CRCF Briefing in Danville on October 20th
Support Local FIRST Robotics Teams
Support Tunstall Robotics FIRST FRC Team 5950 - Sponsorship packet
Now in their third season, Team 5950 has had tremendous success as part of the international organization FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). They have had very competitive robots each year and qualified for the District Championship in 2017. The team works to instruct and inspire younger students to study and enjoy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. They need assistance to continue to pursue their goals through financial sponsorship, in-kind donations, and/or volunteer mentorship.
Capital One Coders Experience
Workshop held in Danville teaches basics of mobile development
When his son was in grade school, Franklin County High School teacher Bill Schmachtenberg loved to seek out old educational computers 
games so the two could learn and have fun at the same time.
games so the two could learn and have fun at the same time.
Titles from the 1990s like Math Blaster and Reader Rabbit provided them with hours of fun.
Now, many video games have moved on to smartphones and tablets. Still seeing a need for educational games, Schmachtenberg founded Educational Virtual Worlds, and began creating mobile games with an educational focus.
“Everything is in the app store,” Schmachtenberg said. “There’s lot’s of educational software out there, but I wanted to do 3D educational software.”
Schmachtenberg and fellow instructor Vasili Giannoutsos helped several dozen participants develop their own mobile apps at the “Develop a Game/App in One Day” workshop Tuesday and Wednesday at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville.
“We’re teaching participants how to make games and apps for mobile devices,” Schmachtenberg said. “I’ve streamlined the process and I’ve tried to make it as simple as I can.”
