VTEEA summer Conference

Carol Edelman with a FTC robot.

My annual VTEEA summer conference was very successful.  Rick Dyer showed me how to create stop motion videos which I plan to incorporate in the Technology Foundations classes.  Using low cost materials one can get very creative in film making.  I'm currently trying to juggle instructional budgets to determine how many software licenses can be purchased or if using the free SAM animation version will have to be used this year.

I also learned quite a bit about pneumatic systems and what products are on the market for education.

The best part was meeting Carol Edelman, VirginiaFIRST Director, Program and Outreach.  I've applied for a Rockwell Collins grant that will enable a FTC team to start up.  I've made several contacts with other Technology teachers in our county and it looks like we may register 2 teams.  The FTC season is earlier in the school year and it is possible for  me to mentor both a FTC team and FRC team.  My wife teaches in Rappahannock County Elementary school and she is in the process of starting a brand new FLL team.