Welcome!
This page will be used for your continued access to resources used during the training. Please save the link, or bookmark it... Our goal is for you to use this resource in the classroom, to refresh you on equipment and setup, workflows, resources and instructions, as well as links to helpful gear and educational tools.
We at RCBI are pleased you're here, excited to contribute to accelerating tech and STEM in the classroom, and grateful to the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, for their continued support of incredible programs like this!
Thank to all of the above for making this possible!
*Original Recording
AgTech Training, Resource Presentation, Demonstrations, and guides were presented on August 19th, 2020. Find below the original recording of this live training.
Agenda...
1-1:55 pm
Introductions:
- Ag Tech 2020 Welcome!
- Thank you to our Sponsor: The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
- Thank you to our Partner: the West Virginia Dept. of Education; & Nathan Taylor
- The Team
- Evan Nelson
- Deacon Stone
- Tour
- Participant Introductions... how about you?!
- Intro to this year's Kit hardware
- Feature, setup/use of Wyze Cam
Break - 5 min
2-3 pm
Data & Environmental: A Deep Dive into Kit Hardware, Resources and Possibilities
- Welcome Anne Axel from MU Biology!
- Intro Citizen Science Environmental Monitor
- Setup, assembly, and resources
- The website, data, and it's uses
- Future possibilities, and other hardware...
- Q&A, networking, and wrap-up!
Introductions...
Evan Nelson
Lean Agriculture Systems Specialist at RCBI
- Program Missions
- Local by Local Webinars:
- Search "Local by Local" on Facebook: select Food & Farm Expo Webinar Workshop Series
- Ag Innovation:
- Walnut Syrup
- 'Dippy Do' ice-cream, with 3D Printed molds
- Ag Showcase...
- FYI and Resources
Deacon Stone
STEM Education & Maker Programs at RCBI
- RCBI's Broad Mission
- Maker Programs Mission
- Program Missions
- FYI and Resources
How about you?!
- Individual introductions, areas of interest and expertise...
Hardware and Kits You'll be Receiving...
| Smart Citizen Kit | https://bit.ly/3fgqbgY |
| Wyze Camera | https://amzn.to/2YqFbly |
| Camera Mount | https://amzn.to/2YxhuZ3 |
| sd card (x2 pack) | https://amzn.to/2B55MMR |
| sd card (x5 pack) | https://amzn.to/2UB6Vmm |
| laptop | https://amzn.to/2zrprGB |
| battery | https://amzn.to/2UAHl0I |
| toolboxes | https://amzn.to/3dYhjw3 |
| 3D Printing Pen | https://amzn.to/3knBRAB |
| 3D Printing Mat | https://amzn.to/36yrViG |
You can find the actual product from one of the vendors from whom your kit item or hardware was sourced. Manufacturers often provide resources such as guides, instruction manuals, project booklets, drivers, downloads, and detailed descriptions on their websites.
Makers and hobbyists on outlets such as YouTube often detail incredible projects which can be found by simply searching for your kit or hardware by name!
Below we detail a few resources for specific items and kits; with concentration on the kits and projects we'll be doing hands-on in the classroom... but with a little exploration, lots of resources are ready-at-hand...!!!
Wyze Camera
The Camera:
Setup wizard, instructions:
https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360030110891-Wyze-Cam-Setup-Guide
Website (view video/use)
Evan Nelson's Deployed Camera and it's Footage:
Evan will demo the Wyze app, review video, and demonstrate the interface
Future Possibilites, Hardware, and Approaches:
- Sharing cameras with other Wyze account owners is a free basic functionality
- Review footage, record live footage or reviews to a phone or other device, speak over cameras, and hear camera audio: are all free basic fuctions of the camera, out of the box!
- At any time users can remove the SD card from the camera, and place footage on a computer for editing, time-lapse, etc
- Easy to use app-based console, for iOS or Android
- You can subscribe to their service, to store footage in the cloud
Smart Citizen Environmental Monitoring Kit
The Kit:
Setup wizard, instructions:
https://start.smartcitizen.me/wizard/landing?lang=eng
Website (view sensors/data)
Deployed Kits and their Data:
Anne Axel's:
https://smartcitizen.me/kits/11031
RCBI's:
https://smartcitizen.me/kits/13121
Future Possibilites, Hardware, and Approaches:
SenseBox, show and tell: a "swiss-army-knife" monitor, which requires some coding
Our Contact Info:
Bill Woodrum:
Agricultural Innovations
(304) 781-1670
bwoodrum@rcbi.org
Evan Nelson
Lean Agriculture Systems Specialist
(304) 781-1657
enelson@rcbi.org
Deacon Stone
STEM Education & Maker Programs
(304) 781-1659
dstone@rcbi.org
Q&A and Requested Resources
As questions come in, and are answered, we'll post them here for everyone's benefit!
*A supplement to our 08/19 training will be offered after you receive your kits; we'll add resources here on an ongoing basis as we support your progress.