Importance Of Youtube

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To people who don’t understand, Youtube can be a waste of time but to me, it is a door of possibility. It lead me to think creatively on my own. It also inspired me to come up with dreams and goals that I did not think of before. Technology has always been a vital essential to my life. Youtube has shown me that with technology I can bring my ideas to fruition. After extracting what I learned from Youtube, it encouraged me to participate in an engineering program, and with the knowledge I gained I was able to design and construct a successful portable charger for my smart phone.

I first got into Youtube on my birthday. I turned 10 years old that day, I walked into my room and my family surprised me. I then noticed a small gift wrapped box. When I opened it I was elated to find an 1st generation iPod touch. After the my celebration I …show more content…

When it came time to start the project our teacher handed us a paper with a diagram on top and said the following, “This diagram only shows you what needs to be connected not where it 's supposed to go, the design is all up to you.” When he left the board it took me a few seconds to realize that I was stuck. I didn’t want my design to mimic the diagram, but at the same time I didn’t know how I was going to change it based on my design. It took me about 5 days (120 minutes per day) to finally complete the project. Out of 30 projects 10 turned out to be successful, and mines was one of them. My design was simplistic at the least, but it was effective in its task to charge a smartphone and to this day still works. Doing this project made me realize that my creativity needed improvement just as much as my decision making skills. This experience did not discourage me in the slightest bit. No, this experience has only fueled my lust for engineering and drives me to challenge myself to come up with more intricate designs and

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