This week's GrokIt:
Go to Hour of Code | Coding Puzzles, AI and Games | Tynker
Pick an activity each day then leave a comment on Slack.
See you on Friday!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Friday, December 22, 2023
122223WarmUp
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!
http://readwrite.com/2014/12/22/norad-santa-tracker-how-it-began-popsugartech
https://santatracker.google.com/village.html
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
122123WarmUp
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
How about a Doodle challenge?
Check it out @ Quick, Draw!
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, December 18, 2023
121923WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What's your name mean?
How popular is your name now?
http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#
Generate your own name:
https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/circassian-names.php
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, December 15, 2023
121523WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
How do you spell--hippopotamus?
Think you can spell anything?
Had enough?
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, December 14, 2023
121423WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What is an icon?
Among many definitions:
a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)
Icons can represent people as well.
Find an example of an icon and post it on Slack
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
121323WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Happy Birthday! How old are you? Really? Are you sure?
Check out these age calculators:
http://www.mathcats.com/explore/agecalculator.html
https://www.coolseotools.com/age-calculator
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Today's GrokIt:
The title of this blog is GrokIt! You have been accessing the site since the beginning of the trimester at school. But what does it mean?
What's a Grok? When was it first used? By whom? And where?
Look up the definition:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grok
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok
How is it pronounced? Grok
How do you use it correctly? Grok
Which other famous (sort of) person has used the term?
What is Grokking the Future?
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED084554
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, November 27, 2023
121123WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Welcome to another year of GrokIt!
GrokIt originally appeared 14 years ago. While teaching at RHS, I conceived it as the digital equivalent of the Do Now or activator you may be used to other teachers giving to you to start the class.
Interestingly enough, I believe the blog has taken up a much more important role in my classes.
I envision using GrokIt as a hi-tech portal to get you and your energies focused on the class topics of the day by hyperlinking around the net to:
•discover state-of the-art technologies
•bump into some engaging topic
•just enjoy a fun and interesting website.
My hope is to try to kindle a spark of interest in computers and technology.
After all, the World Wide Web and everything in it was created by software developers, computer Programmers, web designers, all kinds of techie people of which you are the next generation.
I also want to create a class community, a public forum from which you could express your opinions and see the opinions of others about these topics.
So here's today's GrokIt.
One of my favorite sites is Wired. Check it out @
Pick one article, read it and leave a comment.
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
112123WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What's a beat? How do you make one?
Check out the following sites:
https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/beat-making-101-how-to-make-a-beat.html
https://blog.landr.com/how-to-build-a-beat-from-scratch
https://www.musicindustryhowto.com/how-to-create-your-own-beats-for-beginners/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, November 20, 2023
112023WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Into music?
Check it out @ https://experiments.withgoogle.com/shared-piano
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, November 17, 2023
111723WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Now that you're all up to speed with Kodu, did you know there's a competition for the best Kodu game?
Microsoft sponsors the Kodu Cup every year. Top prize: 5K!
Check it out @:
https://news.microsoft.com/en-gb/2014/07/22/whohaswonthisyearsk/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/microsoft-announces-kodu-game-lab-competition
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, November 16, 2023
111623WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Think you can make a living as a video game developer? Here's some colleges and universities that offer advanced degrees in Video Game Design. Check it out:
https://www.collegerank.net/best-video-game-design-degree-programs/
https://successfulstudent.org/best-video-game-colleges/
https://www.gamedesigning.org/video-game-design-schools/
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/computer-science/game-simulation-development
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
111523WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
You've been working with Kodu to develop a video game in Kodu.
Some interesting Kodu videos:
How to make a football game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WIyNYNeNUg
How to create an underwater world:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSdr1JEVfjs
How to make a racing game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpJTBMe1I98
How to make pages:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-87g-mDfS7g
How to make a maze:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48BNpjmQ6d4
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
111423WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Check out some related Kodu sites:
Kodu Game Lab - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodu_Game_Lab
Discuss Everything About Kodu Game Lab Wiki | Fandom
https://kodumicrosoft.fandom.com/f
Kodu Game Lab Review - Game On or Game Over? (connectedcamps.com)
https://blog.connectedcamps.com/kodu-game-lab-review/
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, November 13, 2023
Today's GrokIt:
We're going to change platforms today.
Check out this website:
Ultimate List of Different Types of Video Games | 49 Genres & Subcategories (idtech.com)
https://www.idtech.com/blog/different-types-of-video-game-genres
and leave a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, November 9, 2023
110923WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What happens when someone hacks a connected car?
More about connected cars:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/readers-choice-2021-connected-cars
Leave a comment in slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
11082023WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What is a connected car?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connected_car
Why are they important?
https://www.emqx.com/en/blog/connected-cars-and-automotive-connectivity-all-you-need-to-know
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, November 6, 2023
110623WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What is the Internet of Things(IOT)?
https://www.oracle.com/internet-of-things/what-is-iot/
Test your knowlege by taking this quiz:
https://quizlet.com/263778383/internet-of-things-iot-flash-cards/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, November 3, 2023
110323WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What is the digital divide?
https://www.splashlearn.com/blog/what-is-the-digital-divide-and-how-can-we-bridge-it/
Take the quiz:
https://quizlet.com/89144349/the-digital-divide-flash-cards/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, November 2, 2023
110223WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What's a deep fake?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepfake
Can you spot one a deepfake?
https://www.iproov.com/spot-deepfake-quiz
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
110123WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What's today? El dia de los muertos!
Check it out @:
https://www.google.com/doodles/day-of-the-dead-2023
https://www.dayofthedeadsd.com/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
103123WarmUp
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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
How about the Jack O'Lantern?
Stingy Jack - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingy_Jack
How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth - https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins
Bizarre Halloween Jack O'Lantern pumpkins carved by Ray Villafane https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/8087634/Bizarre-Halloween-Jack-OLantern-pumpkins-carved-by-Ray-Villafane.html
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, October 30, 2023
103023WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
We're jumping into coding and starting with a new IDE: SNAP
https://bjc.edc.org/bjc-r/course/bjc4nyc.html
Click on unit 1 and follow along.
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, October 27, 2023
102723WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
We've been discussing internet safety and cyber security for the past few days.
Take this quiz
https://quizlet.com/456744283/internet-safety-unit-quiz-flash-cards/
Post your results on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, October 26, 2023
102623WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What is digital citizenship?
Try it out:
https://www.digitalpassport.org/search-shark.html
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
102523WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
How do you stay safe on the internet?
Now take the quiz:
https://www.safekids.com/quiz/
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
102423WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What's the coolest city in the world? New York, Paris, London, L.A.?
How about Dubai?
Read about it at:
https://za.investing.com/magazine/incredibly-expensive-things-can-only-be-found-in-dubai/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, October 23, 2023
102323WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What is data persistence? Check it out @:
https://www.datastax.com/blog/what-persistence-and-why-does-it-matter
Should you be concerned?
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, October 20, 2023
102023WorkPlan
Today's GrokIt:
In continuing our discussion about cyber bullying, check out this website:
https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/kind-kingdom
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, October 19, 2023
101923WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
You just watched a video about cyberbullying:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtfMzmkYp9E
Different types of cyberbullying include:
Catfishing: Someone sets up a fictional persona online to compromise a victim in various ways, often exploiting a victim's emotions. The perpetrator's goals may be to lure them into a relationship or to intentionally upset a victim, among other reasons.
Cyberflashing: When someone receives an unsolicited sexually graphic image, they've been cyberflashed. This can occur on peer-to-peer Wi-Fi networks or Bluetooth Airdrop, in or outside of school.
Ghosting: When people cut off online contact and stop responding, they might be ghosting. Refusing to answer someone's messages can actually be a way of communicating a shift or upheaval among a group of friends. Often, instead of ever addressing the issue head-on, people will just ignore the targeted person.
Griefing: There are people who harass or irritate you in multiplayer video games. They kill your character on purpose, steal your game loot, or harass you in chat. Repeated behavior like that is called "griefing."
Hate pages: On platforms like Instagram, teens may create fake accounts to harass victims, posting unflattering photos of their target, exposing secrets, or sharing screenshots of texts from people saying mean things. It's hard to trace who created the account, and the people doing the bullying can simply create a new "hate" page if one is shut down or removed. Sometimes, these anonymous accounts may be collections focused on rumors or other malicious materials targeting students schoolwide.
Outing: This occurs when someone reveals someone's gender identity or sexual orientation without their consent. What makes this particularly malicious is the risk this may pose for teens who report higher levels of mental health struggles and are at greater risk for self-harm.
Think about if you've been cyberbullied or cyberbullied anyone.
Leave a comment on Slack!
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
101723WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Interesting graphic arts resources:
The best graphic design websites to inspire you to create your online portfolio (contentsnare.com)
16 Best Websites for FREE Graphic Design Resources (Design)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, October 16, 2023
101623WarmUp
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
Which one is your favorite?
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, October 13, 2023
Today's GrokIt:
Did you know that doodling is good for the brain?
Read all about it:
Why doodling is good for your brain - https://www.canva.com/learn/7-ways-doodling-will-change-your-life/
How about a Doodle challenge?
Check it out @ Quick, Draw! (quickdraw.withgoogle.com)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, October 12, 2023
101223WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
So you're creating icons. What do you need to think about?
Check it out @ 10 Tips for Designing Icons | Domestika https://www.domestika.org/en/blog/2625-10-tips-for-designing-icons
And how about Creating Great Icons: What to Consider When Designing (marketing4ecps.com)
Check out these icon makers: https://www.fotor.com/ and https://iconsflow.com/
Leave your icon and a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
101123WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What is an icon?
Among many definitions:
a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)
Icons can represent things as well, like companies or even people.
Find an example of an icon and post it on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
101023WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What's a sprite?
Among many definitions:
In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game. Originally, the term sprite referred to fixed-sized objects composited together, by hardware, with a background. Use of the term has since become more general. Wikipedia
Find an example of a sprite and post it on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, October 6, 2023
100623WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Did you know that Massachusetts throws away over 1oo million dollars of recyclables each year. How much do you know about recycling? What can your recycle and what can't you?
Take a quiz at https://recyclesmartma.org/
How did you do?
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, October 5, 2023
100523WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Next time you're outside look up or rather look out for space junk just falling from the sky:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06170-1
https://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/kessler-syndrome-space-junk-trap-earth/
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
100423WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Want to build your dream computer? You've got $899.00 to spend!
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
100323WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What's your name mean?
Find out @ https://www.behindthename.com/
Generate your own name:
https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/circassian-names.php
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, October 2, 2023
100223WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Robots, Robots, Robots! They seem to be everywhere..going to the moon, playing soccer, helping the elderly, teaching??? (now that's scary!)
What do they look like? What do they really do?
Check out these websites:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/robotics/types-and-applications.html
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, September 29, 2023
092923WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Words, Words, Words.
How many words can you create from just one?
Try it out @ http://www.degraeve.com/subwords.php
How about creating your own word?
Try it @ http://www.degraeve.com/invent-a-word/
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, September 28, 2023
092823WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Ever hear of the following towns?
Belchertown, Florida, Freetown, Halifax, Holland, Hubbardston, Monterey, Peru, Wales, Washington.
Believe it or not-they're all in Massachusetts!
Use Google maps @ http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl to find them. Then leave a note in Slack as to each town's location/general whereabouts.
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
092723WorkPlan
Today's GrokIt:
Think you're good at spelling?
Try these websites:
https://www.visualthesaurus.com/bee/play
Can't do it? Try:
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
092623WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Think you're good at puzzles?
Try:
https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, September 25, 2023
092523WarmUp
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 wayback machine and visit an online computer museum @ http://www.digibarn.com/collections/index.html#collection.
Find the funkiest computer and tell me about it.
Leave a comment and a picture of your favorite on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, September 22, 2023
092223WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Think you know how a computer works? Check out the following websites:
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 on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, September 21, 2023
092123WarmUp
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://www.netsmartzkids.org/activities/interactive/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
092023WarmUp
Today's GrokIt
What do you know about Internet safety?
Check it out @:
https://jr.brainpop.com/health/besafe/internetsafety/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, September 18, 2023
091823WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What's your carbon footprint? Find out at http://www.carbonfootprint.com/.
Write a comment in Slack stating how much it's going to cost you to offset your carbon footprint.
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, September 15, 2023
091523WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
What's a Goggle Doodle?
Find out for yourself @:Google Doodle
12 Fun Facts About Google Doodles (blog.google)
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/index.html.
How To Enter Doodle for Google - Doodle for Google
Popular Google Doodle Games - Birth of Hip Hop
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, September 14, 2023
091323WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
So, what's NASA up to these days? What does NASA even mean?
Check it out at Home | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids.
Leave a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
091323WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
We've been talking a lot about what powers the metaverse and the virtual world: electricity.
How is electricity made?
Check it out at:
https://justenergy.com/learning-center/electricity/
https://sciencing.com/how-is-hydropower-gathered-or-created-13660670.html
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/how-electricity-is-generated.php
Leave a comment on Slack
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
091223WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Think you're smart? Mensa smart?
Go to this webpage: Mensa and find out!
Write a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, September 11, 2023
091123WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Ever been around the world?
You can go, right now--with Goggle Maps!
Look up the following locations and tell me what's there?
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. ...
Northern Lake Baikal, Russia. ...
Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang, Laos. ...
Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. ...
Grand Prismatic Spring, Wyoming, USA. ...
Huacachina, Peru. ...
The Door to Hell, Turkmenistan.
Use the the little yellow man or photosphere to geolocate and reconnoiter.
What's your favorite place?
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, September 8, 2023
090823WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
In life, what you see is not necessarily what you get!
Check out these optical illusions @ http://www.optillusions.com/.
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, September 7, 2023
090723WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Happy Birthday! How old are you? Really? Are you sure?
Check out these age calculators:
http://www.mathcats.com/explore/agecalculator.html
http://www.peterrussell.com/Odds/VirtualAge.php
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
090623WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
The title of this blog is GrokIt! You have been accessing the site since the beginning of school. But what does it mean?
What's a Grok? When was it first used? By whom? And where?
Look up the definition:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grok
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok
How is it pronounced? Grok
How do you use it correctly? Grok
Which other famous (sort of) person has used the term?
What is Grokking the Future?
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED084554
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
090523WarmUp
Today's GrokIt!
Think you're going to the NBA? Think again!
You'll need to shoot better than this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usgb3BdHRPg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLsQjR5MegE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmzSiCP2XIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXsB7fXcWO8
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, August 31, 2023
083123WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Welcome to another year of GrokIt!
GrokIt originally appeared 14 years ago. While teaching at RHS, I conceived it as the digital equivalent of the Do Now or activator you may be used to other teachers giving to you to start the class.
Interestingly enough, I believe the blog has taken up a much more important role in my classes.
I envision using GrokIt as a hi-tech portal to get you and your energies focused on the class topics of the day by hyperlinking around the net to:
•discover state-of the-art technologies
•bump into some engaging topic
•just enjoy a fun and interesting website.
My hope is to try to kindle a spark of interest in computers and technology.
After all, the World Wide Web and everything in it was created by software developers, computer Programmers, web designers, all kinds of techie people of which you are the next generation.
I also want to create a class community, a public forum from which you could express your opinions and see the opinions of others about these topics.
So here's today's GrokIt.
One of my favorite sites is Wired. Check it out @
Pick one article, read it and leave a comment.
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
061423 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Should AI be used to create songs from dead musicians?
Paul McCartney reveals AI was used to create the 'last Beatles record' - ABC News (go.com)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
061323 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Not only are robots poised to take over many jobs that are going unfilled, like restaurant workers, not they're even learning to cook by watching food videos.
Check it out @
Robot 'chef' learns to recreate recipes from watching food videos (techxplore.com)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, June 12, 2023
061223 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Ever send a text and your phone substitutes a word that you didn't type. Super annoying!
Well on the IPhone, things maybe getting better:
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/05/ios-17-improved-autocorrect/
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/06/tech/ducking-iphone-keyboard-apple/index.html
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, June 9, 2023
060923 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
It's rumored that AI will be taking a lot of people's jobs. And the first to go is us programmers.
Yiiiiiikes!!!!!
Is AI Coming for Your Dev Job or Not? A Tale of Two Surveys -- Visual Studio Magazine
How AI is Changing Programming | IEEE Computer Society
Leave a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, June 8, 2023
060823 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
What are the 10 new technologies you should be aware of. Check it out @:
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2023 | MIT Technology Review
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
060723 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Apple has a few new products on the market:
Upcoming Apple Products Guide: Everything We Expect to See in 2023 and Beyond - MacRumors
New Apple Products 2023: Apple releases and rumors 2023 | Macworld
Apple CEO Tim Cook says Vision Pro is 'tomorrow's engineering, today': Exclusive (msn.com)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
060623 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
An interesting new AI product that can assist you to use Microsoft products like Word, Excel, etc.
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, June 5, 2023
060523 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
AI is threatening to eliminate many jobs--in coding!
Opinion | Do Kids Really Need to Learn to Code? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Do We Really Need to Learn to Code? | The New Yorker
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, June 2, 2023
060223 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Think you're going to the NBA? Think again!
You'll need to shoot better than this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usgb3BdHRPg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLsQjR5MegE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmzSiCP2XIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXsB7fXcWO8
Leave a comment!
Thursday, June 1, 2023
060123 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Back in the day, taking a trip anywhere up the highway, you'd have to stop your car and scrape the bugs off your windshield. Not anymore. Where have all the bugs gone?
Where Have All the Insects Gone? | The New Yorker
Where have all the insects gone? (nationalgeographic.com)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
053123 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Did you know that American astronauts are going back to the moon?
NASA has just revealed what their suits will look like?
Check it out @:
A Next Generation Spacesuit for the Artemis Generation of Astronauts (nasa.gov)
Here’s the new spacesuit that astronauts will wear when they return to the Moon - The Verge
NASA and Axiom Reveal New Spacesuits for Artemis III Moon Mission - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
053023 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Like Wordle? How about Spelling Bee?
Check it out @ https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, May 26, 2023
052623 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Ever think of number sequences?
Check it out @ https://oeis.org/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, May 25, 2023
052523 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Happy Birthday! How old are you? Really? Are you sure?
Check out these age calculators:
http://www.mathcats.com/explore/agecalculator.html
http://www.peterrussell.com/Odds/VirtualAge.php
http://www.obfocus.com/calculators/gender.htm
https://growyouthful.com/gettestinfo.php?testtype=quizb
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
052423 Warm Up
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
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
052323 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Check out some related Kodu sites:
Discuss Everything About Kodu Game Lab Wiki | Fandom
Kodu Game Lab Review - Game On or Game Over? (connectedcamps.com)
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, May 22, 2023
052223 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
We're changing platforms today. You're going to develop a video game in Kodu.
Some interesting Kodu videos:
How to make a football game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WIyNYNeNUg
How to create an underwater world:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSdr1JEVfjs
How to make a racing game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpJTBMe1I98
How to make pages:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-87g-mDfS7g
How to make a maze:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48BNpjmQ6d4
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, May 19, 2023
051923 Work Plan
Today's GrokIt:
So, what's NASA up to these days?
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
Leave a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
051723 Work Plan
Today's GrokIt:
More Legend of Zelda:
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Map Size Compared To BOTW (msn.com)
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
051623 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was just released.
Check it out @ The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom for the Nintendo Switch™ system – Official Site
Very cool website!
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, May 15, 2023
051523 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
You are familiar with a 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)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, May 12, 2023
051223 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Ever been around the world?
You can go, right now--with Goggle Maps!
Look up the following locations and tell me what's there?
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. ...
Northern Lake Baikal, Russia. ...
Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang, Laos. ...
Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. ...
Grand Prismatic Spring, Wyoming, USA. ...
Huacachina, Peru. ...
The Door to Hell, Turkmenistan.
Use the the little yellow man or photosphere to geolocate and reconnoiter.
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, May 11, 2023
051123 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt
You can use google to translate your wicked awesome sayings into Spanish and French.
How about R2D2? Try this link: https://lingojam.com/R2D2Droid
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
051023 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Ever hear of the following towns?
Belchertown, Florida, Freetown, Halifax, Holland, Hubbardston, Monterey, Peru, Wales, Washington.
Believe it or not-they're all in Massachusetts!
Use Google maps @ http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl to find them. Then leave a note in Slack as to each town's location/general whereabouts.
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
050923 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Looking for the ultimate gift for you or your nerdy friend?
Try http://www.alienware.com/ and http://www.digitalstormonline.com/pcworld.
These boxes are dirty!
Leave a comment.
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, May 8, 2023
050823 Warm Up
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.
Leave a comment on Slack!
dmac
Friday, May 5, 2023
050523 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Think you're smart? Answer these questions:
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, May 4, 2023
050423 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Ever get bored?
Check out this site:
https://partnersinfire.com/passion-fire-2/art/fun-things-to-draw/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
050323 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Think you can make a living as a video game developer? Here's some colleges and universities that offer advanced degrees in Video Game Design. Check it out:
https://www.collegerank.net/best-video-game-design-degree-programs/
https://successfulstudent.org/best-video-game-colleges/
https://www.gamedesigning.org/video-game-design-schools/
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/computer-science/game-simulation-development
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
050223 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
As we're changing platforms this week, check out these websites:
Ultimate List of Different Types of Video Games | 49 Genres & Subcategories (idtech.com)
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-best-100-video-games-of-all-time
and leave a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, May 1, 2023
050123 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
So, what's NASA up to these days?
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
Leave a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, April 28, 2023
042823 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Where's Hopper?
Find out @ Where is Hopper? — Google Arts & Culture
https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/AAESDxkmmhxSMQ
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
042623 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Back from April vacation and need some music to cheer you up, make a song @
Chrome Music Lab - Song Maker (chromeexperiments.com)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
042623 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Into music? Check out Clarion Lite and express yourself:
Clarion Lite (creatability.withgoogle.com)
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
042523 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Like superheroes? Like Graphics?
Check it out at:
https://visual.ly/blog/20-super-infographics-about-superheroes/
https://visual.ly/tag/superhero
http://learnitanytime.com/3105/the-coolest-infographics-about-superheroes-on-the-internet-today/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, April 24, 2023
042423 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Thanks to AI, there is a combination of the two where you can create original, realistic images and art from a text description. It can combine concepts, attributes, and styles.
For example:
Look at a gallery of AI generated art:
https://midjourney.com/showcase/recent/
https://www.artbreeder.com/browse
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, April 14, 2023
041423 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Just in case you're interested, more about AI art generation:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-31/architects-embrace-ai-art-generator-midjourney
https://aiartists.org/ai-generated-art-tools
https://gizmodo.com/ai-art-generator-midjourney-starry-ai-1849397263
Also, check out these online Fractal Generators:
Fractal | Online fractal creator | snowflake | Sierpinski | fractal tree (visnos.com)
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, April 13, 2023
041323 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
What's happening to all of the animals? A lot are becoming endangered.
Check it out @
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/endangered-species/
Species List | Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Animals | WWF (worldwildlife.org)
What can you do about it?
How To Help Endangered Species? Let’s Do Something Together (worldanimalfoundation.org)
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
041223 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Are robots taking over our jobs?
Read about it @
Desperate for Workers, Restaurants Turn to Robots - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
10 robots automating the restaurant industry | 2021 Trends | Fast Casual
14 Restaurant Robots Changing The Food Industry | Built In
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, April 10, 2023
041023 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
What's the coolest city in the world? New York, Paris, London, L.A.?
How about Dubai?
Read about it at:
https://za.investing.com/magazine/incredibly-expensive-things-can-only-be-found-in-dubai/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, April 6, 2023
040723 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
040623 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
Which one is your favorite?
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
p.s.
In case you missed it, watch this:
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
040523 WarmUp
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 (https://www.rd.com/article/emoji-meanings/)
Full Emoji List, v15.0 (https://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html)
Emoji meanings 😀😉😆😋😘😐🤗 - (https://emojitips.com/emoji-meanings/)
🍏 Apple Emoji List — Emojis for iPhone, iPad and macOS [Updated: 2022] (https://emojipedia.org/apple/)
Then write a 6 emoji story and post it on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
040423 WarmUp
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.
Leave a comment on Slack!
dmac
Monday, April 3, 2023
040323 Warm Up
What is an icon?
Among many definitions:
a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)
Icons can represent people as well.
Google an example of an icon and post it on Slack
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, March 31, 2023
033123 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Typing is an essential skill for programmers--you can't develop lots of code with just 2 fingers.
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!)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, March 30, 2023
033023 WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Into music?
Check it out @ https://experiments.withgoogle.com/shared-piano
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
032923 Warm Up
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
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
032823 Warm Up
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
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, March 27, 2023
032723 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
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, March 24, 2023
032423 Warm Up
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)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, March 23, 2023
032323 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Think you're smart? Mensa smart?
Go to this webpage https://www.mensa.org/public/mensa-iq-challenge and find out!
Write a comment in Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
032223 Warm Up
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
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
032123 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
You are all newbie Python programmers.
How do you start to learn?
Python For Beginners | Python.org
Python Tutorial (w3schools.com)
Stack Overflow - Where Developers Learn, Share, & Build Careers
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, March 20, 2023
032023 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
What is python?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)
Who invented it?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_van_Rossum
What problem does he think python has?
https://qz.com/1624252/pythons-creator-thinks-it-has-a-diversity-problem
Leave a comment on Slack!
Friday, March 17, 2023
031723 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/.
Leave a comment.
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, March 16, 2023
031623 Warm Up
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.
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
031523 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Last weekend, we changed to Daylight Savings Time.
What is it and why do we do it?
https://www.livescience.com/56048-daylight-saving-time-guide.html
Some states in the U.S don't change. Which ones?
https://www.rd.com/article/states-dont-observe-daylight-saving-time/
Which states want to have permanent Daylight Savings Time? Why?
https://gizmodo.com/18-states-that-have-passed-permanent-daylight-savings-t-1848005046
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr DeMarco
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
031423 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
The title of this blog is GrokIt! But what does it mean?
What's a Grok? When was it first used? By whom? And where?
How is it pronounced?
How to Use Grok Correctly (grammarist.com)
Which other famous (sort of) person has used the term?
What is Grokking Science? What is Grok Academy?
Grok Academy | Learn to code from your browser (groklearning.com)
How else is it used?
What else is called a grok?
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, March 13, 2023
031323 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Welcome to another year of GrokIt!
GrokIt originally appeared 14 years ago. While teaching at RHS, I conceived it as the digital equivalent of the Do Now or activator you may be used to other teachers giving to you to start the class.
Interestingly enough, I believe the blog has taken up a much more important role in my classes.
I envision using GrokIt as a hi-tech portal to get you and your energies focused on the class topics of the day by hyperlinking around the net to:
•discover state-of the-art technologies
•bump into some engaging topic
•just enjoy a fun and interesting website.
My hope is to try to kindle a spark of interest in computers and technology.
After all, the World Wide Web and everything in it was created by software developers, computer programmers, web designers, all kinds of techie people of which you are the next generation.
I also want to create a class community, a public forum from which you could express your opinions and see the opinions of others about these topics.
So, here's today's GrokIt.
One of my favorite sites is Wired. Check it out @
Pick one article, read it and leave a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, March 10, 2023
031023 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
One last website before you're on your way:
https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/1AHie_rumRxQOA
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, March 9, 2023
030923 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Ever been to Mars? Of course not!
Would you like to see what it looks like? Of course!
Check it out @ https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
How about these cool activities:
https://experiments.withgoogle.com/word-synth
https://experiments.withgoogle.com/draw-to-art-shape
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
030823 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
We worked a lot with drawing tools in Engineering class this trimester, Paint, Pixelart, Adobe Illustrator.
How about AutoDraw?
Check it out @ https://experiments.withgoogle.com/autodraw
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
030723 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt
Go back in time to ancient Mesoamerica and help save the world!
https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/the-descent-of-the-serpent/vAEAZBv58OliBA
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, March 6, 2023
030623 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt
Ever get an urge to cycle through France just to pick up bread?
Check it out @ https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/ZQFQrRgrvmOImQ
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, March 3, 2023
030323 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
In keeping with our music theme, enjoy a bit of Beethoven:
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, March 2, 2023
030223 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Now that you're into music check out Clarion Lite and express yourself:
Clarion Lite (creatability.withgoogle.com)
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
030123 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Think you're smart? Take the Google Aptitude Test to see if you could work there?
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2005/12/google-labs-aptitude-test.html
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, February 27, 2023
022723 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Back from February vacation and need some music to cheer you up, make a song @
Chrome Music Lab - Song Maker (chromeexperiments.com)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, February 17, 2023
021723 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Where's Hopper?
Find out @ Where is Hopper? — Google Arts & Culture
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, February 16, 2023
021623 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Words, Words, Words.
How many words can you create from just one?
Try it out @ http://www.degraeve.com/subwords.php
How about creating your own word?
Try it @ http://www.degraeve.com/invent-a-word/
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
021523 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
So, what's NASA up to these days?
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
Leave a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, February 13, 2023
021423 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
We talked about colleges and universities that offered advanced degrees in Video Game Design. Well, here they are:
https://www.collegerank.net/best-video-game-design-degree-programs/
https://successfulstudent.org/best-video-game-colleges/
https://www.gamedesigning.org/video-game-design-schools/
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/computer-science/game-simulation-development
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
021323 WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Check out some related Kodu sites:
Discuss Everything About Kodu Game Lab Wiki | Fandom
Kodu Game Lab Review - Game On or Game Over? (connectedcamps.com)
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, February 10, 2023
021023 WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
More interesting Kodu videos:
How to make a football game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WIyNYNeNUg
How to create an underwater world:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSdr1JEVfjs
How to make a racing game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpJTBMe1I98
How to make pages:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-87g-mDfS7g
How to make a maze:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48BNpjmQ6d4
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, February 9, 2023
020923 Warm Up
Today;s GrokIt:
Some interesting Kodu videos:
Timers and Scoring
Winning the Game
Kodu Game Lab - Winning a Game - Bing video
Interacting with Objects
Kodu Game Lab - Interacting with Objects / Scoring - Bing video
Spawning Characters
Create spawning characters in Kodu (creatables) - Bing video
Following a path
How to Follow a path in Kodu - Bing video
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
020823 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
What is esports?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esports
Check these out too:
https://gamequitters.com/what-is-esports/
There's even a youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/lolesports
How about this:
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/albuquerque-public-schools-hosts-annual-esports-expo/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
020723 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
More about video games:
5 Building Video Games That Are Awesome (& 5 That Fall Flat) (thegamer.com)
And playing video games is not all bad:
15 Surprising Benefits of Playing Video Games | Mental Floss
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, February 6, 2023
020623 WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
We're going to change platforms today.
Check out this website:
Ultimate List of Different Types of Video Games | 49 Genres & Subcategories (idtech.com)
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-best-100-video-games-of-all-time
and leave a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, February 3, 2023
020323 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Like superheroes? Like Graphics?
Check it out at:
https://visual.ly/blog/20-super-infographics-about-superheroes/
https://visual.ly/tag/superhero
http://learnitanytime.com/3105/the-coolest-infographics-about-superheroes-on-the-internet-today/
Leave a comment!
Thursday, February 2, 2023
020223 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
It's Groundhog Day!
What's a ground hog?
What’s the Difference Between Gophers and Groundhogs? (msn.com)
Why does s(he) have a day?
What's the prediction for this year?
Groundhog Day 2023 livestream: Watch Punxsutawney Phil make his annual weather prediction (msn.com)
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
020123 Work Plan
Today's GrokIt:
Just in case you're interested, more about AI art generation:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-31/architects-embrace-ai-art-generator-midjourney
https://aiartists.org/ai-generated-art-tools
https://gizmodo.com/ai-art-generator-midjourney-starry-ai-1849397263
Also, check out these online Fractal Generators:
Fractal | Online fractal creator | snowflake | Sierpinski | fractal tree (visnos.com)
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
013133 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
We've been working with visual design in Engineering class.
Thanks to AI, there is a combination of the two where you can create original, realistic images and art from a text description. It can combine concepts, attributes, and styles.
For example:
Look at a gallery of AI generated art:
https://midjourney.com/showcase/recent/
https://www.artbreeder.com/browse
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, January 30, 2023
013023 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
What is a coat of arms?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms
https://www.britannica.com/topic/coat-of-arms
https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-coat-of-arms
https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Coats-of-Arms/
Does your 'clan' have a badge?
https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/resources/faqs
What does a coat of arms look like?
https://study.com/learn/lesson/coat-of-arms-symbols-meaning-examples.html
Make one for you family:
https://www.allfamilycrests.com/makecoatofarms.htm
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, January 27, 2023
012723 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
What's happening to all of the animals? A lot are becoming endangered.
Check it out @
Endangered Species | National Geographic Society
Species List | Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Animals | WWF (worldwildlife.org)
What can you do about it?
How To Help Endangered Species? Let’s Do Something Together (worldanimalfoundation.org)
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, January 26, 2023
012623 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
Which one is your favorite?
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
012523 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Interesting graphic arts resources:
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
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
012423 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 - Search Images (bing.com)
What is Adobe?
Check it out @
Industry-leading graphic design apps for designers | Adobe
Digital drawing and painting software | Adobe
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, January 23, 2023
012323 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
What's the coolest city in the world? New York, Paris, London, L.A.?
How about Dubai?
Read about it at:
https://za.investing.com/magazine/incredibly-expensive-things-can-only-be-found-in-dubai/
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Friday, January 20, 2023
012023 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/.
Leave a comment in Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, January 19, 2023
011923 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
So what is Boston Dynamics up to now?
It's Atlas robot can now grab and toss. Check it out @
Atlas Gets a Grip | Boston Dynamics - YouTube
So much for getting that job on a construction site as a laborer.
Are robots coming for your job? Check it out @
(1) Are Robots Coming For Your Job? - Bing video
Meet your future robot overlords. Check it out @
Meet Your Future Robot Overlords | Answers With Joe - YouTube
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
011823 WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
Robots, Robots, Robots! They seem to be everywhere..going to the moon, playing soccer, helping the elderly, teaching??? (now that's scary!)
What do they look like? What do they really do?
Check out these websites:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/robotics/types-and-applications.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/robots.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/08/more_robots.html
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
011722 Warm Up
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 wayback machine and visit an online computer museum @
http://www.digibarn.com/collections/index.html#collection.
Find the funkiest computer and leave a picture and a comment on Slack!
Leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, January 12, 2023
011322 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Ever hear of the following towns?
Belchertown, Florida, Freetown, Halifax, Holland, Hubbardston, Monterey, Peru, Wales, Washington.
Believe it or not-they're all in Massachusetts!
Use Google maps @ http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl to find them. Then leave a note in Slack as to each town's location/general whereabouts.
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
011223 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
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
011023 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)
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
011023 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
What's a Goggle Doodle?
Find out for yourself @:
12 Fun Facts About Google Doodles
https://blog.google/inside-google/doodles/12-fun-facts-google-doodles/
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/index.html.
How To Enter Doodle for Google - Doodle for Google
https://doodles.google.com/intl/en_us/d4g/how-it-works/
Google Doodles
https://www.google.com/doodles
Popular Google Doodle Games - Birth of Hip Hop
https://sites.google.com/site/populardoodlegames/birth-of-hip-hop?authuser=0&pli=1
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Monday, January 9, 2023
010923 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
Which one is your favorite?
Leave a comment on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
p.s.
In case you missed it, watch this:
Friday, January 6, 2023
010623 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 (https://www.rd.com/article/emoji-meanings/)
Full Emoji List, v15.0 (https://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html)
Emoji meanings 😀😉😆😋😘😐🤗 - (https://emojitips.com/emoji-meanings/)
🍏 Apple Emoji List — Emojis for iPhone, iPad and macOS [Updated: 2022] (https://emojipedia.org/apple/)
Then write a 6 emoji story and post it on Slack!
Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, January 5, 2023
010523Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
What is a graphic format?
Check it out at:
JPEG, GIF, PNG? How to Pick the Best Graphic Formats (https://thesoftwarepro.com/graphic-formats)
Graphic File Formats | Computerworld (https://www.computerworld.com/article/2553834/graphic-file-formats.html?page=2)
Leave a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
010423 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
So you're creating icons. What do you need to think about?
Check it out @ 10 Tips for Designing Icons | Domestika
And how about Creating Great Icons: What to Consider When Designing (marketing4ecps.com)
Check out these icon makers: https://www.fotor.com/ and https://iconsflow.com/
Leave your icon and a comment on Slack.
Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
010323 Warm Up
Today's GrokIt:
Happy New Year!
What is an icon?
Among many definitions:
a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)
Icons can represent people as well.
Find an example of an icon and post it on Slack
Mr. DeMarco
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