1223WarmUp

Well, it's the last day of vacation. We need to find out what Santa is up to.

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

In the holiday mood? Check out these sites:

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1949556,00.html?xid=rss-photoessays&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Fphotoessays+(TIME%3A+Top+Photoessays)&utm_content=Google+Reader

http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/mes-christmas_01.html

http://www.simonsezsanta.com/friendly.php

http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/christmas/advent07/adventcalendar2007.html

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-reordering-christmas.htm

http://www.zefrank.com/xmas/

http://www.everyclick.com/santaswing.html

http://www.theoworlds.com/christmas/

http://www.123bee.com/play/santaclaus-boy-escape

http://www.esklavos.com/gatuno2/

http://gamershood.com/flashgames/7018

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Have a happy holiday!

dmac

1222WarmUp

Anyone who has taken my class before knows that I love infographics.

What's an infographic?

Look it up @

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

Take a look at some interesting sites:

http://www.coolinfographics.com/

http://flowingdata.com/category/visualization/infographics/

http://www.inspiredm.com/2010/08/01/interactive-infographics/

Which is your favorite?

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dmac

1221WarmUp

Google has a new capability--ngrams!

The amazing application announced yesterday that allows you to easily analyze “the 500 billion words contained in books published between 1500 and 2008 in English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese and Russian.

Take a peek @

http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/books/17words.html?_r=1&hp

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_visualization_tool_from_google_with_data_from.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+readwriteweb+(ReadWriteWeb)

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=google-books-culture

http://peterpappas.blogs.com/copy_paste/2010/12/how-to-quantify-culture-google-ngram-viewer-explore-500-billion-published-words.html

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/12/vampire-vs-zombie-comparing-word-usage-through-time/68203/

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/10_fascinating_word_graphs_from_200_years_of_googl.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+readwriteweb+(ReadWriteWeb)

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dmac

1220WarmUp

We're having an eclipse on Monday or Tuesday--not solar but lunar!

Check it out @:

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/19/lunar-eclipse-december-2010-falls-on-winter-solstice/

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101219/ap_on_sc/us_sci_total_lunar_eclipse

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question6.html

http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEprimer.html

http://starryskies.com/The_sky/events/lunar-2003/eclipse1.html

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dmac

1217WarmUp

Computers, computers, computers....they're everywhere!

Take a look at some inventions that contributed to the development of the computer.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/this_is_a_computer.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+readwriteweb+(ReadWriteWeb)

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0004637.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=inventions&media=video

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/of_inventions.htm

http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsclist.htm

http://listverse.com/2009/03/29/top-10-ancient-inventions-you-think-are-modern/

http://listverse.com/2009/06/07/10-more-ancient-inventions-you-think-are-modern/

Pick one invention and tell us how it works

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dmac

1216WarmUp

Got a complaint about the cafeteria food?

Take a look at what other people have to eat for lunch.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinkpicturegalleries/8198839/What-I-Eat-Around-the-World-in-80-Diets-by-Peter-Menzel-and-Faith-DAluisio.html

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dmac

1215WarmUp

Enjoying a barrel ride on my digital surfboard, surfing the net last night, I found a few interesting sites to have an "adventure":

http://cardboardcomputer.com/games/hummingbird-mind/

http://www.choiceofgames.com/dragon/

http://www.amctv.com/originals/breakingbad/interrogation

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dmac

1214WarmUp

Ever hear of the Google demo slam?

Take a look:

http://www.demoslam.com/?utm_campaign=launch&utm_medium=hpp&utm_source=en_us&slams=wxDRburxwz8--Ej4iXE61a-8

Which is the best demo?

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dmac

1213WarmUp

You can't participate in the digital revolution if you can't type.

Test your typing skills at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

http://www.typingweb.com/

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dmac

1210WarmUp

Today is the last day of Computer Education Week.

Take a look at the last video:

http://csta.acm.org/Advocacy_Outreach/Other/Emp-5H.mov

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dmac

1209WarmUp

Today is day 4 of computer education week.

Take a look at today's video:

http://csta.acm.org/Advocacy_Outreach/Other/Med-4H.mov

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dmac

1208WarmUp

Today is day 3 of Computer Education Week.

Take a look at today's video:

http://csta.acm.org/Advocacy_Outreach/Other/Comm-3H.mov

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dmac

1207WarmUp

Today is day 2 of Computer Education Week.

Take a look at today's video:

http://csta.acm.org/Advocacy_Outreach/Other/Env-2H.mov

Also listen to a short podcast:

http://csta.acm.org/Advocacy_Outreach/Other/cs_ed_week_Lindsay_intro.mp3

Do you think that computers and technology is helping with the environment?

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dmac

1206WarmUp

Today is the first day of Computer Education Week.

Take a look at this inspirational video:

http://csta.acm.org/Advocacy_Outreach/Other/ent-1h.mov

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dmac

1203WarmUp

Think you're smart?

Take a look @ this:

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2008629,00.html

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dmac

1202WarmUp

A few interesting sites to create an annotated message:

http://www.messagehop.com/

http://appreciate-it.com/

http://www.wondersay.com/

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dmac

1201WarmUp

The age of the electric car is here!

Look it up @

http://www.wired.com/magazine/18-10

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/09/ff_tesla/

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/09/ff_electriccars/

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dmac