0331WarmUp

Rocketing around the web in the one-man flyer, I came upon a few interesting sites.

Take a peek @:

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/40_most_important_phone_models_history_human_communication

http://www.mint.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/pet1.jpg

http://www.neillcameron.com/A_to_Z.html

http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1003/americas-favorite-nations/flat.html

http://www.knowswhy.com/

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dmac

0330WarmUp

Anyone up for a sentence scramble?

Try it @

http://www.johnsesl.com/scrambler/sent_scr/scr_sent.shtml

http://www.altastic.com/narabikae.html

http://www.thecanadianteacher.com/tools/games/sentence

http://www.magneticpoetry.com/play.html

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dmac

0329WarmUp

Today I will be at the Digigirlz event at Microsoft.

What is Digigirlz?

Check it out @

http://calendar.boston.com/cambridge-ma/events/show/106537925-digigirlz-2010

http://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/programs/digigirlz/digiGirlzday.aspx

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dmac

0326WarmUp

Tommorow will be the fourth annual "Earth Hour"! What is it?

Check it out @

http://travel.webshots.com/video/3067722580104911548YgrtVW

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23859822#23859822

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29929088/displaymode/1247/

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0903/090326-earth_hour.html

Don't forget these other interesting sites:

http://www.myearthhour.org/

http://www.earthhourkids.org/

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dmac

0325WarmUp

With all the press about the trouble that the American car industry was having and the troubles with certain Toyota's, let's take a look back at a simpler time, when cars were not only vehicles for transportation but also for passage into adulthood:

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1974682_2093210,00.html

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://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/future.of.cars/interactive/gallery.concept.cars/frameset.exclude.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/2798670/Peugeot-concept-vehicles-the-cars-of-the-future.html

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/future.of.cars/interactive/gallery.scifi.cars/frameset.exclude.html

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dmac

0324WarmUp

Today is Ada Lovelace Day!

Who is Ada Lovelace? Look her up @

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

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.notoriouswebmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ada_lovelace.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.notoriouswebmaster.com/2009/03/24/its-ada-lovelace-day/&h=249&w=178&sz=5&tbnid=e4lWOIDy599LnM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=79&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dada%2Blovelace&hl=en&usg=__NtDBG8QqOxCBztPxVqecuwJauQs=&ei=8hqqS63mDML68Ab5mfn_Bg&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=10&ct=image&ved=0CCoQ9QEwCQ

http://inventors.about.com/od/lstartinventors/p/Ada_Lovelace.htm

What is Ada Lovelace Day all about?

http://findingada.com/

Here's some computer programming links and activities:

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/programming.htm

http://www.toymaker.info/

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1356790/computer_programming_is_easy_and_fun.html?cat=15

http://vbgames6.homestead.com/game.html

http://www.codetoad.com/visual_basic/games/

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dmac

0323WarmUp

Yesterday was World Water Day!

What is it?

Check it out @ http://www.worldwaterday.org/

Here are some interesting websites that offer further exploration:

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/03/020938.html?mi_atom=The%20Frame

http://newshopper.sulekha.com/bangladesh-world-water-day_photo_725709.htm

http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/flash/gallery/gallery1.html

http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/flash/gallery2/gallery1.html

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

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

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123483638138996305.html#project%3DWATER0902%26articleTabs%3Dinteractive

Here are some interesting activities about conserving water:

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

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

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

http://www.gogreenonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=130

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dmac

0322WarmUp

Health Care Reform was approved last night by the House.

What is it? How will it affect your life?

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/03/health_reform_infographic.html

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/interactive/static/stories/healthcare-comparison.html

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/HEALTHTIMELINE0907.html

How about in other countries?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8201711.stm

http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/0910/world-health/flat.html

http://blogs.ngm.com/.a/6a00e0098226918833012876674340970c-800wi

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dmac

0319WarmUp

Well we celebrated St. Patrick's day on Wednesday. Here are a few interesting sites about the celebration:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/gallery/st_pats_parade_031608/

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/St-Patricks-Day-Celebrations/Media-Gallery/200903315243382?lpos=World_News_News_Your_Way_Region_0&lid=NewsYourWay_GALLERY_15243382_St_Patricks_Day_Celebrations_

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/03/17/nyregion/20100318PARADE_index.html?ref=multimedia

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704743404575127760099236300.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/picturegalleries/7465886/St-Patricks-Day-at-the-Cheltenham-Festival-and-in-Dublin-Ireland.html

http://anglais.over-blog.org/article-saint-patrick-s-day-a-quiz-46840896.html

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dmac

0318WarmUp

Welcome back!

Well, you heard of Google Maps. How about Bing Maps?

Check it out @

http://www.bing.com/maps/explore/#5003/o=&a=&s=w&n=0/5872/style=auto&lat=47.67&lon=-122.12&z=11&pid=5874

Use Bing Maps to locate the 25 most interesting places you need to visit before you die:

Ernest Hemingway's house in Key West, Florida
The South Island
Cape Town
Golden Temple
Las Vegas
Sydney
New York
Taj Mahal
Canadian Rockies
Uluru
Chichen Itza
Machu Picchu
Niagara Falls
Petra
The Pyramids
Venice
Maldives
Great Wall of China
Victoria Falls
Hong Kong
Yosemite
National Park
Hawaii
Paris

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dmac

0312WarmUp

Where is Myanmar? How about Sri Lanka? Ever hear of American Samoa?

Take a look at this list of countries:

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

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/countries_of_the_world.htm

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

Still unfamiliar with some names?

You need to play a geography game:

http://geogame.rsgray.co.uk/

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

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/GeographyGames/Geospy

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/GeographyGames

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dmac

0311WarmUp

Today I would like you to read and think about this statement:

How do you think working hard and learning everything you can in class might help you now and in the future? Please list as many possible benefits as you can. If you don’t think it will benefit you, please explain why not.

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dmac

0309WarmUp

When I was studying Spanish in high school, I was never far from my trusty Spanish dictionary (I still have it!). Well, many of you may think that was very "old school." Today, thanks to the Internet and technology, we have "translators" at our disposal.

Check it out @ http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/03/09/technology/20100309-translate.html?ref=multimedia

Now try it out yourself.

Translate this poem by Spanish poet Federico Garcia-Lorca:

Voces de muerte sonaroncerca del Guadalquivir.Voces antiguas que cercanvoz de clavel varonil.Les clavó sobre las botasmordiscos de jabalí.En la lucha daba saltosjabonados de delfín.Baño con sangre enemigasu corbata carmesí,pero eran cuatro puñalesy tuvo que sucumbir.Cuando las estrellas clavanrejones al agua gris,cuando los erales sueñanverónicas de alhelí,voces de muerte sonaroncerca del Guadalquivir.
using the following sites:

Google Translate
Yahoo Babel Fish
Bing

Does it translate the same?

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dmac

0308WarmUp

Strapped in the one-man flyer and rocketing around the web, I found these interesting sites about animals:

http://www.saczoo.com/Page.aspx?pid=598

http://zoo.pgh.pa.us/AnimalsandExhibits

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/index.html

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/default.cfm

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/Category.aspx?cat_id=4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/roar/

http://www.whopooped.org/

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dmac

0305WarmUp

Every day, we don't even notice some of the most beautiful structures that surround us. Instead, we just drive or walk over them. When was the last time you noticed--a bridge.

Take a look @

http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/Travel/16-Beautiful-Bridges.html

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/07/10-most-beautiful-bridges-in-the-world/

http://frikoo.com/18-stunning-bridges-from-around-the-world

http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/09-03/12-most-beautiful-bridges-europe.html

http://quazen.com/arts/architecture/spectacular-and-uniquely-designed-bridges-from-around-the-world/

http://listphobia.com/2009/07/14/10-most-beautiful-bridges-in-the-world/

Try to build one yourself:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/build.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/challenge/index.html

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dmac

0304WarmUp

Guess what? Another birthday. Yours? No, no, no, Antonio Vivaldi's.

Who is he? Look him up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi

Ten things you should know about him:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-10s/2010/03/04/vivaldi-ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-italian-composer-115875-22085018/

Listen to some of his compositions @

http://www.rhapsody.com/antonio-vivaldi

and

http://www.last.fm/music/Antonio+Vivaldi

Create your own composition @

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/music/piano/index.htm

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dmac

0303WarmUp

Yesterday was Dr. Seuss's birthday.

Who is Dr. Seuss? Look him up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss

What did he do?

http://www.seussville.com/

http://papahere.com/dr-seuss-birthday/

http://www.drseussart.com/

http://www.catinthehat.org/

What's your favorite Dr. Seuss story?

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dmac

0302WarmUp

You have heard that an earthquake has hit again--this time in Chile.

Look at some interesting websites:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35652868#35652868

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35652836#35655304

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35652836#35652836

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/03/01/world/americas/20100301-chile-pano.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703411304575093121785717224.html#articleTabs%3Dinteractive

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703943504575095641499493032.html

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/02/28/world/20100301_CHILEQUAKE_index.html?ref=multimedia

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2010/feb/28/chile-earthquake-map-interactive

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dmac

0301WarmUp

What's your learning style?

Knowing your learning style will help you develop coping strategies to compensate for your weaknesses and capitalize on your strengths.

Maybe you need to look into multiple intelligences.

What is it? Look it up at:

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

http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Multiple_Intelligences_and_Learning_Styles

http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm

How about these interesting sites:

http://bgfl.org/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/questions/choose_lang.cfm

http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz

http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

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dmac