103122 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

Boo--did I scare you? Today's Halloween!

Are you dressing up as a ghoul or a zombie??--kid's stuff!

What is Halloween really all about? What does it mean?

Halloween - Wikipedia

Google

How about the Jack O'Lantern?

Stingy Jack - Wikipedia

How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth - HISTORY

Bizarre Halloween Jack O'Lantern pumpkins carved by Ray Villafane (telegraph.co.uk)

10 Cyborg Jack-o'-Lanterns for Terrifying the Neighborhood Kids | WIRED

Your Geeky Pumpkins | WIRED

Lights Up the Pumpkin Patch | WIRED

Halloween Pumpkin Carving Tips | WIRED

Maniac Pumpkin Carvers Salute Music, Art and Zombies | WIRED

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Mr. DeMarco

102822 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

Back by popular demand!

So, what's NASA up to these days? 

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/

https://www.nasa.gov/

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/

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Mr. DeMarco

102722 Warm Up

 Today's GrokIt:

A few interesting videos to help you with Photoshop:

How to open multiple images:

Open MULTIPLE Images as Layers In Photoshop [Quick & Easy] - Bing video

How to crop images:

How To Crop an Image in Photoshop With Specific Sizes - Bing video

How to resize images:

How To Resize An Image In Photoshop - Bing video

Leave a comment in Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

102622 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

Now that we're in the visual design world, let's take a look at some of the most famous art in the world:

http://www.mystudios.com/treasure/treasure.html

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en

http://www.museodelprado.es/

http://www.nga.gov/

http://www.mfa.org/

Which one is your favorite?

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Mr. DeMarco

102522 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

Interesting graphic arts resources:

Graphic Arts Today

The best graphic design websites to inspire you to create your online portfolio (contentsnare.com)

16 Best Websites for FREE Graphic Design Resources (webdesigndev.com)

101 Fun Things to Draw When You're Bored - Partners in Fire

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Mr. DeMarco

102422 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

Today, we start our stint with Adobe.

What is graphic arts?

The visual arts based on the use of line and tone rather than three-dimensional work or the use of color.

The activity of practicing the graphic arts, especially as a subject of study.

Check it out @ 

Graphic arts - Wikipedia

graphic arts - Bing images

What is Adobe?

Check it out @ 

Industry-leading graphic design apps for designers | Adobe

Digital drawing and painting software | Adobe

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Mr. DeMarco

102122 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

"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.

How about Internet safety?

Check it out @:

https://jr.brainpop.com/health/besafe/internetsafety/

https://www.netsmartzkids.org/activities/interactive/

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Mr. DeMarco

101922 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

Yesterday we looked at Google Doodles but what is the origin story?

Check it out @ Google Doodle - Wikipedia

How about entering your own Google Doodle?

Check it out @ What is Doodle for Google - Doodle for Google

How about a Doodle challenge?

Check it out @ Quick, Draw! (quickdraw.withgoogle.com)

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Mr. DeMarco

101822 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

What's a Goggle Doodle?

Find out for yourself @:

12 Fun Facts About Google Doodles (blog.google)

http://www.google.com/doodle4google/index.html.

How To Enter Doodle for Google - Doodle for Google

Google Doodles

Popular Google Doodle Games - Birth of Hip Hop

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Mr. DeMarco

101722 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

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:

https://www.geoguessr.com/seterra/en-an/vgp/3856

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

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

https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=computer-parts-quiz_2

https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5da5d2197982bf001a5de9c6/the-basic-parts-of-the-computer

Leave a comment!

Mr. DeMarco

101422 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

He didn't do it! He never did nothin to nobody!

How many times have you heard that on the news? Bad behavior--even worse grammar.

So, how's your grammar? Need some work?

Check out this website @ http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm

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Mr. DeMarco

101322 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

Think you're good at puzzles?

Try:

https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee

How about?

https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/mini

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Mr. DeMarco

101222 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

Think you're good at spelling?

Try these websites:

https://www.visualthesaurus.com/bee/play

Can't do it? Try:

https://freebee.fun/play/

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Mr. DeMarco

101122 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

Emojis--what are they and what do they mean?

Check it out @:

Emoji Meanings: How to Decode and Use Emoji | Reader's Digest (rd.com)

Full Emoji List, v15.0 (unicode.org)

Emoji meanings 😀😉😆😋😘😐🤗 - Emojitips.com

🍏 Apple Emoji List — Emojis for iPhone, iPad and macOS [Updated: 2022] (emojipedia.org)

Then write a 6 emoji story and post it on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

100722 Work Plan

Today's GrokIt!

Minute mysteries are micro chronicles where you have to try and solve the riddle. They are called minute mysteries because they are a bit more complex than your average riddle.

1. In the old West a man rides into town on Friday. He stays for three days, and leaves on Friday. How can this be?
2. There is a man walking down the road dressed entirely in black. There are no lights on anywhere and no moon. A car with no lights comes down the road and manages to avoid the man. How?
3. A father and son are in an auto accident. The father dies and the son is rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The doctor looks at the boy and says, “I can’t work on him, he’s my son.” How can this be?
4. You are in a cabin with four walls all facing south. There is a bear outside. What color is the bear?
5. You walk into a room with only one match. You must light a lantern, a gas stove, the pilot light of a water heater and a fire in a fireplace. What do you light first?

Leave your answers on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

100622 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

Ever start to sing a song -- and can't remember the lyrics?

Try these sites:

http://www.lyrster.com/

http://www.lyricsmode.com/

http://www.elyrics.net/

Now find the end of these lyrics and finish off these songs!

Set me free ______

I'm in the mood ____

When I was younger ______

Here I stand _______

Anyday, anyday, ______

Yesterday, ________

Lady of Spain, _______

Darling, won't you _______

Oh Darling _____

Unforgettable, _______

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Mr. DeMarco

100522 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

Ever take a photo? How about one that changed the world?

Take a look at some photos that have changed the world:

http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0309/lm_index.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/6152050/Ten-photographs-that-changed-the-world.html

http://todayspictures.slate.com/20070619/

http://www.cameranaked.com/FamousPhotos.htm

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Mr. DeMarco

100422 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

What's your carbon footprint? Find out at http://www.carbonfootprint.com/. Write a comment telling us how much it's going to cost you to offset your carbon footprint.

Then watch this video to learn about Snap:

Introduction to Block Programming with Snap! - Bing video

Mr. DeMarco

100322 Warm Up

Today's GrokIt:

In life, what you see is not necessarily what you get!

Check out these optical illusions @ http://www.optillusions.com/.

Go to https://snap.berkeley.edu/

Create an account using your school id, password and school rpsk12 gmail account

Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YND4swViSwA

Leave a comment.

Mr. DeMarco