Nov 6, 2017 - Conferences, LinkedIn, Arduino's

Entrance Ticket - Lots Of Options... So Pay Attention.  Do Some of the Following

1.  If You Want.  Register for the IoT Conference, and maybe get a Parent or Friend to go with you... November 29-30th, Santa Clara Convention Center, Silicon Valley.  Register for a free pass at https://www.iottechexpo.com/northamerica/   . 
2. If You Want... Register for the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Silicon Valley.  It  returns to San Jose with a fresh, in-depth educational program designed specifically for the needs of today's embedded systems professionals. With more tracks, a full day of technical tutorials, and a host of top electrical engineering talent on stage, you'll get the specialized training you need to create competitive embedded products. Fill your notebook with insights, get hands-on in the classroom and on the expo floor, and speak directly to the engineers and developers who can help you work faster, cheaper, and smarter.

• If you go During my class, I'll count you as present, and give you full credit for any in-class assignments we do... but you have to take a selfie proving your were there, and bring swag and info back to class 
• Turn in to IC, 200 words on why you might want to go to either one of these conferences.  Read the conference overviews, and explore the conference topics... and write about what you find interesting.

Class Agenda:

• 7:30-7:40 - Entry Ticket - 10 min (see top of Blog for today)

• 7:40 - 8:20 - C++ if else vs switch/case
• Open your Cisco C class and review section 4.1.0 to 4.1.4 https://education.cppinstitute.org/course_datas/display/68/251#
• https://github.com/jimTheSTEAMClown/Mechatronics-C-Programming/blob/master/cisco-c-source-01-02-01-template 
• Start with my template ^^^ and  add integer variables, and show an if /else if / else structure.  then re-do it as a switch/case
• C and C++ Resource page
• Turn in to IC as a PDF

• 8:20 - 8:40 - Register for a LinkedIn account
• https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
• http://www.steamclown.org/steamClownEducation/lifeSkills/LinkedInStudentProfileChecklist_Aspira.pdf

• 8:40 - 9:00 - Boil down your Flex Factor Project to your top 3

• 8:40 - 9:20 - Back to your Arduino Project - Refresh based on what you now know...
• Who was your team?
• What are you going to build
• Update IC with your team members, what you are going to do, and what equipment and components you need
  

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• 9:20 - 9:30 - Cleanup