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Tech Team Semester 1 Reflection

For my first year in Tech Team I have had lots of interesting experiences, from helping people with computer issues all the way to crying myself to sleep because I could not get the 3d printer to print A cylinder.

I have tried my best to help out as much as I can within the time I have. But nevertheless in this day an age most kids know their way around a computer better than you would expect, due to this I have successfully helped a grand total of 7 people (wow! So many) I have done my best to help whoever stops by the desk but I guess fortunately/unfortunately nobody seems to have tech problems while I am around.

You can find me on Mondays and Wednesday at the Tech Team desk and I do my best to help out outside of that. The other things I done for tech team are:

1. The Grade 9 Initiation day
2. Helping set up for the spirt assembly

Here is Photo evidence of me at the grade 9 initiation day:

Unfortunately this is the only photo I have to prove I was even in tech team so you are going to have to just trust me.

As far as feedback goes I have no suggestions. The systems works well for me.

I have learned much over my time in Tech Team such as:

1.  How to cold restart an acer laptop
2. How to use the cricket
3. How to level the 3d printers

One of the challenges I have faced is that the 3d printers hate me and refuse to work properly when I am around. One of my Aha moments was when I got a teachers frozen laptop to work.

I believe I could improve on my general knowledge of how a mac book works as I have only ever owned an acer laptop and macs scare me. I believe that I could help out some of the clubs I am a part in when it comes to things revolving the makerspace.

 

 

Tech Team Quarter 1 Reflection

Here is my quarterly reflection!

I have done a lot over the semester, I show up to volunteer for tech team every Monday and Wednesdays since September. I also volunteered at the KidSport used sports equipment sale.

I volunteered for a total of three hours.

I have learned how to use the new 3d printer at school. I was accustomed to the old type of 3d printer and I was unaware of how to use the new ones. But after some trial and error I got it working. My strengths are defiantly on the computer, I have to deal with almost daily tech issues involving my computer (its on its last life) I have grown to know the in’s and out’s of the windows trouble shooting menu.

Some challenges I have faced are:

1. Apple computers. I have a windows computer myself and whenever I am approached by someone with a mac I’m in trouble. luckily for me my friend Oliver has a mac and is also in tech team. This actually happened during this semester, two people were having trouble using the Yeti mics I tried to help them but they had macs, lucky for me Oliver was right next to me so things worked out in the end.
2. managing my schedule. I have had a lot of homework this semester and have been struggling with it all. But i have been surviving. 

I can definitely improve on my work ethic. I some times struggle with procrastination (thankfully not as much this semester)

A win for me this semester was when a teacher came in to the wave while I was volunteering. Her computer was completely frozen and nothing seemed to work. after some try’s I got the computer to reboot fixing the problem.

I want to receive a grade of all A’s by the end of the semester and I have been working tirelessly to achieve this. I also want to help at least 30 people with tech problems.

Something new i want to try is making stickers using the cricket (sorry for misspelling)

That is the end of my reflection.

All images were sourced from pexels.com (except for the kidsport one)