Friday, May 25, 2018

WoHooooooooooooooooo... small tear.... LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Jobs:
  • Clean and put away USB Key Boards
  • Clean and move HDMI Monitors
    • Maybe Zip Tie cords
  • Steam Clown on my 5 volt power
  • Sort wires
  • Put tools away
  • Vacuum tool work bench area
  • Repack Rube Goldberg boxes
  • Drill and install cabinet locks
  • Test Arduinos - load "Blink"

  • At 10 min to the end... Last thing we do is clean and move laptops to the cart, and plug them in

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Wednesday May 23, 2018 - Why Learn to code

Entrance Ticket - This is a great article ... you learn to code by coding
 Class Agenda:
  • 7:30-7:45 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 7:45 - 9:20 -Open Lab, Class Cleanup, Odd Jobs, Ask me questions...
  • 9:20 - 9:30 - Cleanup

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Tuesday May 22, 2018 - WoHoooo....

Entrance Ticket - How Did You Like Mark McPherson?...
 Class Agenda:
  • 7:30-7:40 - Entry Ticket - 10 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 8:00 - 8:40 - Odd Jobs and Open Lab (with a pneumatic demo / lab)
  • 8:40 - 9:20 -Open Lab...
  • 9:20 - 9:30 - Cleanup

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

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Monday, May 14, 2018

Monday May 14, 2018 - Ready For Summer?

Entrance Ticket - Ready for Summer?
When subscribing, sometimes you will need information that maybe you don’t think you have… 
like a “company” or sometimes they will not accept a @gmail email address.  Here is what I 
recommend: Use an email you will have access to next year or 2 years from now. Use your real 
name, address, email and phone number, typically I do not get any phone calls.  Use SVCTE as 
the “company” name. If they ask you for a “Job Title”, or “What Do You Do”, select “Student” 
if that is an option, otherwise select something like “Design Engineer” or “Research & Development”.  
Pick a password that is different than your email or Instagram… but that you will always remember.
  • SunPower Horizons Summer Program Round Up -  June 11-June 15  - 7:15-4:00
    • Student apps:Here is the link to apply: https://goo.gl/forms/JG9LH9jfzJhATZ4H3. It is also on the flyer (attached).
    • Transportation: 
      I will have a map of San Jose and Will be identifying bus pick up sites
  • Looking at the student list attached, students are from these schools:

  1. Willow Glen HS
  2. Yerba Buena HS
  3. San Jose HS
  4. Leland HS

  1. Logistics on Site:
  • Caterer’s will be Marios Taco Truck for breakfast; and then each day a catered lunch… Panda Express, Togos, Olive Garden, Pizza, Noah’s Bagel, etc.
  • Any One Interested in Making a Battle Bot? Want to be on my team?
 Class Agenda:
  • Entry Ticket - 10 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • Lets Look at some BATTLEBOTS
  • Setup for 8th Graders
  • Install Xilinx Software
  • Open Lab time - Robot Project, Coding Project, Vex Robot Project
    • If you work on your Robot Project, make sure you update your Robot project page and make a blog post. Robot Projects Please Submit a Blog post
9:20 - 9:30 - Cleanup

Friday, May 11, 2018

Friday May 11, 2018 - Robot Projects

Open Lab time - Robot Project, Coding Project, Vex Robot Project
  • Make sure you turn in your "What I did today in Open Lab" form.   
  • If you work on your Robot Project, make sure you update your Robot project page and make a blog post. Robot Projects Please Submit a Blog post

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Thursday May 10, 2018 - End OF Year Survey & Robot Projects

Entrance Ticket - End Of Year Survey
 Class Agenda:
  • 7:30-7:40 - Entry Ticket - 10 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 7:40 - 9:10 - Open Lab time - Robot Project, Coding Project, Vex Robot Project
    • Make sure you turn in your "What I did today in Open Lab" form.   
    • If you work on your Robot Project, make sure you update your Robot project page and make a blog post. Robot Projects Please Submit a Blog post
  • 9:20 - 9:30 - Cleanup

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Wednesday 9, 2018 - Guest Speaker - 911SafeTracker

Entrance Ticket - Maker Faire
 Class Agenda:
  • 7:30-7:40 - Entry Ticket - 10 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 7:40 - 8:20 - Robot Safety Logic Circuit
    • Lecture - Signals from Robot Workcell Safety Equipment - PDF Presentation
    • LAB - Draw a Robot Safety Logic Circuit.  
      • Pair/Share - Get into a pair... can be different the safety acctivity
      • Discuss a Robot Workcell.  Identify, list and label all signals for any safety equipment in your Robot Workcell.
      • Draw the logic needed to do this.  You can use https://logic.ly/demo/ if you would like to simulate.  Turn in a Logic Schematics showing the AND and OR gates for your Robot Workcell for your team.  Use the paper and pencils on the book shelf.  One page per team.  Put both your names on it.
  • 8:20 - 9:20 - Chuck Roedel - Co-Founder of 911Tracker.com
  • 9:20 - 9:30 - Cleanup

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Tuesday May 8, 2018 - Robot Workcell Safety Logic

Entrance Ticket - Robotics Industry Insights - Safety First: A Review of Robotic Safeguarding Devices and Issues
  • New Vocabulary
    • Overriding
    • Safegarding
    • Integration challenges
    • Risk-assessment
    • Appropriate
  • Spend 5 min reading this article and be ready to discuss the following questions:
    • What is the overriding interest of a manufacturer, with their Robots?
    • Whenever a safeguarding device signals a robot to stop, what should have happened?
    • It is not necessarily the robot that is the only danger.  What other things could be dangerous in a Robot work cell?
    • What is ANSI/RIA R15.06-1999?
 Class Agenda:
  • 7:30-7:40 - Entry Ticket - 10 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 8:40 - 9:20 -Setup 8th grade Mechatronics Demo in the hub
  • 9:20 - 9:30 - Cleanup

Monday, May 7, 2018

Monday May 7, 2018 - 3 Weeks... Let's Do Some Lightning Projects...

Entrance Ticket - Projects that make a difference and can actually change the world..
    • 100 - 200  words in IC to post your thoughts on this technology.
      • It's getting used in Baltimore harbor, where else could it get used?
      • What might need to be changed to work other places?
      • If you were going to build a trash collector, what would it do and how would it work?
 Class Agenda:
  • 7:30-7:45 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 7:45 - 8:00 - Entry Ticket Discussion
  • 8:00 - 8:15 - What's in your box that you are not using... lets start sorting.  
    • Keep your Arduino's
    • But I want you to start sorting out any resistors, breadboards and other components.
  • 8:40 - 9:20 - Open Lab time - Robot Project
    • Make sure you turn in your "What I did today in Open Lab" form.  
    • If you work on your Robot Project, make sure you update your Robot project page and make a blog post. Robot Projects Please Submit a Blog post
  • 9:20 - 9:30 - Cleanup

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Thursday May 3, 2018 - More Counters

Entry Ticket: What is your name?   Use this form to enter the exact spelling of your name you want on your Mechatronics Certificate

Class Agenda:
  • 7:30-7:40 - Entry Ticket - 10 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 9:20 - 9:30 - Cleanup

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Tuesday May 1, 2018 - Counters


 Class Agenda:
  • 7:30-7:40 - Entry Ticket - 10 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 8:20 - 8:40 - - Open Lab time - VEX Robot Project
    • Make sure you turn in your "What I did today in Open Lab" form.  
    • If you work on your Robot Project, make sure you update your Robot project page and make a blog post. Robot Projects Please Submit a Blog post
  • 9:20 - 9:30 - Cleanup