0225WarmUp

Did you know that every day you are bombarded with messages that try to persuade you to buy something? That's right, these advertisements use very subtle techniques that influence you into thinking about their product.

Lets take a look at some interesting websites about this very topic:

http://www.ftc.gov/youarehere/site.html#/first-time-here

http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/advertisingtricks/

http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourlife/yourlife_addecoder.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/5704/

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/special_initiatives/games/coco/flash/start.html

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dmac

0225WarmUp

Ever hear that the longer you stay in school the more money you make? Believe it?

You better!

Take a look at this:

http://www.uscollegesearch.org/blog/wp-content/uscs-degree-salary-unemployment.png

http://www.census.gov/schools/census_for_teens/educational_attainment.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091222141628.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+(ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Believe it now? Keep reading:

http://www.realonlinedegrees.com/the-future-trends-of-the-job-market/

http://knowhow2go.org/index.php

http://www.ecampustours.com/

http://www.college.gov/wps/portal

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/popup.php?lesson_number=789&&flash_name=college3.swf

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dmac

0224WarmUp

Did you hear that King Tut's parents were brother and sister? And that he had a club foot?

Who is King Tut? Why is he important?

Find out @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun

Look at these other interesting sites about Tut:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35423552/ns/technology_and_science-science/

http://news.sympatico.ca/SpecialReports/ContentPosting_AFP2?newsitemid=CNG.3979f15c85f71224ba46bb95278ecf90.01&feedname=AFP_EN&show=False&number=0&showbyline=False&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=False

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/tut/interactive/tut_content.html

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/tut.html

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2010/02/17/sot.king.tut.maleria.discoverychannel?iref=allsearch

http://tutsanfrancisco.org/ecards

Steve Martin even did a skit about King Tut on Saturday Night Live:

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/king-tut/1037261/

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dmac

0223WarmUp

Strapped into the one-man flyer cruising around the Internet I found these interesting sites:

http://abduzeedo.com/amazing-city-views-top

http://listverse.com/2010/02/13/top-10-amazing-cities-you-will-never-visit/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheListUniverse+(The+List+Universe)&utm_content=Google+Reader

http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/39512/worlds-weirdest-hotels?xid=newsletter

http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/22526/worlds-weirdest-beards

http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/22423/amazing-monkeys

http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/22568/animals-driving-cars

http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/22445/chimps-do-the-darnedest-things

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dmac

0222WarmUp

Welcome back from vacation!

How about looking at some words to get you warmed up today:

http://www.novelgames.com/flashgames/game.php?id=60

http://static.novelgames.com/flashgames/game_e.swf?id=72&siteid=3409

Now how about working with numbers:

http://www.novelgames.com/flashgames/game.php

http://www.novelgames.com/flashgames/game.php?id=87

http://www.novelgames.com/flashgames/game.php?id=83

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dmac

02120WarmUp

Sunday is Valentine's day.

Check out these Valentine's day sites:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/world/valentine_day/newsid_1779000/1779959.stm

http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/spip.php?article104

http://www2.ocregister.com/ocregister/sections/multimedia/?graphic=/valentines08/main.swf

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2009/feb/11/green-valentines-day-gifts-environmental-impact

http://www.mightybook.com/MightyBook_free/new_month/february_fun/punny_valentine.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11272013/

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/games-quizzes/green-valentine-quiz/

http://www.outshouts.com/home/playTrack/track_id/41379

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29180867/displaymode/1107/s/2/

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6878544

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/winter/valentines/game2.html

http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/valentine_th.htm

http://www.poemflow.com/valentines

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/winter/valentines/ecards/index.shtml

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dmac

0211WarmUp

The Winter Olympics are starting tommorow. Do you know which country is hosting? In which city?

Check it out @

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/canada-facts/

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/vancouver-canada/

http://www.sfu.museum/time/en/flash/

http://blog.ratestogo.com/tourist-attractions-in-canada/

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/cgKidsAtlas/culture.asp

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Canadian_Geography.htm

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dmac

0209WarmUp

Ever dream of pulling up your chair and booting up a powerful gaming pc?

Take a look at these screamers:

http://www.maingear.com/

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/

http://www.alienware.com/

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dmac

0208WarmUp

Once again, cruising around the web strapped into the one-man I found these interesting sites to help you improve your spelling:

http://www.wordcentral.com/games/alpha-bot.html

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/books/content/wordsort/?g=0#header

http://www.spinandspell.com/game.swf

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/ad_menu_flash.shtml

http://www.spellingbeethegame.com/

http://www.learner.org/interactives/spelling/index.html

http://www.spellingcity.com/

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dmac

0205WarmUp

One of the biggest problems in developing countries is the availability of clean water.

Here at home, we just open the tap.

We even have clean water in our toilet bowls (how smart is that?)

Take a look @ some websites that promote clean water:

http://www.wateraid.org/uk/learn_zone/primary/water_around_the_world/6385.asp

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2006/10/06/science/1194817112055/a-simple-solution-for-clean-water.html?scp=1&sq=world%20water%20day&st=cse

http://www.drinking-water.org/flash/splash.html

Try your hand at saving water @

http://www.savewater.com.au/game

http://wateruseitwisely.com/kids/tip-tank-game.php

http://www.thewaterfamily.co.uk/index2_content.html

http://www.unicef.org/voy/wes/

http://www.worldwaterday.net/game/index.html

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dmac

0204WarmUp

Ever dream of driving a "cool" car?

Take a look at what else you can "drive".

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1886601,00.html?xid=rss-photoessays

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/slideshows/flying-car.html

http://news.discovery.com/videos/tech-flying-car-takes-off.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23189991#23189991

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1887087,00.html?xid=rss-photoessays

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/29842596#29842596

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1880182,00.html?xid=rss-photoessays

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1109082/The-Obamamobile-New-presidential-limo-unveiled--withstand-rocket-chemical-attacks.html?ITO=1490

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/02/15/automobiles/0215-altcars_index.html?scp=2&sq=automobiles&st=cse

http://reviews.cnet.com/1991-11443_7-6555527-1.html?tag=ss

http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/23057

http://coolmaterial.com/roundup/insanely-decorated-cars-and-vehicles/

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dmac

0203WarmUp

Go to Google @ http://www.google.com/

Who's birthday is it? Today is Norman Rockwell's birthday, February 3rd, 2010.

Who is Norman Rockwell? Take a look @

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Rockwell

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/norman-rockwell/about-norman-rockwell/689/

Norman Rockwell was best know for depicting scenes from everyday life.

Look at his works @

http://www.rockwellsite.com/prints/pag_images_cl.asp?SE=CL&PG=

http://www.rockwelllicensing.com/nr_gallery.html

http://www.normanrockwellvt.com/prints.htm

Which scene is from your life?

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dmac

0202WarmUp

Today is February 2nd--Groundhog Day!

But what's the significance of the day? What does it mean?

Take a peek @

http://groundhog-day.123holiday.net/

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/feb7.htm

http://www.elcivics.com/groundhog-day-1.html

http://holidays.johnsesl.com/php/ghog.php

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x498d7_groundhog-day-2008_events

http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-lb-ghd.html

Where is Punxatawny, PA?

Take a look @ http://pics2.city-data.com/city/maps/fr5183.png

What is the prognistication for 2010?

Take a look @ http://www.groundhog.org/

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dmac

0201WarmUp

As a high school student, your entire life has been impacted by the World Wide Web. The web has had a profound effect on almost everything you do including providing an incredible social and entertainment experience. In fact, I just read that 16 year olds no longer feel a need to get a driver's license because they are already sufficiently connected to their social community through social networking sites like myspace and facebook.

And who do we have to thank for this? One person. Tim Berners-Lee invented the web, 20 years ago.

Watch an interview with him @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n4j0r

Leave a comment about one thing that you learned from Tim.

dmac