleaned the makerspace and I helped Alex paint chest pieces. None of that is that interesting to me, so in lieu of a traditional post, I am going to write about highschool memories and my show I want Amazon Prime to pick up (come on, Jeff!). I have a lot of good highschool memories and I think I am very fortunate to say that. Some people have a terrible highschool experience, and while it had its downs and felt pretty bad at times, all and all it was good. Freshman year was just crazy, and if I am being honest is painful to think about. COVID-19 was still out and fresh, I thought I was gonna be in person and play volleyball, and then suddenly, on the first morning of the first day, actually, I decided to do online, which quite honestly wasn’t my full decision. Freshman year, was difficult because I wasn’t allowed to go out with friends, which led to an accusation that I was lying and just didn’t want to go out with them and that really hurt. Sophomore year was, in the words of Ben Hoskins, my comeback season. I was going crazy. I was super outgoing, joined stucco, went out with friends every weekend. It was a lot and I was really overcompensating for not being able to do those things the previous year. Overall that year was super fun. Ana and Charlotte were also on their exchange year then and I loved them. This was also the year I met Ava Harkey, who I love! Now, things took a turn when, during homecoming week, it was announced that we would move schools. I was shocked and saddened.

For my maker space project this quarter I made a pokeball out of epoxy. Ben was actually the person who helped me come up with this idea so credit to him. I also really enjoy pokeball so that is also why I chose this project. I did have a few struggles while making it. But first mix the export for the first layer. I had to do it in multiple layers to get it to look good. I poured the first layer and then waited 24 hours poured the next layer which was black. Then finally the last layer which was red. The struggles I had was try to get the ball to be smooth and look the way I wanted it to. But overall I really like how it turned out