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Twin Python Projects
We created two python projects at the start of the year. One of them is a numbers game, and another is a words game. (If any link in this portfolio doesn’t work, refer to the OBS video) : )
This game is like a choose your own adventure story, but there’s only really one good ending.
This game is a shop where you can buy one thing, and then it calculates how much you have left.
Poppy Vector Art
We created poppies in Tinkercad for Remembrance Day. This is the screenshot:
Month of Failure Project
We created experimental projects, and I used Python. Although, Trinket doesn’t support part of my code so it can’t run on there. To work around this, I used Thonny instead and it works perfectly fine. This project is basically a luck trial, where you put your birthday in to see if you’re old enough, have a randomly generated number that determines whether you can play, and a rock paper scissors game against a bot. Win and get bragging rights! Full demonstration is shown on video.
Month of Failure Project in Trinket
Technology News Editorial Articles (3)
Students are using AI to cheat in school, and anti-AI programs aren’t cutting it.
ChatGPT has been here since November 30, 2022, and its release spiralled into many other tech companies following with creating their own version of AI. But what is AI? AI is an acronym for “artificial intelligence”. It can translate spoken and written language, analyze data, give recommendations for any topic, summarize an article, give answers to questions in simple terms, and much more. Some examples of AI are ChatGPT, Gemini, or a newer addition: DeepSeek. Since AI is so readily available, it is also very easy to use to cheat in a test or essay. Many students have already used AI to generate entire essays, and then turned them in. Of course, teachers and educators would want to put a stop to this behavior, and that’s where AI detectors come in. AI detectors can check if an article is generated with AI, but they are generally ineffective and inaccurate.
This is a problem for school systems in general. AI detectors have already shown to flag real, student written works as AI generated and AI generated works as real. This is harmful to both students and education systems, because people can get away with cheating easily, and people who actually did the work can get punished for doing nothing wrong. As well, having an incredibly available way of cheating can foster an environment of distrust between students and teachers, which may make classrooms much less fun to be in and learn in. With how widespread AI is, there should be some reliable way of detecting it, but there isn’t currently one. I feel that this doesn’t bode well for school in the future as AI becomes more advanced, and it becomes easier and easier to cheat. AI may get so advanced that there’s no way to tell it apart from a real human’s writing. Hopefully, AI gets some rules on how people can use it, and it becomes harder to cheat with artificial intelligence.
Social Media Addiction in Teens
As the years go on, our lives become more intertwined with technology and in turn, we grow more apart from each other. Teens and younger children are exposed to the Internet and social media at earlier and earlier ages. As well, they are also much more susceptible to the numerous algorithms that keep people on social media platforms longer. This leads to addiction to these platforms, which can eventually turn harmful. Overuse of social media can lead to depression, social anxiety, cyberbullying, low self esteem, isolation, and being exposed to things kids shouldn’t see. Some social media platforms can also lead to shorter attention spans which make it harder to learn in school.
Personally, I believe that there should at least be more restrictions on social media. If not set by the platform itself, then by the parents of the children. And I am writing this as a teen myself, although I don’t use much social media. Social media can be a good thing, when it’s used responsibly and sparingly enough. I believe it shouldn’t be outright banned, but there should be something restricting teens to not use social media as much. Social media addiction is slowly becoming a bigger problem as technology advances, and if we don’t do anything about it, it’s going to get worse. This is already a large problem already, not just in teens, but in adults as well. Sometimes, we should just take a break from it more than we do already.
The Nintendo Switch 2
The first Nintendo Switch released in 2017, and it still sees a lot of use to this day. Though, this year, Nintendo announced a new console. The Nintendo Switch 2, which is coming out in 2025. Like its predecessor, the Nintendo Switch 2 can be used as a handheld console or a home console. As well, it appears to be larger and sleeker than the regular Nintendo Switch, and it is now mostly black in color. It still seems to retain the design features of the Nintendo Switch, and the button placements are similar to it as well. Currently, there will be a presentation on April 4th about the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, as well as a closer look at the console. For the time being, not much information has been given, though that has not stopped people from being incredibly excited about the new Switch.
It would be a lie to say that I am not excited about this news. The new trailer also looks quite intriguing to me. Though, I’m curious as to how well it will compare to the old Nintendo Switch. Would it be enough of an upgrade for people who already have a Nintendo switch to consider buying? As well, though the new design looks great, I prefer the more colorful joy-cons of the first Nintendo Switch. When the remotes are connected to the main console, it looks monotonous and a bit boring. I can barely tell the joy-cons apart as well, as they barely have any color on them. Personally, I prefer the design of the first Nintendo Switch more than the second, but I still like both. As well, there isn’t much information on it or its performance while running various games, so we’ll have to wait for a bit longer for that. Overall, I’m pretty excited about this, and eagerly waiting for more details about it.
NHL Predictions:
We basically looked at the top player’s wins and losses to try and predict how many points they would score. This graph is representative of all the data over two months collected into a google sheets.
(Boring) Slideshow:
Group Website:
Our website is about our top/favorite songs. I collaborated with Saba and Matilda to create this website. It has a working menu and all of us have a page of our top songs, as well as an “about” section.
Tinkercad – Passion Project #1
It’s a screenshot of my first 3d project I made for my May Passion Projects assignment. I was inspired by lilypads and lotus flowers while creating this.
Editorial News Articles – Passion Project #2
Macbook or Windows?
There has always been an argument about whether Macbooks or Windows are better. They’re the main two laptops people have to choose between usually, and both have pros and cons. First, Windows offers a much larger price range compared to macbooks and tends to be cheaper. As well, Windows laptops run video games better than Macbooks, which could be an important factor for some people when deciding which laptop to choose. Also, Windows has more customization options than Macbooks, and more software is supported on Windows rather than Macs. However, Macbooks do have access to Apple-exclusive apps like iMessages and Procreate. If an apple-exclusive app is necessary for a task, then a Macbook would be the better choice here. Macs also are known to be more user-friendly and easier to operate.
Personally, I prefer Windows laptops. Not only because it’s the main laptop I use for school, but also because it can do practically anything a Mac can do while being much cheaper. Sure, I don’t get to use apps like iMovie or Procreate, but I currently don’t have any need for them. For daily school use, my Windows laptop works very well, and the battery lasts quite a long time. Another reason I prefer Windows is because of the keybinds. Most of my grade, including me, started out with Chromebooks. Those laptops have virtually the same keybinds as Windows, which made it much easier for me to make the switch. Plus, I use keybinds constantly, and they’re very convenient for me. Finally, I just find Windows more familiar to me, since my entire family uses it. Overall, it is up to personal preference which laptop is better, but I certainly know which laptop I’m going to be using for the foreseeable future.
Google’s AI Summary
I’m sure we’ve all seen it. An AI Overview that takes all the information from relevant websites and spits it out at the top of the google search. At first glance, it seems quite convenient. Instead of browsing through websites looking for a roundabout way to answer a question, it’s right there in front of you instead. But this AI summary didn’t go unnoticed without backlash. People have been criticizing it for using information from sites that aren’t credible, often calling it unreliable and not an accurate source of info. It has even been recorded saying the exact opposite of what a source it cited said, which is worrying.
In my opinion, these summaries are quite annoying and ultimately not necessary. Yes, in a pinch they are useful, but they only really save me a couple of seconds. And that’s if it doesn’t get the information wrong or use misinformation as its source. Plus, Google doesn’t allow us to turn off this feature, so I’m forced to see it even if I don’t want to. As well, since it isn’t fully reliable, I still need to fact check it usually, which feels like it defeats the purpose of it. It’s not convenient to have an AI summary giving me information if I still need to spend time verifying if it’s true anyway. It would be faster to look at sources myself instead. If there was an option to turn it off, I believe that most people wouldn’t care about it much. But since we can’t, and it’s not even correct all of the time, I think that this isn’t really necessary for Google searches.
Tinkercad – Passion Project #3
A screenshot of my second Tinkercad project. It is a terrifying mockery of a scrub daddy. What I have created. What have I done?
Slideshow – Passion Project #4
This slideshow is a revamped version of the previous slideshow on google slides. It has transitions, animations, and honestly looks cooler. Here’s a link: NHL Slides.pptx
Final Video on OBS:
On Youtube
