Tri-Rivers Students attend BoeBot robotics training Session
Teachers and students from Tri-Rivers Career Center and area schools attended a BOEBot robotics programming and training session at TRECA Digital academy in Marion, Nov. 15 and 16.
Jessica Uelman Education and Training Coordinator at Parallax in Redlands California was the trainer. She taught basic robotics and PBASIC programming to 12 teachers and students. Each participant received two robots for completing the training. The training was paid for through a STEM grant from Honda of America.
Ritch Ramey, Engineering Instructor at Tri-Rivers and STEM grant Coordinator said,“I was glad to see that so many people were willing to attend our BOEBOT robotic training session hosted by TRECA. The grant money provided by Honda of America allowed us to learn how to better teach programming to the student s of the Marion area. We were able to bring in an expert in PBASIC and use this to better operate of robots. Our students will use this knowledge to better understand the complexities of being robotic technicians. Each participant received more than $200 worth of robotic equipment and it is impossible to put a dollar figure on the programming knowledge gained.”
