Thursday, August 31, 2017

Aug 31, 2017 - FlexFactor, C++ and Electronic Lab Time & Open Lab Tme

Entrance Ticket - Open the Cisco NetAcad and review modules 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3, and then do lab 1
Class Agenda:
  • 12:30-1:15 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 1:15 - 1:30 - Time Management
  • 1:30 - 2:30 - Electronic Lab - Finish your Parallel Circuits measurements.  I will be collecting lab books Friday for a lab book check
    • -
  • 2:30 - 3:20 - Open Lab Time
    • Ask me questions...
  •  3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Aug 30, 2017 - FlexFactor, C++ and Electronic Lab Time

I have failed... please look at yesterdays blog for any links we need today....

Entrance Ticket - work quietly on your Electronics Engineering Fundamentals

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Aug 29, 2017 - C++ and Electronic Lab Time

Entrance Ticket  - Humble Book Bundle - Electronics and Programing
  • Read about an Electronics resource, that you can get for $1, $8 or $16
  • Not required, but just a useful option.

Class Agenda:

  • 12:30-12:45 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
    • After you look at the Humble Bundle link, then.....
    • Ask me for a job...
  • 12:45 - 1:00 - JOBS... ASK
  • 3:00 - 3:20 - Open Lab time
  •  3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup

Monday, August 28, 2017

Aug 28, 2017 - C++ and Electronic Lab Time

Entrance Ticket - Electronics Fundamentals Udemy Class


Class Agenda:


  • 12:30-12:45 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 12:45 - 1:00 - Ask Me For a Class Job...
  • 3:00 - 3:20 - Open Lab Time
  •  3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup

Friday, August 25, 2017

Aug 25, 2017 - Class Setup, Electronic Lab Time, Printer Loot, and other stuff

Entrance Ticket - Ask me for a Job...

Class Agenda:

  • 12:30-12:50 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today) 
  • 12:50 - 1:40 - Reflective Object Sensor-QRE1113 LAB
  • 1:40 - 2:30 - Printer Loot
  • 2:30 - 3:20 - Open Lab Time
  •  3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Aug 24, 2017 - C Programing Intro, Electronic Lab Time, and other stuff

Entrance Ticket - Verify you can get logged into Cisco NetAcademy
  •  Click the Terms & Conditions, and take the survey, and get to the point where you can open the first lesson for Chapter 0
Class Agenda:

  • 12:45 - 1:00 - Class Setup - Ask me for a job
  • 2:00 - 2:30 - AC/DC Electronics Lab
    • Add an LED to your Circuit
      • Connect in series with your POT
      • Connect in series with your Photoresistor
  • 2:30 - 3:20 - Open Lab Time - You can do 1 or the following
  • Work on your AC/DC Electronics Lab and finish any work you still need to do
  • Udemy - I want you to finish watching the Electronics Engineering Technology Fundamentals Class by next week Friday Sept 1.  I will have an IC quiz for you to take then.
  • Ask me for a Class Setup Job
  • Work on you printer disassembly
  •  3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Aug 23, 2017 - C Programing Intro, PhotoDiode, and other stuff

Entrance Ticket - Did you get an Email from me?  Check the Email you provided in the class Survey...

  • Check your Email
  • Then also see about a Cisco Net Academy Welcome Email... and sign in to that too... 
  •  
 Class Agenda: 

  • 12:30-12:45 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
    •  Student Packet - Turn them In
    • If you have not taken my class Survey, please do 
  • 2:45 - 3:20 - Open Lab time - 1-1 Lab Help, Printer, Udemy, Help me setup stuff...
  • 3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup and talk about Next week

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Aug 22, 2017 - Series Circuit Lab and Class Organizing

Entrance Ticket  - Class organization and setup... ask me for a job...
  • Table?
  • arduino kits unpack
  • other stuff......

 Class Agenda: 

  • 12:30-12:45 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
    •  Student Packet - Turn them In
    • If you have not taken my class Survey, please do 
  • 2:30 - 3:20 - Open Lab time - let's take apart a printer
  • 3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup and talk about Next week

Monday, August 21, 2017

Aug 21, 2017 - Solar Eclipse and Manufacturing Jobs

Entrance Ticket - 4 Reasons Manufacturing Jobs Are Returning to the USA
  •  List the 4 reasons Manufacturing in coming back
    • Do you agree?  Why? Why not? 
  Class Agenda: 
  • 12:30-12:45 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
    •  Student Packet - Turn them In
    • If you have not taken my class Survey, please do 
  • 2:15- 2:30 - - Cisco Netlab C++ Class Registration
  • 2:30 - 3:20 - Open Lab time - let's take apart a printer
  • 3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup and talk about Next week
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Friday, August 18, 2017

Aug 18, 2017 - Happy Friday.... Let's talk about your passwords...

Udemy - Lets Learn Stuff...
  • Then listen to lesson 1 Introduction and Lesson 2 Safety 
  •  IF you did that yesterday... find any other free class that is interesting, and start it...
  Class Agenda:
  • 12:30-12:45 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
    •  Student Packet - Turn them In
  • 1:30 - 3:20 - Open Lab time - let's take apart a printer
  • 3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup and talk about Next week

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Aug 17, 2017 - Who is Georg Simon Ohm?

Entrance Ticket - Who Is Georg Simon Ohm?
In your own words,  please tell me a few interesting things about Georg Simon Ohm.  What is he most famous for?
  • Short paragraph or 4-5 bullet sentences in your log book.
  Class Agenda:

  • 12:30-12:45 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
    •  Student Packet - Turn them In
  • 1:45 - 2:00 - Tour Machine Shop
  • 2:30 - 2:50 - Unpack Some More Stuff
  • 2:50 - 3:20 - Get Registered for Cisco NetAcademy

  • 3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup and talk about Fridays

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Aug 16, 2017 - I think this Robot was trolling us....

Entrance Ticket - Maybe robots are not quite ready to take our jobs just yet... 
but if you look closely at the video, I honestly think it was acting the fool on purpose... just to trick us into complacency... https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/15/16148196/robots-falling-over-likable-boston-dynamics
  • Write down a few notes in your Notebook about what you found interesting (3-5 short sentences)
    • After Watching the Video, do you thing the robot was trolling us, and was making a mistake on purpose?
    • Why do we like robots better when they make mistakes? Why?
    • Should robots be allowed to make mistakes or fail? Why or why not?
  Class Agenda:

  • 12:30-12:45 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 12:45 - 12:50 - Student Packet - Turn them In
  • 12:50-1:10 - What is Your HOPE
  • 2:30 - 3:00 - Unpack some stuff
  • 3:00 - 3:20 - Tour
  • 3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Aug 15, 2017 - Student Packets. and Survey

Entrance Ticket - Pick a class magazine and pick an interesting article...  
  • Pick from the stack at the entry sign in table
  • Get your log books (I'll pass them out) 
    • Please put your First Name and Last Name on your lab book
    • Then write "AM" in the lower left hand corner of box where you put your name
  • Write down a few notes in your Notebook about what you found interesting (3-5 short sentences)
  Class Agenda:

  • 12:30-12:45 - Entry Ticket - 15 min (see top of Blog for today)
  • 12:45 - 1:10 - Student Packet <-- Bring these back signed and complete on Wednesday
  • 1:40 - 2:00 - More Class Logistics - I have to Pee, I can't Live without my phone, and I'm hungry
  • 2:00 - 2:30 - Unpack some tools
  • 2:30 - 3:20 - Ohms Law Lecture and lab
  • 3:20 - 3:30 - Cleanup

Monday, August 14, 2017

Mechatronics First Day... Your First Day is My First Day Too...

WoHooooooo... Welcome.

Today is going to be a bit crazy, but lets dive right in. Not sure what we are going to get done, but we will talk about the following:


Take a deep breath... You get to build FIRE Breathing Robots this year...