Today, if kids were finished with their designs, they were allowed to work on 5 different programs: the Graffiti Grapher, the Virtual Bead Loom, the Navajo Rug Weaver, the Pacific North-west Basket Weaver, or the Yupik Parka Patterns. All these programs relate to Cartesian coordinates and we had decided on using them on the 15th. After the children finished their designs, their designs were transferred onto a flash drive. They then began working on the other programs.
Many of them wanted to use the same computer that they were using the previous week for various reasons. Sometimes the reason was the desktop image and other times it was a saved image of a previous design. They also wanted to use the Skateboarder software instead and I had to tell them multiple times that they couldn’t use it at the school and had to prevent them from going on it or other sites multiple times. No one used the Yupik Park Patterns software because they found it too complicated. Many kids tried to use the Graffiti Grapher but moved onto different programs if it proved too hard for them. Many kids still needed help with creating designs using coordinates and another volunteer tried teaching Cartesian coordinates to one student the normal way. Other kids were adept at the new software and began making complicated designs that they felt proud of. At the end, many wanted to save their new designs.
The basement is finally open at the Boys and Girls club. We brought them to a room were we played a few minor games while waiting for the parents to arrive. Many kids were getting bored and trying to leave early. Eventually, we escorted them up to the gym and let them play dodge-ball until their parents arrived. Some of the parents were interested in our program so I showed them the bead-loom software and gave a brief description on how it’s used.
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