http://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirstThe Alamo Region of FIRST is dedicated to inspiring young people's interest in science and technology. Supporting FRC, FTC, FLL and JrFLL participantsenCopyright Alamo FIRST (C/O Blogtalkradio)Fri, 14 Jun 2019 23:45:00 GMTFri, 11 Mar 2016 20:30:00 GMTElectronicsBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000786442269/6c84b7ef4805ed967f7d152602a988b4.jpeghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirstThe Alamo Region of FIRST is dedicated to inspiring young people's interest in science and technology. Supporting FRC, FTC, FLL and JrFLL participantsfeeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.comelectronics,robotics,first,alamo first,alamofirst,san antonio,robots,stem,community,ftcAlamoFIRSTnoThe Alamo Region of FIRST is dedicated to inspiring young people's interest in science and technology. Supporting FRC, FTC, FLL and JrFLL participantsepisodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2016/03/11/jared-t-skok--tesorso--co-lead-sponsor-of-the-alamo-first-regionElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2016/03/11/jared-t-skok--tesorso--co-lead-sponsor-of-the-alamo-first-region/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2016/03/11/jared-t-skok--tesorso--co-lead-sponsor-of-the-alamo-first-regionFri, 11 Mar 2016 20:30:00 GMTJared T. Skok - Tesorso - Co-Lead Sponsor of the Alamo FIRST RegionTesoro is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and marketers in the country  It is a pleasure to welcome Jared T. Skok back to the show. Jared is the Director for Community Investments for the Tesoro Companies. He is the person in charge of Tesoro’s  community outreach programs which as we all know is a valuable component to connecting business with our community. Jared shares the vision behind the cradle to career pipeline that is at the front of Tesoro's community investments. He also gives feedback from Tesoro employees who volunteered at Alamo FIRST Region events. To learn more about Tesoro go to www.tsocorp.com Follow the conversation with hashtags #alamofirst and #omgrobots. Keep up with all the stories in the Alamo Region by visiting: www.alamo-first.org 00:12:00AlamoFIRSTnoalamo first,robotics,tesoro,Jared T. Skok,volunteersJared T. Skok is the Director for Community Investments for Tesoro Corp and shares why Tesoro has expanded their sponsorship of the FIRST programs into other sthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2016/03/09/joules-webb--women-are-first-meetup--stemElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2016/03/09/joules-webb--women-are-first-meetup--stem/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2016/03/09/joules-webb--women-are-first-meetup--stemWed, 09 Mar 2016 17:00:00 GMTJoules Webb - Women are FIRST Meetup - STEM One of the events that happens every year at the Alamo FIRST South Super Regional event is the Women are FIRST meetup. Joules Webb has been spearheading the mentoring event where STEM professional women mentor to the young ladies who are part of the robotics teams in attendance at the event. We often hear about the importance of Science, Technology Engineering and Math commonly referred to as STEM in the education. In order for students to be better prepared for the workforce of the future. Well, I am especially pleased to have Joules Webb on the show. Associate Director, Prefreshman Engineering Program (PREP) at The University of Texas at San Antonio.  She is also an advocate for STEM education and is known on Twitter as @STEMJoules. On today's show we learn more about what Joules is doing to promote STEM in our community. She also shares the inspiration and goals behind the Women in FIRST meetup. To learn more about the the FIRST® robotics programs in the Alamo Region go to www.alamo-first.org   00:16:00AlamoFIRSTnoJoules Webb,robotics,STEM,FIRST,Alamo RegionOne of the events that happens every year at the Alamo FIRST South Super Regional event is the Women are FIRST meetup. Joules Webb has been spearheading the mehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/02/20/joules-webb--stem--women-are-firstElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/02/20/joules-webb--stem--women-are-first/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/02/20/joules-webb--stem--women-are-firstFri, 20 Feb 2015 16:00:00 GMTJoules Webb - STEM - Women are FIRSTOne of the things we hear time and time again is the importance of Science, Technology Engineering and Math commonly referred to as STEM in the education. In order for students to be better prepared for the workforce of the future. Well, I am especially pleased to have Joules Webb on the show. Joules is the Associate Director, Pre-freshman Engineering Program (PREP), The University of Texas at San Antonio. She is also an advocate for STEM eduation and is known on Twitter as @STEMJoules. On today's show we learn more about what Joules is doing to promote STEM in our community. She also shares the inspiration and goals behind the Women in FIRST luncheon event.     00:28:00AlamoFIRSTnoSTEM,science,technology,engineering,mathOne of the things we hear time and time again is the importance of Science, Technology Engineering and Math commonly referred to as STEM in the education. In orhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/02/18/jared-t-skok-tesoro-corp-co-sponsorElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/02/18/jared-t-skok-tesoro-corp-co-sponsor/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/02/18/jared-t-skok-tesoro-corp-co-sponsorWed, 18 Feb 2015 15:30:00 GMTJared T. Skok Tesoro Corp. Co-SponsorOne of the things we like to do on the show is shine a spotlight on the sponsors who help make robotics season possible. We are please to announce that Tesoro has joined the Alamo FIRST family as a Co-Sponsor.  Tesoro is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and marketers in the country. On today's show we are joined by Jared T. Skok is the Director for Community Investments for the Tesoro Companies. He is the person in charge of all community outreach programs which is a valuable component to connecting business with community. Jared shares the Tesoro business and philanthropic mission within the communities they serve. He also shares valuable insight into how Tesoro came up with their community outreach program as well as offering students advice on what they can do now to improve their opportunities in the workforce.   The Alamo First Show is made possible through the continued support of our Title Sponsor,  Rackspace, the #1 managed cloud company famous for providing their customers fanatical support. We thank you, Rackspace for continuing to provide us with fanatical support.    00:19:00AlamoFIRSTnoTesoro,Jared T. Skok,AlamoFIRST,robotics,sponsorsOne of the things we like to do on the show is shine a spotlight on the sponsors who help make robotics season possible. We are please to announce that Tesoro hhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/01/22/john-reed--del-rio-middle-school-robotics-coachElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/01/22/john-reed--del-rio-middle-school-robotics-coach/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/01/22/john-reed--del-rio-middle-school-robotics-coachThu, 22 Jan 2015 04:00:00 GMTJohn Reed - Del Rio Middle School Robotics CoachAs we continue on with this robotics season one of the interviews I wanted to make sure to capture was really more of an update show. Last year I spoke with John Reed, who told the story of the growth of FIRST robotics in Del Rio, TX which is a small Texas border town. The reason I wanted to bring John back on the show was because between this year and last year there has been what I’ll call an explosion in the amount of interest and robotics teams along the border. I like to think of John who is a teacher and robotics coach at Del Rio Middle School as the spark that has lit the fuse of this new growth.  The Alamo First Show is made possible through the continued support of our Title Sponsor,  Rackspace the #1 managed cloud company, famous for providing their customers fanatical support. We thank you, Rackspace for continuing to provide Alamo FIRST with fanatical support.  To learn more about how you can become involved with FRC, FTC, FLL or JrFLL robotics progams visit Alamo-FIRST. 00:12:00AlamoFIRSTnorobotics,FIRST Robotics,Del Rio Middle School,John Reed,Alamo FIRSTAs we continue on with this robotics season one of the interviews I wanted to make sure to capture was really more of an update show. Last year I spoke with Johhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/01/07/daniel-sherrill--rackspace-community-affairs-specialistElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/01/07/daniel-sherrill--rackspace-community-affairs-specialist/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/01/07/daniel-sherrill--rackspace-community-affairs-specialistWed, 07 Jan 2015 20:30:00 GMTDaniel Sherrill - Rackspace Community Affairs Specialist As we continue on with this robotics season the next person on the list of must-have interviews is Daniel Sherrill who is the Community Affairs Specialist at Rackspace.  I like to think of Daniel as the tip of the spear when it comes to Rackspace’s community outreach.  Daniel shares the vision Rackspace has through their community involvement with Alamo FIRST and other community projects. He also discusses the value in being an active part of FIRST Robotics.  The Alamo First Show is made possible through the continued support of our Title Sponsor,  Rackspace who are the #1 managed cloud company and they are famous for providing their customers fanatical support. We thank you, Rackspace for continuing to provide us with fanatical support.  00:25:00AlamoFIRSTnorobotics,rackspace,daniel sherrill,omgrobots,san antonioAs we continue on with this robotics season the next person on the list of must-have interviews is Daniel Sherrill who is the Community Affairs Specialist at Rhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/01/06/patrick-felty-director-of-the-alamo-first-regionElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/01/06/patrick-felty-director-of-the-alamo-first-region/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2015/01/06/patrick-felty-director-of-the-alamo-first-regionTue, 06 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMTPatrick Felty Director of the Alamo FIRST RegionPatrick Felty is the Regional Director for Central and South Texas (Alamo Region) for FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). As we kickoff the 2015 Robotics season, we sit down with Patrick to talk about the newest robotics competition called Recycle Rush.  What is FIRST? FIRST®(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) hosts the large-scale South Texas regional robotics competition for High School students.  Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC®) is an annual competition that challenges high-school students – working alongside professional Mentors – to design and build a robot of their own, and compete in a ‘ Sport for the Mind™’ that measures the effectiveness of each robot, the power of teamwork and collaboration, and Gracious Professionalism™. http://www.usfirst.org. 00:14:00AlamoFIRSTnorobotics,robots,FIRST,alamo first,patrick feltyPatrick Felty is the Regional Director for Central and South Texas (Alamo Region) for FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). As we khttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/25/international-teams-trojans-team-2386Electronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/25/international-teams-trojans-team-2386/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/25/international-teams-trojans-team-2386Tue, 25 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMTInternational Teams: Trojans Team 2386At the FIRST FTC South Super-Regional Championship and the Alamo FRC Championship happening on February 27th-March1st there will be teams from the Southeast, Hawaii and Canada. Traveling robotics teams are able to experience the world in a whole new way through FIRST competitions. For many of these students is it their first trip away from home.  On today's Alamo FIRST show we are chatting with Chris Arnold who is the Lead Mentor and Elana Nicholls who is the Social Media Coordinator from Team 2386 the Trojans which is a team out of Burlington, Ontario in Canada.   00:18:00AlamoFIRSTnotrojans,team 2386,robotics,first,alamofirstAt the FIRST FTC South Super-Regional Championship and the Alamo FRC Championship happening on February 27th-March1st there will be teams from the Southeast, Hahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/24/john-pflueger-on-mentorshipElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/24/john-pflueger-on-mentorship/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/24/john-pflueger-on-mentorshipMon, 24 Feb 2014 05:30:00 GMTJohn Pflueger on MentorshipOn the AlamoFIRST Show we are highlighting the folks who are making things happen in the world of FIRST Robotics. Good mentorship can go a long way towards a robotics teams success. On today's Alamo FIRST show we chat with John Pflueger from Dell who mentors the Westlake High School teams: FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams FIRST Team 2468, Team Appreciate (chaprobotics.com)FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teamsFIRST Team 3781, Westlake Pi-Rho ManiacsFIRST Team 5628, The Tau ManifestoFIRST Team 6504, Torque OmegaFIRST Team 6710, Summation We will delve into why teams need mentors as well as the value of mentorship to those in the business community. To learn more about Alamo-FIRST simply go to www.alamo-first.org 00:26:00AlamoFIRSTnojohn pflueger,robotics,dell,alamo-first,FIRSTOn the AlamoFIRST Show we are highlighting the folks who are making things happen in the world of FIRST Robotics. Good mentorship can go a long way towards a rhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/20/angela-ashley-robotics-team-spiritElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/20/angela-ashley-robotics-team-spirit/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/20/angela-ashley-robotics-team-spiritThu, 20 Feb 2014 15:30:00 GMTAngela Ashley: Robotics Team SpiritOn the AlamoFIRST Show we are highlighting the folks who are making things happen in the world of FIRST Robotics. Anyone who has been to a FIRST event knows that it is so much more than robots on the competition field. We've seen teams in lab coats, pink tutus and mascots of all shapes and sizes. On today's Alamo FIRST show we're talking about Robotics Teams and their team spirit. We are joined by Angela Ashley, the Robotics Coach at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida to learn about TEAM 3888 Greased Lightning and their robotics team spirit. A link to one of their dance videos can be found on YouTube. Learm more about how you can become involved with Alamo-FIRST  and the FRC, FTC, FLL and Jr.FLL programs. 00:10:00AlamoFIRSTnorobotics,FIRST,Alamo-FIRST,alamofirst,Team 3888On the AlamoFIRST Show we are highlighting the folks who are making things happen in the world of FIRST Robotics. Anyone who has been to a FIRST event knows thhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/19/john-pflueger-mentoring-a-robotics-teamElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/19/john-pflueger-mentoring-a-robotics-team/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/19/john-pflueger-mentoring-a-robotics-teamWed, 19 Feb 2014 20:00:00 GMTJohn Pflueger: Mentoring a Robotics TeamOn the AlamoFIRST Show we are highlighting the folks who are making things happen in the world of FIRST Robotics. Good mentorship can go a long way towards a robotics teams success. On today's Alamo FIRST show we chat with John Pflueger from Dell who mentors the Westlake High School teams: FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams FIRST Team 2468, Team Appreciate (chaprobotics.com)?FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teamsFIRST Team 3781, Westlake Pi-Rho ManiacsFIRST Team 5628, The Tau ManifestoFIRST Team 6504, Torque OmegaFIRST Team 6710, Summation We will delve into why teams need mentors as well as the value of mentorship for those in the business community. To learn more about Alamo-FIRST simply go to www.alamo-first.org 00:22:00AlamoFIRSTnorobotics,dell,John Pflueger,Westlake High School,mentorsOn the AlamoFIRST Show we are highlighting the folks who are making things happen in the world of FIRST Robotics. Good mentorship can go a long way towards a rhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/18/john-reed-coach-of-3-ftc-del-rio-middle-school-teams To learn more about how you can become involved with FRC, FTC, FLL or JrFLL robotics progams visit Alamo-FIRST. ]]> To learn more about how you can become involved with FRC, FTC, FLL or JrFLL robotics progams visit Alamo-FIRST. ]]>Electronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/18/john-reed-coach-of-3-ftc-del-rio-middle-school-teams/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/18/john-reed-coach-of-3-ftc-del-rio-middle-school-teamsTue, 18 Feb 2014 14:30:00 GMTJohn Reed Coach of 3 FTC Del Rio Middle School Teams To learn more about how you can become involved with FRC, FTC, FLL or JrFLL robotics progams visit Alamo-FIRST. ]]>On the AlamoFIRST Show we are highlighting the folks who are making things happen in the world of FIRST Robotics. On today's show I am chatting with John Reed who is a middle school teacher in Del Rio and the coach for 3 FTC robotics teams.  FTC competition is relatively new to Del Rio. They began competition last season with one team which quickly grew to three teams this season.  Team 5936 - Robo Squad Team 7694 - Nerd-Vana Team 7695 - Dia De Los Robots John shares the story of robotics in Del Rio, TX from inception to the rapid growth of community support for the robotics program. He also shares the role that parents, mentors, sponsors and administrators play in developing and maintaining a growing robotics program. The team video which won the Promote Award at the FTC Championship can be found here: http://youtu.be/Q3_TsMjFQ6E <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Q3_TsMjFQ6E?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> To learn more about how you can become involved with FRC, FTC, FLL or JrFLL robotics progams visit Alamo-FIRST. 00:13:00AlamoFIRSTnorobotics,first,alamofirst,John Reed,Del Rio Middle SchoolOn the AlamoFIRST Show we are highlighting the folks who are making things happen in the world of FIRST Robotics. On today's show I am chatting with John Reedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/12/the-importance-of-sponsors-to-a-successful-robotics-programElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/12/the-importance-of-sponsors-to-a-successful-robotics-program/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/12/the-importance-of-sponsors-to-a-successful-robotics-programWed, 12 Feb 2014 15:00:00 GMTThe Importance of Sponsors to a Successful Robotics ProgramThe key to growing and maintaining a successful robotics program is strong sponsorship within the business community. On today's Alamo-FIRST show we chat with Lisa Lewis from CPS Energy and Daniel Sherrill from Rackspace. Both companies are Title Sponsors of the Alamo-FIRST Region.      00:12:00AlamoFIRSTnorobotics,Alamo FIRST,CPS Energy,Rackspace,Lisa LewisThe key to growing and maintaining a successful robotics program is strong sponsorship within the business community. On today's Alamo-FIRST show we chat with Lhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/11/alamo-first-interview-with-the-organizersElectronicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/11/alamo-first-interview-with-the-organizers/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/alamofirst/2014/02/11/alamo-first-interview-with-the-organizersTue, 11 Feb 2014 18:00:00 GMTAlamo-FIRST: Interview with the OrganizersWelcome to the innaugural Alamo-FIRST show.  Join us as we interview the organizers, sponsors, coaches, mentors, parents and robotics teams as they prepare for the Super Regional Championship. Today we are interviewing three of the organizers of AlamoFIRST. We start with Mike Henry, Senior Mentor at Alamo-FIRST, who shares the beginnings of robotics in the Alamo region. We then chat with Affiliate Partner, Andrew Schuetze about the rapid growth of robotics in San Antonio. Finally, we hear from Regional Director, Patrick Felty who talks about the importance of strong business community support when it comes to maintaining a successful robotics program. Patrick also shares what attendees and teams can expect at the first ever Super Regional Competition happening February 27th-March 1st.  The Alamo Region of FIRST is dedicated to inspiring young people's interest in science and technology. Supporting FRC, FTC, FLL and JrFLL participants To learn more about how you can become involved with Alamo-FIRST go to alamo-first.org.  00:29:00AlamoFIRSTnoalamo first,robotics,first,usfirst,san antonioWelcome to the innaugural Alamo-FIRST show.  Join us as we interview the organizers, sponsors, coaches, mentors, parents and robotics teams as they prepare for