103124WarmUp

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

Google

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

103124WarmUp

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

102924WarmUp

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

102524WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

More visual design stuff. Check it out @:

https://www.jpink.co.uk/logo_quiz/

https://betterwebtype.com/triangle/

https://ilovetypography.com/2020/07/01/the-font-game/

https://yizzle.com/whatthehex/

https://pixact.ly/

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

102424WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Since we're in the visual design world, try these activities:

https://type.method.ac/#

https://color.method.ac/

https://bezier.method.ac/

https://avark.agency/designers-eye/

https://cantunsee.space/

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Mr. DeMarco

102224WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

What's the coolest city in the world? New York, Paris, London, L.A.?

How about Dubai?

Read about it at:

The Best Things to Do in Dubai, From Rooftop Pools to Desert Glamping | Condé Nast Traveler

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g295424-Dubai_Emirate_of_Dubai-Vacations.html

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

101624WarmUp

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

101124WarmUp

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

101024WarmUp

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 

Full Emoji List, v15.0 

Emoji meanings 😀😉😆😋😘😐🤗 

🍏 Apple Emoji List — Emojis for iPhone, iPad and macOS [Updated: 2022] ()

Then write a 6 emoji story and post it on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

100824WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Here's some websites to generate a strong password:

https://www.strongpasswordgenerator.org/

https://www.lastpass.com/features/password-generator

https://passwordsgenerator.net/

https://1password.com/password-generator

and check it out for strength @:

Password Strength Meter (passwordmonster.com)

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Mr. DeMarco

100724WarmUp

Today's GrokIt

What do you know about Internet safety?

Check it out @:

https://jr.brainpop.com/health/besafe/internetsafety/

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Mr. DeMarco

100424WarmUp

Today's GrokIt

A few more interesting binary puzzles:

Interactive Binary Search Game (maththebeautiful.com)

Zuzu · Binary Puzzle · Play Free Online (razzlepuzzles.com)

Leave a comment in Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

100224WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

We will be working with 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

0100124WarmUp

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 draw it in Piskell!

Mr. DeMarco