Week 3 Annabelle Li-Kroeger

 This week we worked on our final projects, and I decided to complete my smartwatch by combining the Bluetooth device with the pulse oximeter and the pedometer/accelerometer so that the screen switches when a button is pushed. I chose this as my final product because I wanted to make a smartwatch that is close in function to a normal smartwatch so that it can be more useful in monitoring health related variables. In terms of presentations, we heard from a speaker about the use of wearables to monitor diabetes in Hispanic communities. This taught us a lot about applying wearables to real life situations where price is a limiting factor. Overall, I learned more about applying hardware to digital health monitoring, and I learned how to build and code those hardware devices using arduino IDE software.

In terms of creating the research presentation, I already knew a bit on how to create one because I have taken a research class before at school. I just used the prompts that were given to create a slideshow, and tried to put mostly images instead of texts. However, I still struggled a bit with finding a balance between the two, and I learned that, especially with presenting code, it's easier to let the code speak for itself and just explain the confusing parts to the class. I plan to bring back a new knowledge of applying software to hardware, which will help me when I take computer science next year. In the future, I plan to possibly go into electrical engineering, in which case the knowledge of circuits and software will be very useful in creating more devices.