Digital literacy

Invention reflection

For this project we were supposed to create any invention that we thought other people would benefit from. An invention that would make people’s lives easier. To help us with this, we got questions, and a triple bottom line to help guide us. A triple bottom line is economic, environmentally friendly, and ethical. Meaning, that if your invention met all three points on the triple bottom line then your project was likely to succeed. Your project could be a reinvention of something that already exists, or a completely new idea (fictional or non-fictional).

After every project, it is good to reflect on what you did well, and what you need to improve on. For my core competency I am choosing creative thinking because this project required lots of creativity in creating an invention. The first point I chose is ‘I get ideas that are new to my peers’ I demonstrate this skill when we were coming up with inventions, and we had to choose one. We made a list of 20-30 possible inventions, and all of the ideas that I gave were original and unlike the others. For my second bullet point I chose ‘’I can develop a body of creative work over time in an area I’m interested or passionate about’ because when I am passionate about what I am doing, it is always done well and with care. When I put my mind to something, it always turns out great because when I enjoy what I am doing it makes me want to put in more time. For my third bullet point I chose ‘I get ideas when I use my senses to explore’ because I have great and accessible resources through my peers, teachers, family, and technology. I feel that I get easily inspired, and I build my own ideas onto others. For my fourth and final bullet point I chose is ‘I get ideas when I play my ideas are fun for me and make me happy’ because when I come up with a good idea, I am proud of it. I take great pride in my work and that’s what inspires me to work hard. I demonstrated this skill during this project when creating the sway because by the end, I was proud of it. There were some things I would like to improve on for next time, but I did still like how it turned out

I have chosen three core competencies that I feel like I need to improve on, to further my work. The first bullet point I chose is ‘If my ideas don’t work, I change what I am doing’ because it is hard for me to simply ‘let go’ of old ideas, even if they aren’t working well for me. I like to try and find a way to make what I have done work, but sometimes time is better spent starting again. For my second bullet point I chose is ‘I have interests and passions that I pursue over time’ because when it comes to projects, and schoolwork I always find myself wanting to try something new and changing my thinking. This is not a bad thing, but sometimes it is hard to find passions that I can pursue overtime rather than instantly. For my third and final bullet point I chose is ‘I use my experiences with various steps and attempts to direct my future work’ because I think I need to improve on my connection skills. I could’ve demonstrated this skill better by connecting this project to the digital literacy sway project because for the invention project we used sway as well. I could’ve taken tips and strategies from my other presentation to increase my knowledge, and make my project look more visual.