1029Warmup

Well, Halloween is coming! Check out these holiday-related sites:

http://www.jackolanterns.net/traditions.htm

http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp?id=116

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/player.html?title=05982_00

http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/Holidays/10-Stunning-Pumpkin-Carvings.html

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=53392

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303467004575574400840186576.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5

http://www.frightcatalog.com/i/creative/history_of_halloween_large.jpgLe

http://www.thatsfit.com/2010/10/19/halloween-candy-nightmares-10-worst-choices/

http://eatthis.menshealth.com/slideshow/best-and-worst-halloween-candy

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/8087634/Bizarre-Halloween-Jack-OLantern-pumpkins-carved-by-Ray-Villafane.html

http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Trick-or-feat-Guinness-World-Records-Announces-Top-Halloween-Records/blog/2778897/7691.html

Leave a comment!

dmac

1028WarmUp

Did you know it is the fall foliage just hit peak in the Boston Area. Check out these fall-related sites:

http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/61287617.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUgOahccyiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsc/activities/simulations/gr2/unitd.html

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/10/autumn_scenes.html

http://blogs.sacbee.com/photos/2010/10/a-glimpse-of-fall.html

http://www.courant.com/community/hc-itowns-fallfoliage-ugcpix,0,5490610.ugcphotogallery

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/destinations/bal-travel-foliage0910-

http://www.yankeefoliage.com/ecard/index.php

http://www.rif.org/assets/Documents/readingplanet/ReadAloud_Stories/puddles_all_seasons.swf


Leaf(get it?)a comment!

dmac

1027WarmUp

Think you are good with words? Check out these websites to improve your vocabulary:

http://www.learningchocolate.com/

http://vocabsushi.com/

http://kindersay.com/englishwords/?s=470de8685eaedf7a&gclid=

http://www.vocabahead.com/

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?utm_campaign=iktnewsletter&Area=WhatsThatWord&IP=207.166.7.200&utm_source=iktnews1&utm_medium=email

Leave a comment with a new word you just learned.

dmac

1026WarmUp

Today, help create Julius the Monkey!

Take a crack at:

http://www.paulfrank.com/plannedpines/#/rec-center/

Leave a comment!

dmac

1025WarmUp

Strapped into the one-man flyer, cruising the internet, I found these interesting sites:

https://www.dunkindonuts.com/donut/

http://www.arbys.com/juniorizeme/

http://madlibber.com/

Have fun and leave a comment!

dmac

1022WarmUp

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

1021WarmUp

Continuing with our focus on generating theme ideas and design concepts for video games, take a look at these interesting sites:

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

http://www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/inside/how/02.html

http://www.make-video-games.com/

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/making-a-video-game.htm

http://www.gameinnovator.com/

Leave a comment!

dmac

1020WarmUp

Today, you need to create a storyboard for your video game.

What's a story board? Take a look at these sites:

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

http://www.sotherden.com/video101/storyboard.htm

http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/

http://www.storyboardsinc.com/shooting_commercial.html

http://www.storyboards-east.com/storybrd.htm

http://www.storyboards.com/

Leave a comment!

dmac

1019WarmUp

If you didn't know, the most popular game ever is now available for download on Android.

What is the most popular game ever? Why Angry Birds, of course!

What is Angry Birds?

Check it out:

http://www.rovio.com/index.php?page=angry-birds

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/10/angry-birds-two-million-android-downloads/

http://angrybirdsguide.com/

For our last scratch assignment, we are going to design and develop a video game.

How do you design a video game? Look at these sites:

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/designing-video-games.html

http://www.wikihow.com/Design-a-Video-Game

What different types of video games are there?

http://www.bizymoms.com/hobbies/types-of-video-games.html

Leave a comment!

dmac

1018WarmUp

Remember Twitter?

Here's a few more apps that will help you to "tweet":

http://tweetstats.com/

http://snapbird.org/

http://www.searchtastic.com/index.php

http://twittergrader.com/

http://twinfluence.com/

http://isparade.jp/

http://twittersheep.com/

Leave a comment!

dmac

1015WarmUp

Think you know what's happening in the world?

Check out this site:

http://mapeas.com/

http://www.icue.com/

http://marumushi.com/projects/newsmap

Leave a comment!

dmac

1014WarmUp

Well, they did it--they rescued all 33 miners in Chile!

Who were they? How did they do it?

Check it out @ the following sites:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/12/world/americas/20101012-chile-miners-gallery.html?hp

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-10-12-Chile-miner-interactive_N.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-10-12-Chile-miners_N.htm

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703673604575549372202025534.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories#project%3DSLIDESHOW08%26s%3DSB10001424052748703673604575549940242265812%26articleTabs%3Darticle

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/24/world/main6800785.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.3

Leave a comment!

dmac

1013WarmUp

Finish off exploring these sites from yesterday's world water day!

http://wateruseitwisely.com/kids/tip-tank-game.php
http://www.thewaterfamily.co.uk/index2_content.html
http://www.savewater.com.au/game
http://www.unicef.org/voy/wes/

Leave a comment!

dmac

1012WarmUp

Guess what day it is today? You got it--World Water Day (not really, it's supposed to be March 22nd but we can pretend.)

Take a look at some interesting websites about our most important natural resource:

http://awesome.good.is/transparency/016/016waterfights/index.html

http://www.good.is/post/picture-show-absence-of-water/

http://www.good.is/post/project-crowdsourced-picture-show-about-water/page:1#slideshow_46615

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

How about playing some water related games?

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

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

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

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

Leave a comment!

dmac

1008WarmUp

What was the line in that song I used to listen to?

Look it up:

http://www.lyrster.com/

http://www.lyricsmode.com/

http://www.justlyrics.com/

http://lyricsfly.com/search/search.php

http://www.lyricsoncall.com/

http://batlyrics.com/

Leave a comment (a favorite lyric)?

dmac

1007WarmUp

Today, IROBOT visits the school!

Here's the cool stuff:

http://www.irobot.com/gi/

The story of IROBOT:

http://store.irobot.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=4331595&ab=CMS_IRBT_iRobot101_iRobotStory_062110

Learn everything you need to know about robots:

http://store.irobot.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=4251149

Take a look at the rest of their website:

http://www.irobot.com/

Now, think up a question you want to ask and leave a comment!

dmac

1006WarmUp

Did you know that the ancestors of sharks swam with the dinosaurs?

Check out the following websites:

http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/shark-week/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/

http://www.sharkinformation.org/

Leave a comment!

dmac

1005WarmUp

We live on the beach but what do you really know about the ocean?

Check out these websites:

http://ocean.si.edu/

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/infographic-tallest-mountain-to-deepest-ocean-trench-0249/

http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/deep-sea-menu.html

http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/funandgames/games.html

Leave a comment!

dmac

1004WarmUp

There are plenty of baby metaphors in English: Baby Face, Big Baby, Baby Cakes.

Well, here are two sites that will bring out the "baby" in you:

http://www.etradebabymail.com/

http://www.one.org/international/actnow/babyprotest/widget.html

Leave a comment!

dmac