043024WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

You need to come up with an idea for a video game. Look at the videos on this website to build some foundational skills with Kodu:

https://mrpook.weebly.com/kodu-game-lab.html

Mr. DeMarco

042924WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

How do you design a video game? Look at these sites:

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/designing-video-games.html

http://www.wikihow.com/Design-a-Video-Game

What different types of video games are there?

http://www.bizymoms.com/hobbies/types-of-video-games.html

Leave a comment!

Mr. DeMarco

042624WarmUp

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

040824WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Make a pong game in Snap. Watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJdf4-wWDk

Leave a comment in Slack

Mr. DeMarci

040324WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

So you got introduced to Snap. Check out the Snap tutorials:

https://forum.snap.berkeley.edu/c/how-to/20

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

032924WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

We are working a lot with drawing tools in Engineering class this trimester, Paint, Pixelart, Adobe Express. 

How about AutoDraw? 

Check it out @ https://experiments.withgoogle.com/autodraw

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

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

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/illustration.html

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

032224WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Like emoji? So does everyone else:

https://www.dictionary.com/e/video/why-we-love-adding-emoji-to-dictionary/?param=DcomSERP-mid2

https://blazepress.com/2014/10/21-emoji-combinations-use-words-wont-quite-cut/

Leave a comment in emoji!

dmac

032124WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

It all started with cave paintings and looks like that's where it's ending up. It looks like the end of the written word:

https://www.wired.com/story/children-emoji-language-learning/

http://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html

Leave a comment in emoji!

032024WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

What's a flag?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag

What do they look like?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_sovereign_state_flags

Post your favorite on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

031924WarmUp

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!

031524WarmUp

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 OpenGuessr - Let's explore the world!

Sign in with Google.

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

031424WarmUp

Today's Grokit:

Today you are going to take a trip. That's right!

Think you're a world traveler. Take a trip @https://travle.earth/

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

031324WarmUp

Think you're smart? You know all of the facts?

Check it out @ Amazing Facts

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

031124WarmUp

Welcome to another year of GrokIt!

GrokIt originally appeared 2 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.

Online carbon calculators help users determine the amount of carbon emissions they (or their household) is responsible for introducing into the environment. This kind of interactive exercise can be a good language-development opportunity, as well as one for expanding content knowledge in either science or social studies.

Figure out how much carbon you are spewing into the atmosphere by using these tools:

https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/

https://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

Leave a comment!

Mr. DeMarco

030624WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

More about EarSketch:

How to use EarSketch - YouTube

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

022924WarmUp

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/2011/03/16/calling-all-kids-microsoft-opens-kodu-cup-video-game-design-competition/

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

022824WarmUp

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

021624WarmUp

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

021424WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

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

020124WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Tower of Hanoi is a classic 'programming' puzzle.

Check it out @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hanoi

Play it @ https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/towerofhanoi.html

Leave a comment on Slack.

Mr. DeMarco

013024WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Your first lab in Snap is to make shapes. Take a look at What is a Shape?

https://capitalizemytitle.com/shapes-vocabulary-different-shape-names/

What is a heptagon and a nonagon? Can you try to code it in Snap?

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

012924WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

So you got introduced to Snap. Check out the Snap tutorials:

https://forum.snap.berkeley.edu/c/how-to/20

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

012624WarmUp

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

012424WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Think you're smart? Mensa smart?

Go to this webpage: Mensa and find out! 

Write a comment on Slack. 

Mr. DeMarco

012224WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Look at some of the world's most strange even bizarre animals:

https://factanimal.com/weird-animals/

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/weird-animals

https://www.boredpanda.com/strange-unusual-animals/

Design your own weird animal in Adobe Express:

https://bronxzoo.com/animals/our-animals

Leave it up on Slack

Mr. DeMarco

011824WarmUp

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

011724WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

What is a graphic format? 

Check it out at:

JPEG, GIF, PNG? How to Pick the Best Graphic Formats 

Graphic File Formats | Computerworld

Leave a comment on Slack.

Mr. DeMarco

011624WarmUp

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?

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

011224WarmUp

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

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

011024WarmUp

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

010924WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Got a favorite word?

Animate it @ https://www.tynker.com/ide/v3?type=diy&p=6504803e218b2c4cff7b58f0&content=377a22b7-36819f99-9e748b16-b8109b6e-f5&cache=max&v=36819f99-9e748b16-b8109b6e-f5

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

010824WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Had a bad dream last night--filled with monsters!

Build one yourself @ https://www.tynker.com/ide/v3?type=diy&p=6512faad218b2c49e62e6e38&content=377a22b7-36819f99-9e748b16-b8109b6e-f5&cache=max&v=36819f99-9e748b16-b8109b6e-f5

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

010524WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Happy New Year!

I'm back from vacation.

Sounds like bad weather coming. 

See if you can change it @ https://www.tynker.com/ide/v3?type=diy&p=651336b8218b2c43fe60a1f9&content=377a22b7-36819f99-9e748b16-b8109b6e-f5&cache=max&v=36819f99-9e748b16-b8109b6e-f5

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco