Aaron Smith @theartguy@is.aaronbsmith.com

#Introduction / #Introductions

I'm Aaron, a Media Arts / Technology teacher for a K-8 Creative & Performing Arts Academy.

Before I did this, I was a Visual Arts teacher.

I'm very much into #DIY, #STEM, #STEAM, #DnD, #photography, the #Maker movement, and the idea that artists should be fairly compensated for the work they do (vs reposting said work without even attribution).

My politics lean left, but I don't talk about that much here.

I'm a widower.

I talk about games on @Crash.

*"Follow-for-follow." Life's too short to clutter my timeline.

*Post, boost, or favorite profanities. Yes, even the ones included in super-insightful posts. My students can find me.

*Post, boost, or favorite copyright infringement or endorsements of the same. Copyright law needs reform, sure, but it is still used to protect artists. If you're punching down and up at the same time, You're still punching down.

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When I power up my Rock64 I get 3 LEDs and the optical mouse to light up, but none of the lights on the keyboard (capslock, etc) will light up and the monitor says there's no signal.

I've tried several of the images off the wiki, currently using Armbian_5.91_Rock64_Debian_buster_default_4.4.184_desktop.7z

Anyone have a dollar or two to help me replace a few more 11 year old computers? https://donorschoo.se/e/vDfc0bAeC1

... although I think I might have purchased the wrong size heat sink....

New toys!

My Rock64 computer from @PINE64 arrived today!

Made a light based theremin.

In retrospect, should not have made it during a different activity while an after market speaker was hooked up to my micro:bit.

https://makecode.microbit.org/_FgD85EXW8gq4

Me to a student in a conference: "Did I tell you you could work in groups?"

Student, without pause: "Did you tell us we couldn't?"

Me: *High-fives student*

Me: "Good answer."

+ I am happy to have talked with every parent I've seen today.

- I wish I had seen more of them.

Every time I meet @subrown4h@twitter.com I learn something new. She's in the #puwt19 Maker Space showing off paper circuits. Did not think about making them modular until now!

Can we take a moment to enjoy the marvel that is the Maker Space logo for #PUWT19? Because it's glorious.

The design on the wall/ceiling in the back of this auditorium is making me wonder what the max head room is.

#PUWT19

This is just me, but presenters who stand aside to show a video longer than a minute without pausing/stopping it just rub me the wrong way.

I can think of exceptions to that rule, surely, but most times it feels like they're using the video to give the presentation instead of them.

#PUWT19

As promised, here's the recording of my #PUWT19 session on open source software.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcg7wnILB1U

Here for the #PUWT19 keynote.

Sitting in the back, like a good Lutheran.

Or a good troublemaker.

Or both.

My presentation for #PUWT19 can be found here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1h1ZtQNHw0jXUIPc1E3DRwhqQmaRibUHLJNMMlYWVsPE/edit?usp=sharing

Expect demonstrations.

I'm presenting at a local conference today. They'll want me to be using Twitter to talk about it, and to some extent I will, but I'll likely be more talkative here.

So heads up, if you don't want to deal with that, just mute the conference's hash tag: #PUWT19

Why are there not more coffee scented products in the world?

(Also worth noting that NO students asked to hand in Q1 work today.)

Today, the day after Q1 grades were due, I walked around wearing a micro:bit that had "NO" scrolling across it.

When asked why, I said it was for students who asked if they could hand in Q1 work.

My ulterior motive: I had VERY engaged 5th graders learning how to code the micro:bit today.