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(...) I'm thinking on the learning curve. The tools are pretty complex to understand their relationship with each other. Also, it's challenging to learn the names of the parts. How do non-LEGO students adjust to learning parts names? How do they (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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(...) the (...) Can you be just a little more specific so as to guide me toward the content you are looking for? Can you provide a sample observation? (...) Again, my observations will only be with adult learning and adult learning styles. Will that (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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Hi: I'm VERY sorry to disturb you with this, but last week I tried to reconfigure my mail client and, as usual, I lost all my mails of that week. Those include the mails with respect to this topic, and would like to answer them! Please, I would (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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Hi Miguel - Thanks for your observations, I appreciate it. I will take them into account. -Tim (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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(...) Hi Steven - This sounds great! I checked out your project pages, and watched the videos from the one competition - with the robot that climbed the box. Looks like you're doing some great stuff! I myself am not very into robotics, as it is not (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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Hi Gustavo - Wow this sounds very interesting! I'd certainly like to see more of this. I'll send you an email with further inquiries. -Tim (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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(...) As an Associate Professor within our Technology Division, I have found LEGO/ MLCAD to be a wonderful tool when introducing new students to mechanical systems, CAD, and problem solving. I teach a course in Collaborative Team Skills. In this (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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Hi: My name is Gustavo Patow and I'm an university proffessor at the University of girona, Sapin, that uses LDraw tools at the classroom. Not only I'm able to define final undergraduate projects like LeoCAM, recently released, but I've also spread (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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(...) Hi Tim, Please note that the Syngress Powertools book is indeed designed in a way that can be used in a classroom. Our contention (the author's) is that Lego CAD greatly eases the initial steps in the learning curve of CAD and other 3d (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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LEGO (Dacta) is used at the school I work, but I do not know if teachers use LDraw. I will ask. Some collegues saw me working with it on my computer during my break and got interested in it and downloaded the stuff for their kids (and them self no (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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Hi - Is anyone here a teacher, and if so, do you use the LDraw tools (MLCAD, etc included) in the classroom? What has your experience been? I'm putting togehter something for BricksWest, and would like to know how you use the software in class, and (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Lego Designer Software
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(...) Lego Designer 1.0 works amazingly well for a first version. It's Help can get you started. It has a few problems and could use some more tips. Let me know if you want my long list of problems and suggestions sent to Pitsco several months ago. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Australian Teams Achieve Success at the 2002 RoboCup Junior World Finals
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"Australia has retained the World RoboCup Junior Title by winning impressively at the finals held in Fukuoka Japan in June. The world finals at the Fukuoka Dome were a huge spectacle with teams from 15 countries competing in a range of events (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Cool LEGO Architecture examples?
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Thanks to everyone who's posted and emailed me privately so far. Once Brickshelf gets up and running again, I'll go in and try to find some stuff to show my students in my "Intro" presentation on the first day of class. (...) The part I like about (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jun-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Generate LASM Cmd?
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The text box to wire to the LASM Cmd connector on the Generate LASM cmd.vi can be found in the Internet menu under Functions. The commands in this pink bordered box can be entered with the text tool. (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu)
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Has anyone figured out how to use the Generate LASM Cmd in Robolab 2.5? Help says: “Simply wire in the lines of text into LASM Cmd and have the Begin and End wires on either side.” But how is that done? I can’t find a text tool that will produce (...) (22 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu)
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How many RCX's and what software do you need to control the Vending Machine requiring 4 sensor input ports and 5 output ports at Brickshelf's (URL) it require RCX to RCX or Scout communication, e.g., Robolab mail? Brickshelf recently added building (...) (22 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu)
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| | SNOT... projected on the wall...
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|[I'm forwarding this on behalf of Mark Benz <markdbenz@yahoo.com>, who | doesn't currently have access to his e-mail, so he can't post it himself] Hi, It seems that almost every MOC we have done in the past 3 years has some SNOT on it somewhere. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.edu) !
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The American Association of School Administrators is holding "The National Conference on Education" in San Diego the same weekend as BricksWest 2002. Here's their website with convention details: (URL) saw the convention from a post by Suz about (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.edu)
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| | LEGO Dacta is now 'LEGO Educational Division'
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LEGO Dacta has officially changed its name to LEGO Educational Division. Read it in their latest newsletter: (URL) guess this is the new logo: (URL) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.dacta, lugnet.lego.dacta, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Bricks in my Pocket (BimP) now available!
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(...) Palm Users who wish to subscribe, again there are only 7 subscriptions left, can add Bimp to their Avantgo Channel using the link below: (URL) B. Combs, Editor Bricks in my Pocket (BimP) (22 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.loc.us.in.eva, lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.publish, lugnet.lego, lugnet.edu, lugnet.cad)
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| | Bricks in my Pocket (BimP) now available!
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(...) Content for your PocketPC or Palm is now available. I have been working hard the last few weeks creating a pocket presence for the Advanced Building Brick hobbyist. Using the new Mazingo service, I have created the new e-journal "Bricks in my (...) (22 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.loc.us.in.eva, lugnet.robotics.palm, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.publish, lugnet.lego, lugnet.edu, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: learning RoboLab (long)
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(...) I haven't seen this but I imagine that it is similar to the Control Lab version, only taking advantage of the multi-processing capability of the RCX. At least that was my $0.02 during the brainstorming session for this packet. :) (...) If this (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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1. Click www.lego.com/dacta/I...tabase.asp 2. Click the "Quick" button. 3. Click "Search" button. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Re: learning RoboLab (long)
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I could not get anywhere with this link. How do you get to the docs? 5.e. Invent & Investigate Database www.lego.com/dacta/I...tabase.asp Activities in the form of student challenges. The Teacher Notes sections show programming examples. 27 (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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(...) Miles, thanks for posting that long catalog of available reference material for ROBOLAB. I too have been through the frustrating experience of finding learning resources. ROBOLAB is good software because it is in the spirit of LEGO, where you (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | learning RoboLab (long)
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The following learning resources apply to Lego Dacta's RoboLab "Mindstorms for Schools" programming software, version 2.5 where indicated, otherwise, earlier versions: 1. Dacta RoboLab Teacher's Guides Printed paper books. Detailed instructions for (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics.scout, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | Plymouth Schools building with Mindstorms
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Kinda cool article on mindstorms in gradeschool in Plymouth, MA: (URL) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Sioux City Request
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Howdy everyone! ...my name is Richard Wright, (website-www.weirdrichard.com) and I work for a company called PCS. We install Lego-based engineering labs into schools and afterschool environments. Sorry for the long absense, but my wife and I just (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Questions regarding a project for school...
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hello! For a school project, we are supposed to write a business proposal for a hypothetical e-commerce site. The business I plan to write about is setting up a Lego resale operation worldwide. The main concept is this: We all no there are from time (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Teens build LEGO machines
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Here's a short piece about the 'Conexiones' youth technology program at Arizona State University -Suz ---...--- Technology connection Immigrants' children benefit from ASU program Barbara Yost The Arizona Republic Aug. 10, 2001 "Eduardo Reyes was (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | A lonely high school student, narrowing on colleges...
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Greetings fellow FOLs. I am in the process of narrowing down on colleges, considering I am a junior now and must start that long road. I am curious... those of you who have undergone Graphic Design education and *whatever Arcitecture Bram L. is in*. (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.edu)
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| | Robocamps
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We just finished our summer Robocamps here at Colorado School of Mines. I just wanted to see if I could get some feedback from the Lugnet community. The kids are middle school ages and I feel they have done an incredible job, they made the class. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Mindstorms from a PowerBook: A Call for Participation
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Thanks, I read the page , but I don't know anything about Macs. I do have a great big Robot controlled by 5 RCX's! Eric (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Mindstorms from a PowerBook: A Call for Participation
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A national education-tool development effort is looking for beta testers and volunteer hackers. from 'The PowerBook Source' website, June 15, 2001: 'Controlling LEGO Mindstorms from a PowerBook: A Call for Participation' by Frank Klassner (URL) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general)
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| | Seymour Papert in The Irish Times
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The Irish Times, Friday, June 22, 2001 "Storming the Open Mind" (URL) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Replacement Black Lego String
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I'm in need of a rather large amount of the Black Lego String (thread). Does anyone have an idea for alternate sources or substitutes for it? Thanks, John (AKA:freightmaster) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | cleaning legos
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one time I found a sight, long time ago on how to clean legos. Can anyone tell me where I would go to find out how to clean yard sale legos? Not sure I can find where I posted this again . dfranich1@home.com (23 years ago, 18-Jun-01, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: What to do with all those wheels
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"Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:GEKs4o.FxC@lugnet.com... (...) noticed (...) check it (...) up and (...) verified (...) wheels (...) surprised (...) structure (...) he got (...) this (...) We did something similar for (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.edu)
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