012916WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/learning_go/learning_go_1.html

http://playgo.to/iwtg/en/

http://www.cosumi.net/en/

http://www.wired.com/2016/01/in-a-huge-breakthrough-googles-ai-beats-a-top-player-at-the-game-of-go/

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012816WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:


http://www.wired.com/2016/01/you-can-now-visit-the-guggenheim-through-your-computer/

https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/home

What's your favorite?

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012716WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Anyone taken a UBER? Read this:

http://www.cnet.com/au/news/ubers-trick-for-taming-drunks-a-childrens-toy/

http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/26/uber-using-smartphone-gyrometer-data-to-monitor-speeding-drivers/#.y6w2ngp:qpCC

http://web.tampabay.com/news/transportation/uber-reveals-new-port-richey-drivers-tax-information-to-other-drivers/2262815

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/uber-pilot-program-smartphone-sensors/

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012516WarmUp

Welcome to another semester of GrokIt!

GrokIt originally appeared 7 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.

One of my favorite sites is Wired. Check it out @

http://www.wired.com/

Pick one article, read it and leave a comment.

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012016WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/20/10773014/linknyc-public-wifi-access-security-citybridge

http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/20/sigfox-antarctic-research-base/

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2016/01/19/qwerty-and-123456-top-list-of-2015s-worst-passwords/?mod=WSJ_TechWSJD_NeedToKnow

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2498154,00.asp

http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/20/google-expands-its-vr-field-trips-program-expeditions-with-an-app-for-classrooms-more-virtual-tours/

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2498148,00.asp

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011916WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:


http://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-problems-for-twitter/


http://www.itpro.co.uk/smartphones/25879/microsoft-lumia-950xl-review


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/technology/microsoft-acquires-minecraftedu-tailored-for-schools.html?_r=0


http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/01/18/windows-10-will-only-work-on-newest-pcs-says-microsoft.html


http://www.techtimes.com/articles/125486/20160119/google-reportedly-taps-htc-to-build-two-nexus-smartphones-for-2016.htm


http://www.techtimes.com/articles/125164/20160118/windows-phone-s-word-flow-keyboard-is-making-its-way-to-your-iphone.htm


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011416WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:



http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2016/01/14/snoop-dogg-really-shouldnt-switch-to-playstation-over-xbox-live-outage/#2715e4857a0b16142a956fec


http://time.com/4180621/google-cardboard-headset-audio/


http://www.techhive.com/article/3022773/lighting/sonys-new-smart-light-does-just-about-anything-you-can-possibly-think-of.html


http://www.computerworld.com/article/3022796/windows-pcs/microsoft-changes-rules-of-windows-10-upgrade-game.html


http://www.wired.com/2016/01/hey-millennials-your-mom-is-about-to-be-on-snapchat/


http://www.wired.com/2016/01/how-to-spend-powerball-winnings/


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