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
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Mr. DeMarco
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
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 @
What is Adobe?
Check it out @
Industry-leading graphic design apps for designers | Adobe
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/illustration.html
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Mr. DeMarco
Friday, March 22, 2024
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
Thursday, March 21, 2024
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!
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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
Monday, March 18, 2024
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!
Friday, March 15, 2024
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.
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Mr. DeMarco
Thursday, March 14, 2024
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/
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Mr. DeMarco
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
031324WarmUp
Think you're smart? You know all of the facts?
Check it out @ Amazing Facts
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Mr. DeMarco
Monday, March 11, 2024
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
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Mr. DeMarco
Monday, March 4, 2024
030624WarmUp
Today's GrokIt:
More about EarSketch:
How to use EarSketch - YouTube
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Mr. DeMarco
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