Today's GrokIt:
Yesterday, we watched videos about coding. But an essential component that we all take for granted is the power it takes to create and run the metaverse and the virtual world: electricity.
How is electricity made?
Check it out at:
https://justenergy.com/learning-center/electricity/
https://sciencing.com/how-is-hydropower-gathered-or-created-13660670.html
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/how-electricity-is-generated.php
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
Looking for the ultimate gift for you or your nerdy friend?
Try http://www.alienware.com/ and http://www.digitalstormonline.com/pcworld.
These boxes are dirty!
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
Data storage has been growing exponentially over the past decade. Look up the following capacities on the Internet:
byte
kilobyte
megabyte
gigabyte
terabyte
petabyte
exabyte
zettabyte
yottabyte.
How big are they?
Give me an example of what can be stored with each capacity, i.e. Blue ray holds 500 GB of data. How many movies is that?
Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
What's the capital of the United States? How about France? And Italy?
Bet you don't know which countries have these capitals: Riyadh, Ankara, Islamabad, Jakarta, Pyongyang, Warsaw, Brussels, Canberra, Wellington?
Look them up and leave a comment!
Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
The title of this blog is GrokIt! You have been accessing the site since the beginning of school. But what does it mean?
Look up the definition.
What's a Grok? When was it first used? By whom? And where?
How is it pronounced? https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=grok+meaning&docid=607994862210398826&mid=566D5F5A1ED3937D37EA566D5F5A1ED3937D37EA&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
Which other famous (sort of) person has used the term?
What is Grokking Science?
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Mr. DeMarco
Today's GrokIt:
Let's take a look at a cool coding video to get you up to speed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKIu9yen5nc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvyTEx1wyOY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb7Q33ysCwI
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dmac
Today's GrokIt:
Welcome to another year of GrokIt!
GrokIt originally appeared 14 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 @
Pick one article, read it and leave a comment.
Mr. DeMarco
