Yes, it’s been a little while since the last post.  I wasn’t able to post yesterday as there was too much work to be done after the snow closing Monday which followed the Thanksgiving break.  There’s a number of things going on, but first a little about technology I explored over the Thanksgiving break.

I didn’t spend as much time with VR as I would have liked.  I was able to get a little Beat Saber in, but not much else.  There’s new content in the National Geographic Explorer software, an entire guided Machu Picchu experience.  The page even explains that some locations are recreated as they would have been back in it’s prime for you to explore in VR.  I image that this could be a great “field trip” for a history class.  I think I will ask the STEM folks if the wouldn’t mind purchasing this, it’s not expensive at all at $9.99.

I did get a little drone flying in, although have not had an opportunity for a cold-weather flight to get some images and video of the snowy Berkshires.  We got nearly 2 feet of snow over the last week and it would have been great to get some flying in.  There are extra precautions to take in cold weather flying, the new Mavic Mini I’ve been flying states that it is not suggested to fly in temperatures less than 32 degrees F.  Also you must consider that the higher up you fly, the colder and windier it becomes.  I’m waiting for that perfect “warm” day to get some pictures, but the snow will not be fresh for it at this point.

Tomorrow I am giving a VR demonstration to students from Taconic High School and it looks like we will be walking the plank.  It’s an effective demonstration, and brief, so you can have 10 students try it for a few minutes a piece and everyone can get a turn.  I’ve done this demonstration before and it was interesting, I’m wondering what new I will learn this time!  Tomorrow I will write all about this.