Today's GrokIt:
It's our last class of the year and very close to our holiday vacation. Here's a bit of holiday cheer!
https://www.cnet.com/science/santa-claus-st-nicholas-grave-antalya-turkey/
http://readwrite.com/2014/12/22/norad-santa-tracker-how-it-began-popsugartech
https://santatracker.google.com/village.html
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
Enjoying a barrel ride on my digital surfboard, surfing the net last night, I found an interesting site. Wanna play a game, entirely text-based, 300,000 words, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination?
Ever dream of being a knight who needs to slay a dragon? Hit [Play Online] (not [Download This Game]) and have an "adventure":
https://www.choiceofgames.com/category/our-games/
Believe it or not, this is an example of something we could do in computer programming right now.
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dmac
Today's GrokIt:
It seems y'all have taken a shine to typing, an essential skill for programmers. Did you know there is another keyboard layout besides QWERTY (did you even know they called it that?)
Check it out @:
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/Q/QWERTY_keyboard.html
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/Dvorak_keyboard.html
Then try out the new arrangement @:
http://www.powertyping.com/dvorak/typing.html (Dvorak or QWERTY, there are some interesting typing games on this site. Try to find them!)
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
What's your name mean?
Find out @ http://www.whatalovelyname.com/
How popular is your name now?
http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#
Generate your own name:
https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/circassian-names.php
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
Into music?
Check it out @ https://experiments.withgoogle.com/shared-piano
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
Ever hear of Big Dog? How about Alpha Dog? How about PetMan?
Check it out @
http://techland.time.com/2011/10/31/new-robot-from-bigdog-makers-moves-eerily-like-a-human/
http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_bigdog.html
http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_petman.html
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
Scientists in California have developed a way to create nuclear fusion.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nuclear-fusion-energy-breakthrough-announcement/
What's the difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission?
https://www.diffen.com/difference/Nuclear_Fission_vs_Nuclear_Fusion
Here's how it works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W-GEE6YU4M
What does it all mean?
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/13/1142208055/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-climate-change
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
What are time zones? Why do we have them? Do we need them?
Check it out @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone.
Look at some neat sites @ http://www.worldtimezone.com/
and http://www.worldtimeserver.com/
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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
Today's GrokIt:
Did you know that doodling is good for the brain?
Read all about it:
Why doodling is good for your brain - Youth Mind (theyouthmind.ca)
How about a Doodle challenge?
Check it out @ Quick, Draw! (quickdraw.withgoogle.com)
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
A much forgotten literary technique is the Six-Word Story.
What's a Six-Word Story?
A Six-Word Story should provide a movement of conflict, action, and resolution that gives the sense of a complete story transpiring in a moment’s reading..using only 6 words.
How do you write one?
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-an-unforgettable-six-word-story
What are some examples?
https://www.dougweller.net/example-of-a-six-word-story/
Even Ernest Hemingway did it!
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/ernest-hemingways-six-word-sequels
Now, it's your turn. Write a Six-Word Story about tech, for example: "Why is my toaster pinging China?"
Post it up on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
In life, what you see is not necessarily what you get!
Check out these optical illusions @ http://www.optillusions.com/.
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
Think you're smart? Mensa smart?
Go to this webpage https://www.mensa.org/public/mensa-iq-challenge and find out!
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
Think personal computers have been around for a long time?
Behold, the history of personal computing, before your very eyes!
Step into the way back machine and visit an online computer museum @
http://www.digibarn.com/collections/index.html#collection.
Find the funkiest computer and tell me about it.
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid...........
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I’m way up here
It’s crystal clear
That now, I’m in a whole new world with you
Well, I can't show you the world but GeoGeusser can!
Go to GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!
Sign in with Google.
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt?
Who is Jerry Lawson? What did he do?
Don't know?
Go to:
and click on the Google Doodle
Post up your findings on Slack
Mr. DeMarco
