Week 5

      As discussed in my previous blog, on Saturday, February 3, I visited the museum’s Open House at Bill Sadowski Park. This Open House was to inform the people of Miami-Dade County about our museum, and to answer questions that they may have regarding the museum. After I attended the beginning of our Open House, my supervisor notified me that the museum’s new printer had arrived. The old printer was not printing colors correctly and it needed to be replaced. Upon arriving at the museum from the park, I first had to disassemble and discard the old printer. To discard the old printer, I had to place it on a dolly because it was extremely heavy. After I put the printer on the dolly, my supervisor and I took the printer to the first floor of the museum. To install the new printer, we had to unbox it and place it in an acceptable location. Afterwards, I had to connect the printer to the computer. This was my first time assembling a business printer. Connecting it to the computer was the most difficult process. To connect the printer to the museum’s computers, I had to download software onto the computers.  After downloading the software, I had to insert the printer’s IP address. The printer was not printing correctly, however, after a test print, the printer started to print normally.

    On Wednesday, February 7, I was assigned to re-print the QR-code for the museum’s survey because the old printer did not print it correctly. The QR code for the museum’s survey now looks more presentable for people who visit our museum. I then had to help two museum staff members connect their computers to the printer because they were having difficulty. Since modern printers connect to Wi-Fi, the computers were still trying to connect to the old printer.

     Following this, I had to help fix one of the museum’s displays. The display included two war helmets, a replica helmet from the ancient Greek empire, and a modern United State military helmet. The helmets were positioned on a metal stand with a board, however, the museum wanted to place the helmets on a shelf frame. After taking measurements and positioning the shelf to the display’s desired location, we drilled holes and placed screws in the shelf’s frame. The frame looks more presentable than the metal stand that the helmets were previously on. Once we were done with the frame, I had to vacuum the wood shavings and debris from our project. Shortly after I was done vacuuming, one of the museum staff members received a phone call that old flags were going to be dropped off at the museum. The museum collects old or un-used flags that people want to discard. The museum has the Boy Scouts of America burn the flags outside on the side of the museum, instead of the flags being thrown away. When the flags were dropped off, I took the flags and placed them in the back room. They will stay there until the Boy Scouts are ready to burn them. Overall, I was able to complete important tasks for the museum this week.