1218WarmUp

The title of this blog is GrokIt!. You have been accessing the site since the beginning of school. But what's a grok?

Look up the definition and leave a comment!

dmac

1217WarmUp

Data storage has been growing exponentially over the past decade. Look up the following capacities on the Internet:

byte
kilobyte
megabyte
gigabyte
terabyte
petabyte
exabyte
zettabyte
yottabyte.

How big are they?

Give me an example of what can be stored with each capacity, i.e. Blueray holds 500 GB of data.

1216WarmUp

Do you have a Myspace account? Do you know who you are really accepting as friends?

Read what happened to someone who pretended to be someone they weren't on Myspace @ http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/12/lori-drew-attor.html

Leave a comment!

dmac

1215WarmUp

Looking for the ultimate stocking stuffer? Try http://www.alienware.com/
and http://www.digitalstormonline.com/pcworld.

These boxes are dirty!

Leave a comment.

dmac

1212WarmUp

We all enjoy communicating in class with Gmail. But what new functionality has Google been working on to make it even better?

Check it out @ http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about_whatsnew.html.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1211WarmUp

What's a wiki? Look it up @ http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki.

Find some examples of wikis on the web @ http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WelcomeVisitors.

Look at a how-to wiki @ http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Main_Page.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1210WarmUp

Today, in 1901, the first Nobel Prize was awarded.

What is it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize
and http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/

Who is Alfred Nobel? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel

How many prizes are awarded? http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/nobelguide.html

To whom? http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/all/

Who are the contenders this year? Who do you think should get it? Why?

What do they serve at the Nobel dinner?

Leave a comment!

dmac

1209WarmUp

December 9th, a day that will live in infamy. AIB--that's December 7th!

Let's take a second and step into the WayBack Machine--something very important occured on this day back in 1968.

Check it out @ http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/12/dayintech_1209.

What did happen at "The Mother of All Demos? You can ACTUALLY WATCH it @ http://sloan.stanford.edu/MouseSite/1968Demo.html.

What kind of stuff did the demo premiere and why was it important to computing?

Leave a comment!

dmac

120808WarmUp

What's the capital of the United States? How about France? And Italy?

Bet you don't know which countries have these capitals: Riyadh, Ankara, Islamabad, Jakarta, Pyongyang, Warsaw, Brussels, Canberra, Wellington?

Look them up and leave a comment!

dmac

1205WarmUp

Iran, Pakistan, North Korea, India--they all have nuclear weapons. And if they get trigger happy, it could be--doomsday!

What's a doomsday device?

Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_device.

Check out the best fictional doomsday devices @ http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/multimedia/2008/11/gallery_doomsday?slide=1&slideView=4

Leave a comment!

dmac

1204WarmUp

Did you know that Massachusetts throws away over 1oo million dollars of recyclables each year.

Check out the Mass Recycles Paper website @ http://www.massrecyclespaper.org/reasons.html

What kind of paper do you throw out that you can recycle. Check it out @ http://www.massrecyclespaper.org/what.html.

What can schools do? Look @ http://www.massrecyclespaper.org/schools.html.

What is the green team? Look @ http://www.thegreenteam.org/index.html
and http://www.thegreenteam.org/kit.html.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1203WarmUp

What's Whole Foods market doing with used cooking oil? Look it up @ http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/12/01/whole_foods_canola_oil_isnt_just_for_cooking_it_makes_electricity_too/

Watch the video @ http://multimedia.boston.com/green-meter.htm

Leave a comment!

dmac

1202WarmUp

Cars and guitars--an interesting combo!

Read about the 10 best car songs @ http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/11/as-we-prepare-f.html.

Listen to them on Playlist.com @ http://www.playlist.com/.

Which is your favorite? And why? Leave a vote and a comment! dmac

1201WarmUp

Today is CyberMonday.

What is the history? Check it out @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Monday.

Look at some good deals @ http://www.cybermonday.com/?source=1x10x30_11760&gclid=CLrY4P-9n5cCFQrAGgodlHGQ_A

Find a good deal on a laptop and tell me about it.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1126WarmUp

Tommorow is Thanksgiving. Thank you, Pilgrims!

Look up the history of Thanksgiving @http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=872&display_order=1&mini_id=1083
and http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=61038&display_order=2&mini_id=1083&bcpid=1902518783&bclid=1672079702&bctid=1586348651
and http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/.

Is the US the only country that celebrates? Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving

What's a turduken? http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=61038&display_order=2&mini_id=1083&bcpid=1902518783&bclid=1672079702&bctid=1556110076

Take a Thanksgiving quiz @ http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=61024&display_order=6&mini_id=1083

Go on a Thanksgiving webquest @ http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/feast/webquest.htm.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1125WarmUp

What are time zones? Why do we have them? Do we need them?

Check it out @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone.

Look at some neat sites @ http://www.worldtimezone.com/
and http://www.timezonecheck.com/
and http://www.worldtimeserver.com/
and http://24timezones.com/

What is the Greenwich meridian? Look it up @ http://wwp.greenwichmeridian.com/

What does it have to do with time zones?

Leave a comment!

dmac

1124WarmUp

Lists, lists, lists. Where would we be without our lists. Shopping, top ten, ten most...it goes on and on and on!

And Google will help. Look @ http://labs.google.com/sets.

Leave a comment with your own gmail account!

dmac

1121WarmUp

What is the story of the Tower of Babel and what does it have to do with Google?

Look it up @ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tower+of+babel&.

How did the different languages of the world come to be? Learn about the Tower of Babel and the biblical explanation of how language got started @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel

Check out a reference to computer programming @ http://books.google.com/books?id=i4zCzpkrt4sC&pg=PA322&lpg=PA322&dq=tower+of+babel+craft&source=bl&ots=TUoUHHFHoj&sig=_zpUx08-es29XoKfGpu7g81Faig&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result

Use the language tools at Google to change the Google interface into another language and to visit another domain @ http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en.

Leave a comment!

dmac

p.s. Starting Monday, you need to leave comments under your own Gmail account.

1120WarmUp

The marriage of cars and technology--the dream of every 17 year old geek with a driver's license! Check it out @http://www.technoride.com/.

What is the Digital Fuel Mizar? Take a look @ http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1218134447/bctid1568155556.

Think it will work?

Leave a comment!

dmac

p.s.

Starting Monday, you need to leave comments under your own gmail account.

1119WarmUp

There's a guy out there (not me!) who says that "...this is the dumbest generation."

Agree? I didn't think so.

Read it @ http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-book5-2008jul05,0,3980465.story
and
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/gallery/dumbestgeneration/.

What do you think?

Leave a comment!

dmac

1018WarmUp

Guess what the astronauts are recycling up in space?

Check it out @ http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/nasas-space-shu.html and http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_waste_010814-1.html.

Who is this famous Victorian water engineer? http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/f/fa/Thomas_Crapper.jpg

What is his contribution to the space program? http://www.amazon.com/Flushed-Pride-Story-Thomas-Crapper/dp/1857028600.

What is the myth surrounding his name? Is it true? http://www.plumbingworld.com/historythomas.html.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1117WarmUp

What is hypermiling?

Check it out @ http://www.cleanmpg.com/cmps_index.php?page=hypermiling.

What are some ways of extending your mileage? http://www.cleanmpg.com/cmps_index.php.

Look at the forums @ http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/.

Is it dangerous? http://www.cleanmpg.com/cmps_index.php?page=AAA.

Look up your car's epa mileage rating @ http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/Index.do;jsessionid=8230199802ad524a4022.

Leave a comment.

dmac

1114WarmUp

Today's generation plugs into ipods. My generation grooved and bopped on radio: http://nightlights.blogs.wfiu.org/wp-content/plugins/hot-linked-image-cacher/upload/mosaicrecords.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/mlk_radio.jpg.

But, it's not about my old battery powered transistor anymore--radio has changed!

What is HD radio? Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Radio and http://www.hdradio.com/.

What is satellite radio? Look it up @
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_radio and
http://www.xmradio.com/ and
http://www.sirius.com/.

Read the article @ http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/11/13/little_radio_big_price/ and
http://assets.gearlive.com/blogimages/xmp3.jpg.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1113WarmUp

Today is November 13th. What happened in history today? Check it out @ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1012WarmUp

Winter is approaching--the Martian winter! Temperatures will drop as low as minus 238 Fahrenheit and the sun will sink below the horizon for three months.

What happening with the Phoenix rover?

Check it out @ http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/11/11/mars_lander_succumbs_to_the_winter/.

While you're at it, have a Mars adventure @ http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/mars_rocket.shtml.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1007WarmUp

What is GPS? Check it out @ http://www.gps.gov/

Ever hear of the following towns?

Belchertown, Florida, Freetown, Halifax, Holland, Hubbardston, Monterey, Peru, Wales, Washington.

Believe it or not-they're all in Massachusetts!

Use Google maps @ http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl to find the GPS coordinates for all 10 and get a treat!

Hint: Look @ http://www.accessgrid.org/node/767.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1006WarmUp

Do you believe in magic? (Sounds like a good title for a song!)

Check it out @ http://www.realmagic.net/ .

How do they do that?

Leave a comment!

dmac

1005WarmUp

Think Kermit is the only one who thinks of himself as exceptionally "green?" Ready to accept the challenge of pitching in to make the planet a better place? Participate in the CarbonRally @ http://www.carbonrally.com/challenges.

Then count your carbons @ http://carboncounter.org/.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1004WarmUp

Today is election day. Who will win? Obama? McCain? It all depends on the electoral college.

What is the electoral college? Find out at @ http://hubpages.com/hub/Electoral-College-Simplified

or http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html.

The magic number is 270. If you were a candidate, which states would you need to win? Work out some strategies @ http://wbztv.com/campaign08large?apf=roadto270.

Just think, next election--you're voting!

Leave a comment!

dmac

1031WarmUp

Boo! Did I scare ya? It's Halloween!

Discover the origin of Halloween @ http://www.history.com/minisites/halloween/viewPage?pageId=713.

Do a creepy crossword @ http://www.apples4theteacher.com/crossword-puzzles/halloween/creepycrossword.html.

Trick or treat.

dmac

1030WarmUp

Happy Birthday! How old are you? Really? Are you sure?

Check out these age calculators
@ http://www.mathcats.com/explore/agecalculator.html
and http://www.peterrussell.com/Odds/VirtualAge.php
and http://www.obfocus.com/calculators/gender.htm
and http://www.growyouthful.com/quiz.php.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1029WarmUp

In life, what you see is not necessarily what you get!

Check out these optical illusions @ http://www.optillusions.com/.

Leave a comment.

dmac

1028WarmUp

Read what some high school kids are doing for science projects this year @ http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/news.html .

Check out the InvenTeam website @ http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/ .

Leave a comment with your idea about what you'd like to do for a tech/science project.

dmac

1024WarmUp

Know how to change a tire, throw a spiral or survive a flood?

Check out the 100 skills everyone should know @ http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4284709.html?page=1

Browse the 100 essential skills then take the quiz @ http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4279507.html.

dmac

1023WarmUp

M. C. Escher is one of the first "graphic" artists known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints featuring impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture and tessellations.

Sound interesting?

Check out his bio @ http://www.mcescher.com/.

Check out his gallery @http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/gallery-recogn.htm.

Take a virtual ride through 3 of his works @ http://www.mcescher.com/Downloads/downloads.htm.

Check out his official website @ http://www.mcescher.com/.

Leave a comment!

dmac

1022WarmUp

Ever wonder what happens when you donate your body to science? Meet 39-year-old Joseph Paul Jernigan. In life he was a convicted murderer. In death he's the ultimate anatomical specimen.

Take a look at Joe @ http://www.exploratorium.edu/bodies/vhuman.html or try http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/visible_human.html or http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_gallery.html.

Leave a comment.

dmac

1021WarmUp

What are the top High Tech companies in the Boston area?

See a list @ http://edu.bostonglobe.com/content/iBrowse/unibrowse/nsapp/edm-reader.html?user_id=ddemarco@revere.mec.edu&password=damian2918&issue_id=1088264&lib_server=edu.bostonglobe.com&livestat=edm&lang_id=en

Research a company on the Net to see what they do.

Leave a comment.

dmac

1020WarmUp

What is a binary number and what does it have to do with computers? Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system.

What is binary arithmetic? Look it up @ http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/courses/CSCI1200-96/binary.html.

Watch a video @ http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4095362371619203352.

Leave a comment.

dmac

1017WarmUp

What's a theremin? You may not have heard of it but i'll bet you've heard it! Check it out @ http://www.thereminworld.com/.

Look at some other futuristic musical instruments @ http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/multimedia/2008/10/gallery_futuristic_music?slide=1&slideView=2

Leave a comment!

dmac

1016WarmUp

Passwords are the keys that open the doors to the digital world. Read about creating effective passwords @ http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/create.mspx.
Look up the most common passwords @ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2113976,00.asp and http://blog.jimmyr.com/Most_Common_Passwords_20_2008.php.
Then test your own @ http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx.

Leave a comment.

dmac

1014WarmUp

Words of wisdom, words of encouragement, words of sympathy.

Words, words, words... Use Wordle to create a word cloud. Check it out @ http://wordle.net/create.

Leave some words.

dmac

1010WarmUp

The Blue Screen of Death! What is it? Radiation from space? A new pandemic eminating from the east? The insidious weapon of an evil villain?

Could it happen to you? (BSOD-it probably already has!)

Check it out @ http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/10/photos-blue-scr.html

Leave a comment.

dmac

1009WarmUp

Read the article: Google Maps Is Changing the Way We See the World @ http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/15-07/ff_maps

Look up the company, Microsoft Corp, on the net and find out where the company is located.

Go to Google maps @ http://www.google.com/ and visit their corporate offices in California. Then look up Microsoft's Massachusetts office and visit it using street view.

Leave a comment.

dmac

1008WarmUp

What's your carbon footprint? Find out at http://www.carbonfootprint.com/. Write a comment telling us how much it's going to cost you to offset your carbon footprint.

dmac

0107WarmUp

What's the Mars rover up to? Check it out @ http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html. Leave a comment.

dmac

1006WarmUp

What's a smoot? When was it invented? By whom? Check it out @

http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/10/05/frat_found_measure_of_pleasure_in_smoots/

How long in smoots is SeaCoast? (The main corridor is 332.5 feet long.)

Leave a comment.

dmac

1003WarmUp

Know how to googlewhack? Check it out @ http://www.googlewhack.com/rules.htm then create your own whackstack!

Leave a comment.

dmac

1002WarmUp

What's Clickjacking? Should you worry about it? You bet!

Look @ http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/A_Look_at_the__Clickjacking__Web_Attack_and_Why_You_Should_Worry

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dmac

1001WarmUp

Use your Internet search skills to answer the following question:

Which is the largest country, geographically, that has the smallest population?

Create an Excel spreadsheet with the info you need and save as 1001WarmUp.

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dmac

p.s.

Check out an interesting spreadsheet @ http://www.wired.com/special_multimedia/2007/1511_ff_cannonball_xls

0930WarmUp

Well, there's good news and bad news!

The rocket man made it across the channel but the pedal powered blimp didn't. Read all about it @ http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/09/fusionmans-jet.html and
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/09/flying-wing-cro.html

Leave a comment.

dmac

0929Warmup

Feel like improving the relevance of image search? Go to http://www.google.com/. Select Image then Google Image Labeler. Write me a comment.

dmac

0925WarmUp

Guess who's making a new electric car? Chrysler? Read about it @ http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/09/24/chrysler_plan_heats_up_race_for_electric_cars/
Leave a comment!

dmac

0924WarmUp

Well, it's here-the new Google phone. How does it stack up to the IPOD?

Check it out @ http://live.androidcommunity.com/

Read all about it @ http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/09/24/google_makes_its_move_on_smartphones/
and write a comment.

dmac

0923WarmUp

Think you're smart? Go to this webpage www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/ and find out!

Leave a comment!

dmac

0922WarmUp

Well, we're safe for the next few weeks--the collider has been shut down!. Find out why @ http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/09/21/damage_to_worlds_largest_atom_smasher_forces_2_month_halt/

Leave a comment!

dmac

0919WarmUp

Want to know how to transfer large files too big to attach to an e-mail? Read about it @ http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/09/18/sharing_simplified/
Leave a comment!

dmac

0918WarmUp

Ever heard of Google? They're coming out with something new--a phone! Read about it @ http://androidcommunity.com/t-mobile-android-handset-to-retail-for-199-20080918/

Leave a comment!

dmac

0917WarmUp

Read about some rivalries in the gaming pc market @ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2330286,00.asp

Who are the players? What are the products?

Leave a comment!

dmac

0916WarmUp

Interested in gaming pcs? Read the article @http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/09/15/image_conscious_headsets_block_the_noise/
and check out the website at http://www.ibuypower.com/ and build your dream computer.
Leave a comment!

dmac

0915WarmUp

Arctic ice is melting and Antarctic ice is increasing. Huh? Look it up @ http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2008/09/13/ice_expanse_growing_in_antarctica_as_arctic_gets_warmer/

Leave a comment.

dmac

0912Warmup

Did you know that the Iphone keeps track of everything you do? Read all about it @ http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/09/hacker-says-sec.html.

Leave a comment!

dmac

0911WarmUp

Take one last look at the Large Hadron Collider @ http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/the-bosons-that.html

Feel safer now?

Leave a comment!

dmac

0910WarmUp

Well, they did it--they turned on the Large Hadron Collider atom smasher. Read all about it at http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=6608531b-9276-420a-b8a7-6b155cde6951&&Headline=Largest+particle+collider+conducts+successful+test&strParent=strParentID
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dmac

0908WarmUp

Can you believe it? A wind turbine in Chelsea? Check it out at http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/09/08/from_black_smoke_to_green_living/.
Leave a comment!

dmac

0905WarmUp

Well it's happening! Just like Al Gore predicted in An Inconvenient Truth. Read about the latest ice shelf melting at: http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2008/09/04/manhattan_size_section_of_arctic_ice_shelf_breaks_off/

0903WarmUp

We are watching An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore. Take the geography quiz @ http://www.aninconvenienttruth.com.au/truth/quiz/default.htm and see how much you've been paying attention.

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06.16WarmUp

Feel like improving the relevance of image search? Go to www.google.com. Select Image then Google Image Labeler. Write me a comment saved as 61608.

06.13WarmUp

Believe in a higher being? Believe in little green men from outer space? What do some theologians think about the whole thing? Look it up at http://www.wired.com/ and write a comment saved as 61308.

06.12WarmUp

What's the future of the electric car? Who's developing what? Check it out at www.wired.com. Write a comment saved as 61208WarmUp.

06.11WarmUp

What's RFID? What effect will it have on you? Is it good or bad? Write a comment saved as 61108WarmUp.

06.10WarmUp

Gas prices are super high and climbing. Learn how to get 40 miles a gallon from your station wagon by visiting www.wired.com. Write me a comment saved as 61008WarmUp.

06.09WarmUp

What's a fuel cell vehicle? Will it help ease the gas crisis? Check it out at http://www.wired.com/ Write a comment saved as 609WarmUp.

06.06WarmUp

What was the first computer and when was it invented? Check it out on the web and write a comment saved as 60608.

06.05WarmUp

Did you know that you can actually cause an earthquake? Check out the 5 ways at http://www.wired.com/ . Write a comment saved as 605WarmUp.

06.04WarmUp

What's your carbon footprint? Find out at http://www.carbonfootprint.com/. Write a comment and save it at 604Warmup.

06.03WarmUp

What's the Mars rover up to? Check it out @ http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html. Write a status report and save it as 603WarmUp

06.02 WarmUp

What did the CIA learn from GET SMART? Read the article at www.wired.com and write a comment saved as 602WarmUp.

05.29WarmUp

Think you're smart? Go to this webpage www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/ and find out! Write a comment saved as 529WarmUp.

05.28WarmUp

We are about to watch the documentary An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore. Go to www.wired.com and read the article, Inconvenient Truths: Get Ready to Rethink What It Means to Be Green. Pick one of the ten green heresies and write a comment saved as 528WarmUp.

05.27WarmUp

Answer the following questions relating to the video Growing Up Online. Save the file as 0527WarmUp.

Do you have a MySpace page (or pages)? Do you visit every day? How much time do you spend on MySpace?

Do your parents have a MySpace page? If not, have you shown them your page?

How would you describe what MySpace is to the following audiences? 1) your friends; 2) your parents; 3) a grandparent; 4) a teen living in the late 1800s

Before social networking Web sites, how did teens engage in social networking? Think about the following eras: 1) the industrial revolution; 2) hunter-gatherer societies; 3) the 1980s (don't forget to consider geographic location and cultural influences)

Visit the MySpace page of someone you don't know. How does this page reveal information about the person? What design and content techniques are used to catch your attention? Would you want to add this person as a friend or leave a comment on his or her page? Why or why not? What do you want to know about this person that is not posted on this profile?

How does MySpace "compartmentalize" the way you provide information about yourself? What types of information does MySpace deem important? How does MySpace frame the communication experience? What different information would you get if you were meeting with someone in person?

05.23 WarmUp

What's new with Rock Band 2? Read the article, Music Game Wars Heat Up at www.wired.com and write me a comment saved as 523WarmUp.
-dmac

05.22WarmUp

Go to www.wired.com and look up the article: 12 hacks that will amp up your brainpower. Read the 12 hacks, pick 1 that you think might work and see if 1 helps you to remember these 10 words:antelope ginger variable bench cycle book licorice monkey web garage
Write a comment and save it in the Notepad file 522Warmup.

05.21 WarmUp

Look up the word Grok. Write its definition in a notepad file saved as 0521warmup.

-dmac

05.20 WarmUp

Read the article: A look into the past with laser precision.

Answer the following questions in a Notepad file saved as 520WarmUp:

What is the article about?
How has technology contributed?
Where is the site located?
How was the neighborhood different then?
How many kids did Paul Revere have?

-dmac

ps There's a video that augments the article at www.bostonglobe.com.

05.19 WarmUp

Go to the website :www.wired.com. Select an article. Read it. Read the comments that follow. Write a comment of your own in a notepad file saved as 0519WarmUp. Then post it!

--dmac

05.16 Warmup

Use your Internet search skills to answer the following question:

Which, of the ten most geographically large countries, is not among the ten countries with the largest population?

Create an Excel spreadsheet with the info you need and save as 516WarmUp.

dmac

05.15 WarmUp

In a Notepad file saved as 515Warmup, answer the question:

Who says you are the dumbest generation and why?

Give me eight reasons.

dmac

Emerging Technology Presentation

Emerging Technology Presentation
Part 1
Select an article from Wired or PC Magazine.Make sure it is something you are interested in exploring.
Read it.
Research it on the web.
Prepare a 6 slide PowerPoint Presentation including:
MicroTopic
Problem Explanation
Impact on Society
Solution
What's your interest
Citations
Your presentation must include:
Information from at least 3 sources
Illustrations
Citations in the correct format
Extra Credit will be given for:
Animation/Special Effects
Sound
Exceptional Effort
Wow, Zip and Zing

Part 2
You will be designing a future technology and presenting it to the class in a 30-second "infomercial" posted on Google or YouTube
(details forthcoming.)

Part 3
You will design and draw a Google doodle to illustrate your future technology (details forthcoming.)

05.14 WarmUp

For this mornings warmup please read the article Building a Better Cellphone from yesterday's Boston Globe and answer the following questions in a NoteBook file saved as 514WarmUp:

What's the article about?
What was the problem?
What was the solution?
What was the process?
How did technology contribute?

dmac

Welcome

Since these are technology classes, we should be using technology as much as possible. We'll be using this blog to communicate information about warmups, daily assignments, class info, etc. Be sure to check this blog when you come in to class every day.

dmac