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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

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

http://www.noradsanta.org/

https://santatracker.google.com/village.html

Leave a comment!

Mr. DeMarco

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

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

121523WarmUp

Today's GrokIt: 

How do you spell--hippopotamus?

Think you can spell anything?

https://freebee.fun/play/

Had enough?

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

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

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

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