Blog 2: Wood Working

a. What is your topic and why? 
My topic is wood working because this is something that I grew up doing with my father and I really enjoy making things out of wood. I like making furnitures and learning about the different woods and trying to make something that is literally simply beautiful weather it is a chair, a small carved turtle, a table, or even an entertainment furniture to put a tv. It's just really fun, interesting, and challenging because it is difficult for the mind to create something very unique but still very simple.

b. And what do you hope to accomplish this year with this topic (connecting your answer to each of the 4 ESLRs)

• iPoly Citizen:  I plan to learn how to be an open minded, patient wood worker so that I can learn as much woodworking values/ skills as possible and view situations differently. This can help me become a better iPoly citizen by teaching me how to be more patient in general, helping me think simple, being more involved with making props, and helping my problem solving skills.
• Effective Communicator:  I plan to take the initiative to be in contact with other wood workers to gain more knowledge on how to be more patient with the problem put in front of you, how to cooperate with other people better, and learn how to communicate more strongly with my fellow teammates. This will make me a far more effective independent communicator by enhancing and later polishing my skills that I have learned at iPoly to better work with people since patients is a big factor.
• Effective Learner:  I plan to learn how to build good furniture with tools and acquire the hands on skills/ techniques used by wood workers. This will make me more effective learner by giving me the technique and skill set needed to built amazing props at school and help coordinate my own designs.
• Effective User of Technology: I plan to learn how to use the technology softwares that wood workers use and use my blog all the time to gather and organize my research. This will make me more effective as a user of technology because the research on the blog and the programs are both used on the computer, so it will enhance my computer skills and organization.