Terminator Origins!

T-101

It is a force of destruction with one goal: the destruction of all human life on earth.  They are the Terminators: robotic juggernauts of devastation, and they are coming for us.  To the right is the metal skeleton of the more famous of these models: The T-800.

But, and this is the ultimate question regarding Terminators: "Where did they originate?"  Well, after this weekend, it was finally discovered the very first Terminator, the soulless killing machine, was formed on the kitchen table of the Folmar Household.

Behold, in terror, the might of the T-1!

T-1 Rampages through house inflicting wanton 

destruction on unsuspecting household

I, for one, welcome the oppressive regime of our evil robot overlords.

So, this weekend the girls and I had a good time.  First, Arionna, Alora and I headed to Lowes for a Build and Grow clinic.  They built Santa's sleigh.  That afternoon, we built the T-1!  

Marie, being the technology teacher, has lots of material to work with at the school.  One of these was a Lego "Mindstorms" robot.  However, it takes time to learn to build, program and catalog all the tools she has available.  She brought the robot home to learn how it works and determine the best way to incorporate a lesson plan around it.  The girls and I separated out all the parts, built the robot, and then programmed it.  I quickly dubbed it the 'T-1', and its first victims were Kaylee, Arionna, and Blackie the dog.

Marie has all kinds of neat technologies to play with at her work.  Besides the standard computers, she also has the Smart Table and our little robotic friend above.  It is now a month into her work, and she loves it.  One of the things she has begun doing is creating an inventory of all the items available to her.  As time progresses she will get more organized with regards to lesson plans and coordinating with the other teachers to demonstrate technology's uses for her students.