How to keep up to date on whats going on? You can add your email to the "Follow by Email" field in the upper right of this page... that way you will get notified when ever I post a new post. I though this DIY USB Camera Was Cool... Salvaging USB Webcams from Old Laptops https://blog.adafruit.com/2020/07/05/salvaging-usb-webcams-from-old-laptops/On this episode of DIY Perks, Matt shows just how easy it is to re-purpose a webcam from an old or dead laptop. Basically all you have to do is figure out which wires are which, hook it up to a USB cable, and you have an extra webcam. Want to Join a P ..read more

How to keep up to date on whats going on? You can add your email to the "Follow by Email" field in the upper right of this page... that way you will get notified when ever I post a new post. Want to Join a Project? I'm creating a few project that I want to work on... but I would also like to let you join and work on them too... So If you want to join one of these projects below: Adding New Events Project - This project is all about learning how to do the following... and maybe that's not how to do it. To get started on this project, you should start reading up about PHP and mySql or oth ..read more

How to keep up to date on whats going on? You can add your email to the "Follow by Email" field in the upper right of this page... that way you will get notified when ever I post a new post. Need some "Lite" reading? Here is a list of mostly Engineering, Math, Machine Learning and Data Science books. There are a bunch of Chemistry, Biology, and Social Science books too... PDF and Free (there are some with out pdf links). I downloaded more than half of them and am going to build a library for my students... I'm sure some of these have way more math that I'm ready for... but they have some cool ..read more

I'm working on my Python lesson plans and updating my Python modules.  Thought I would post about what I needed to check today... I wanted to run the IDLE3 python interpreter from the command line in the terminal.  If I just type: $ idle3  then it does launch the IDEL3 python interpreter, but it does not release the terminal, so you want to run the command in the background by typing: $idle3 & The & tells the terminal to run the process in the background and your terminal is then released to be able to execute other commands with out waiting for the idel3 process to terminate ..read more

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Entry Ticket - Goolge search for good Raspberry Pi getting started Videos... Watch one Assignment - Duration: 15 MinLink: Do a Google SearchInstructions & Expectations: Take some time to find some instructions for  setting up or getting started with the Raspberry Pi.  Watch one. How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 10 PointsFind and Watch a Raspberry Pi Getting Started VideoTurn in the linkIf yours is unique and no one else list yours, you get 10 points, if 1 other lists th ..read more

This is a Event you might want to check out5 Points Extra Credit - Submit to the Mechatronics Extra Credit Form.  You have to write 200 words about what you learned, and take a selfie with an event sign or banner... Something to prove you were there... Do you Know Who Owns Your Data? Questions That Matter: Data and Democracy January 29, 2019 6pm - Reception 7pm - Program Kuumbwa Jazz CenterTechnology increasingly shapes our habits and defines our access to information. As our society navigates shifting sources of news, targeted advertising, and polarizing online rhetoric, it is essential that ..read more

Entry Ticket - 10 Best Raspberry Pi Projects Assignment - Duration: 15 MinLink: 10 Best Raspberry Pi ProjectsInstructions & Expectations: Take some time to look at either these 10 best Raspberry Pi Projects or find some different ones.  There are lot's if you Google "Raspberry Pi Prijects.  You could look in Instructables... They have lots of Raspberry Pi Projects.  Pick 2 projects which would be interesting to build. Tell me why you picked these projects and what you hope to learn?What do you need to learn to be successful creating this project?How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatro ..read more

Entry Ticket - Turn In A List of 5 different versions of Linux Assignment - Duration: 10 MinInstructions & Expectations: Take some time to learn what Linux is, and how many versions or distributions there are.  This is an open research project... Google is your friend. How to Submit Assignment: You are to turn in a list of 5 Linux Distribution names... like Raspbian (that one does not count).  To get the full 10 points.  Your list has to have at least one distribution that no one else has. Click this Linux Distributions Google Form link to turn this in. - 10 PointsDig Deeper: watch "25 Mos ..read more

Now this is something we should build... Agile Swimming Robot ..read more