From 7f61f168c1bf6b73cb6e08a009701b489cdf9208 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: texasdiaz Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:19:58 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add social media to AI Corner articles --- .../innovation_corner/innovation-corner.rst | 65 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/source/ai/innovation_corner/innovation-corner.rst b/docs/source/ai/innovation_corner/innovation-corner.rst index f6773a28..633c9c79 100644 --- a/docs/source/ai/innovation_corner/innovation-corner.rst +++ b/docs/source/ai/innovation_corner/innovation-corner.rst @@ -13,9 +13,72 @@ Articles are ordered on this page chronologically, with the newest content at the top of the page expanded. Just click to expand any other articles you'd like to see. -.. dropdown:: Week of 09/30/2024 "AI Competition Manual Assistant" +.. dropdown:: Week of 10/21/2024 "AI for Social Media" :open: + .. _ai_for_social_media: + + **AI for Social Media** + + This week in this AI Innovation Corner we’re going to be exploring using AI + for helping you take the first steps that every *FIRST* Tech Challenge team + needs to do, which is to increase your team’s social media presence. + Specifically, we’re going to focus on social media campaigns and team + marketing, which can be a critical step to increase the visibility of your + team in the community. This can help you with recruitment of team members + and mentors, spreading awareness of yourselves and *FIRST*, and is one great + step towards helping you with fundraising (which we’ll cover in more detail + in a future article). + + If you’ve never started a social media campaign for a *FIRST* Tech Challenge + team, you might have some ideas about how to get started but you need some + direction and some more “concrete” examples pertaining to where to start, + what to create content about, and even where to post/host your content. + Gemini can be a great start in your brainstorming process. This simple + prompt can yield loads of valuable feedback: + + * *I have a high school FIRST Tech Challenge Team. What are things I need to + consider when starting my first social media campaign?* + + Once you’ve got a presence and start working through content, through social + media you’ll engage with lots of folks. It can sometimes be difficult to + find the right way to interact with the community at large, and responders + who love (or are critical of) your content. AI to the rescue! AI can help + you find different ways of interacting - though remember the ultimate + responsibility on what to post is up to you, AI should only be used as a + means of brainstorming and/or refining what you want to say. + + * *Write a friendly, one-sentence response to the following social media + comment that shows appreciation for the comment and encourages the user to + turn on post notifications for more content from our FIRST Tech Challenge + team.* + + Can’t think of prompts to ask/use, or are you looking for some inspiration? + AI can help you there as well. You can ask AI to help you with building AI + prompts (asking the AI what to ask the AI is a pro tip!), brainstorming ways + to use AI for social media, and ways to accentuate what you do on social + media. Be sure to keep “ *FIRST* Tech Challenge ” in your prompts so that the AI + relates what you’re asking it to the competition so that the suggestions it + makes are relevant to your team and your activities. + + * *Can you tell me some common AI prompts for generating social media posts + for my FIRST Tech Challenge team?* + + Finally, it’s important to track your social media progress in order to + determine what’s going well, optimize your strategy for content in the + future, and determining where you’re getting the most “bang” for your + content-production “buck.” We can use the following prompt to ask AI to give + us some tips on the best ways to track our online footprint: + + * *How can I track my team's progress on social media?* + + Remember, social media is a marathon, not a race. It requires careful + planning, continuous improvement, consistency in creating content, and the + desire to build your team’s brand. Hard work and determination can pay off, + and AI can help guide you along the way! + +.. dropdown:: Week of 09/30/2024 "AI Competition Manual Assistant" + .. _competition_manual_assistant: **AI Competition Manual Assistant** From 99740c8157e8226d031b0f51856d489910a6849d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: texasdiaz Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 12:28:30 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add Tech Tip items --- docs/source/tech_tips/tech-tips.rst | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/source/tech_tips/tech-tips.rst b/docs/source/tech_tips/tech-tips.rst index e0fe725d..3703f642 100644 --- a/docs/source/tech_tips/tech-tips.rst +++ b/docs/source/tech_tips/tech-tips.rst @@ -11,9 +11,74 @@ on this page chronologically, with the newest content at the top of the page. Just click to expand the Tech Tip you'd like to read. -.. dropdown:: Week of 09/09/2024 "AI Innovation Corner - Google AI Studio" +.. dropdown:: Week of 11/06/2024 "Android Studio 2024.2.1 LadyBug Update and the FTC SDK" :open: + .. _ladybug1011: + + **Android Studio 2024.2.1 LadyBug Update and the FTC SDK** + + This is an important message for teams who use Android Studio to program + their robots. Teams who use Blocks or OnBot Java are not impacted. + + On October 1, 2024 `Android Studio + `__ released a new version of + their software, 2024.2.1 codenamed “LadyBug”, which brought a major user + interface change as well as several other changes (bundled software and + tooling changes) that affects how Android Studio builds projects. + Unfortunately these tooling changes broke the native compatibility with the + *FIRST* Tech Challenge `Software Development Kit + (SDK) `__, + most notably with the `FtcRobotController project + `__. *FIRST* Tech + Challenge teams who use Android Studio with software projects version 10.1 + and older are not able to use Android Studio “LadyBug” without `performing + additional steps + `__ + to restore compatibility. + + Teams do not need to update Android Studio to “LadyBug” to continue building + current software, however if they do, a new version of the + `FtcRobotController project + (10.1.1) `__ has + been released which is designed to work with Android Studio “LadyBug.” Users + will be required to upgrade their Android Studio software minimally to + Android Studio 2024.2.1 “LadyBug” in order to use the 10.1.1 version of the + SDK and newer. There are no feature updates to SDK 10.1.1, it is merely a + compatibility update which updates the build tools used by the SDK - + including the underlying Gradle tools and the Android Gradle plugin - and + eliminates the need to perform any additional steps to use Android Studio + “LadyBug” and newer. It is expected that future updates of the SDK will + build upon this update, and will minimally require “LadyBug.” Teams who are + using older versions of Android Studio who upgrade to SDK 10.1.1 will + receive notifications within Android Studio to update the version of Android + Studio, which may require an internet connection to update. + + Teams are encouraged to read the `Managing an Android Studio + Project `__ + article on `ftc-docs `__ for + tips on managing their projects using GitHub and the git version control + system. Teams managing software projects outside of GitHub and git may + re-download the project, reapply their changes, and copy over their TeamCode + folder. Teams who need technical assistance may use the `ftc-community + forums `__ to receive technical + help and advice. + +.. dropdown:: Week of 10/10/2024 "AprilTag Localization" + + .. _apriltaglocalization: + + **AprilTag Localization** + + This week's Tech Tip is all about AprilTag Localization. How can your robot + determine where it is on the field by looking at an AprilTag? A new set of + APIs have been added to SDK 10.0 to provide just that information, and it + works for any static (immobile) AprilTag on the competition field. Check out + the `AprilTag Localization documentation on ftc-docs + `__! + +.. dropdown:: Week of 09/09/2024 "AI Innovation Corner - Google AI Studio" + .. _googleAIstudio: **AI Innovation Corner - Google AI Studio**