Abigail

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

@umd_dcc #capstonefair I thought Tyla did a great job on her multi-faceted project. I especially thought it was interesting how she focused on the experience of black students specifically at the University of Maryland, as well as the general experience in the US.

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

Being creative in STEM is often called being innovative, and that word seems to have a more successful and revered connotation #dcc105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

How creativity is helped by failure https://t.co/laSupJ7SQ7 #DCC105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

About failure and consequences: my parents sometimes encouraged me to not worry so much about grades, because they knew that I tried hard. So even with limited consequences, my inner self couldn’t handle failure. It is internal as well as external. #DCC105

[Carmen Molina @Carmen_dcc]

On what @abigailhdcc mentioned regarding failure and identities:
https://t.co/rwYxCMudyW
#dcc105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

This relates to race and ethnicity too, and other aspects of identity that cause people to look down on you or generalize you #DCC105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

Failure to take chances that might make you seem weak or wrong in front of others correlates with gender, too. Often, when boys are wrong once it’s a small mistake but when girls are wrong once it defines their opinions and intelligence #DCC105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

I feel like growing up people did tell me that failure is acceptable sometimes, and that we can learn from our mistakes. However, my mindset was always just: well, why shouldn’t I just succeed the first time? #DCC105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

@stang10DCC Half the time I was told to follow the rules and half the time I was told to be creative— for a long time those felt like conflicting narratives. #DCC105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

@FreedmanBrent @tylerkitts1 Yeah, I don’t know, I don’t think it's really our job to control their access just because we had access first #dcc105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

@logankiiing We had chromebooks given during class (esp because many people in our school probably didn’t have their own computer) and so the wifi automatically blocked game sites and even your personal email (except https://t.co/L9ERLW5lgU!) #dcc105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

You don’t need technology to prove someone’s intelligence or that they automatically have a better life when they have technology (re. One Tablet Per Child) #dcc105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

@jasmaa_dcc @mjoreed103 My school switched from Edline to Google Classroom to Canvass throughout my four years, and the older teachers really couldn’t keep up. #dcc105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

HS teachers were always behind the tech curve- half of them didn’t know how to use online education tools. #dcc105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

@stang10DCC @mjoreed103 That’s a really good point. #dcc105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

@priyanka4dcc $$$$… now you have to either buy new earbuds or an adapter for your old earbuds #dcc105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

Nintendo DSs, now those things were made to last. I still have my DSi somewhere in my desk at home… I turn it on every so often so see if it still works (it does) #dcc105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

@Carmen_dcc @joytoth05448232 @JLiangDCC Write letters to companies! Also, a lot of the companies that first come to mind are actually better rated than we think, because they are held more accountable. Apple, for example, is way better rated than Walmart and Sears for avoiding conflict minerals. #dcc105

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

#dcc105 see these graphs about conflict minerals and maybe even send a letter!

[Abigail @bbynormal]

Encourage jewelry and electronics companies to use conflict-free mineral sourcing by sending a letter to a poorly ranked company: https://t.co/HVt2PgAsHV. Scroll down to the "Take Action" headline and click on a company logo! #DemandTheSupply

[Abigail @abigailhdcc]

@Carmen_dcc Yeah, I remember the first week of class learning about how technology was supposed to become an ingrained part of daily life… #dcc105