lego_robotics

FLL debrief

Posted on January 11th, 2010 by admin and tagged .
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What a day! Our first attempt at FLL, at least with me as the rookie coach and loads of rookie students. Here are my observations:

1. It's a LONG day. We left the school at 6:30am, drove an hour to get their, finished the day there at 5, drove an hour back and left school at 6:30. 12 hours on a Saturday.

2. Lots of down time at the tournament. This actually was helpful, as it provided some practice time for our research presentation as well as tinkering time between robot game rounds. iPods, iTouches, PSP's came in handy.

Getting ready for FLL on Saturday

Posted on January 5th, 2010 by admin and tagged .
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Saturday, January 9 is the Big Day. Our team heads off to our First Lego League competition. As a rookie coach with a rookie team, I'm feeling my share of trepidation. I did go once as an observer, so I have seen what a terrific program this is. But that's not the same as coaching a team.