0906WarmUp

Welcome to another year of GrokIt!

GrokIt originally appeared 3 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:

My favorite magazine in the whole world is WIRED. As mentioned in Wikipedia:

Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since March 1993, that reports on how technology affects culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast Publications, it is published in San Francisco, California.

Check it out @ http://www.wired.com/

Pick an article, read it and leave me a comment!

dmac

http://iamfirst.dipdive.com/

0615WarmUp

Google is entering a new business--hardware.

Check it out @

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/06/chromebook-samsung-acer-sale/

Leave a comment!

dmac

0614WarmUp

How's your thinking level today?

Check out these two videos @

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwS1MVZgTL8&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXuxL7Barbw&feature=player_embedded

Leave a comment!

dmac

0613WarmUp

How about checking out the Google A Day Puzzle for today @

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/06/a-google-a-day-puzzle-for-monday-june-13th/

Leave your answer and a comment!

dmac

0610WarmUp

Some interesting websites about Twitter:

http://www.tweetolife.com/gender/

http://snapbird.org/

http://www.searchtastic.com/index.php

http://tweepskey.com/

http://www.neuroproductions.be/twitter_friends_network_browser/

Leave a comment!

dmac

0609WarmUp

Good news if you take the T!

Google is offering bus tracking on Maps.

Check it out @

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/12004526694863/google-mbta-team-up-to-make-commutes-better/

Leave a comment!

dmac