0226WarmUp

Ever dream of being a transportation engineer? This little app may help: http://www.traffic-simulation.de/

How about a doctor? Look at these: http://tr.anest.ufl.edu/simulations/cv/ and
http://www.simanest.org/

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dmac

0225WarmUp

Sims? One last time!

Look at some scientific sims @ http://www.myphysicslab.com/

Look at some medical simulations @ http://vam.anest.ufl.edu/simulations/simulationportfolio.php

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dmac

022409WarmUp

Did you like those sims yesterday?

Here's some more!

Check it out @ http://probability.ca/jeff/java/index.html.

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dmac

0223WarmUp

Welcome back from vacation!

Today, the warmup involves simulations.

What is a simulation? Check it out @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation.

How is a computer simulation different?

View some examples of computer simulation @ http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html.

Keep in mind that each of these simulations were were designed and developed by a computer programmer!

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dmac

021309WarmUp

Think personal computers have been around for a long time?

Behold, the history of personal computing, before your very eyes!

Step into the wayback machine and visit an online computer museum @ http://www.digibarn.com/collections/index.html#collection.

Find the funkiest computer and tell me about it.

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dmac

0212WarmUp

If you had a chance to change the world, how would you? Google wants to know!

It's called Project 10 to the 1ooth--check it out at http://www.project10tothe100.com/why.html.

Find out how it works @ http://www.project10tothe100.com/how_it_works.html.

Any questions, look @ http://www.project10tothe100.com/faq.html

Leave a comment telling me how you'd change the world.

dmac

0211WarmUp

"The importance of the Internet in a teenager's life increases with every day that goes by. Teenagers are starting to use the Internet in a myriad of ways, which range from doing schoolwork to transporting themselves halfway around the world."

So says David Thelen, a high school sophomore from Michigan who has recently begun publishing his work in Internet E-Zines.

Read the entire article @ http://www.4teachers.org/kidspeak/thelan/index.shtml.

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dmac

0210WarmUp

Robots are taking over the world, even as you read this!

Check it out @

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/dec08/7012
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/dec08/7012/2
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/dec08/7012/3

If you still don't believe it, look @ this:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/12663/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-gort-attacks

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dmac

0209WarmUp

Desktop or labtop? How about wearable? MIT students design a wearable computer!

Check it out @ http://www.wired.com/video/latest-videos/latest/1815816633/mit-students-develop-wearable-computer/10288173001
and http://www.wired.com/video/wearable-computer-projects-interactive-display/10280440001

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dmac

0206WarmUp

Binary math, how much do you remember?

Check it out @ http://forums.cisco.com/CertCom/game/binary_game_page.htm

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dmac

0205WarmUp

What's a Goggle Doodle?

Find out for yourself @ http://www.google.com/doodle4google/index.html.

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dmac

0204WarmUp

What's a chatterbox?

Check it out @ http://www.chatterboxchallenge.com/.

Other interesting sites include:

http://users.auth.gr/~dkaras/

http://www.infradrive.com/robomatic.php

http://www.personalityforge.com/dynachat.php?BotID=23969&MID=23957

http://www.be9.net/BJ/

http://www.be9.net/BJ/games.htm

http://www.personalityforge.com/botlist.php

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dmac

0203WarmUp

Everyone is familiar with using a computer, but what's it look like inside?

Think you know how a computer works? Check out the following websites:

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/watiwara/27182

http://www.quia.com/hm/86691.html

http://www.kids-online.net/learn/click/table.html

http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/computing/what/parts.htm

http://www.tpub.com/content/elecequipment/TM-5-6350-280-23P/img/TM-5-6350-280-23P_21_1.jpg

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dmac

0202WarmUp

Why study networking, computer repair and computer programming?

One great reason is that you can gain "employability".

But what can you do with a computer background?

Check out a list of dozens of computer-related jobs @ http://www.khake.com/page17.html.

Which job description interests you?

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