0130WarmUp

What's a Roomba? A latin dance? A vacuum cleaner? Huh?

What's a Pakbot? A mechanical beast of burden? A motorized backpack?

They're all developed by a company here in Massachusetts called IRobot Corp.

Check it out @ http://store.irobot.com/corp/index.jsp

There is another group developing a robot that can jump and roll maybe intended for space exploration. See a demo @ http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16190-video-jumping-rolling-robot-avoids-all-obstacles.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

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dmac

0129WarmUp

If an astronaut yells in space and noone is there to hear it, does she make a noise?

Are there noises in deep space? If so, what do they sound like?

Find out @ http://www.aliensonic.com/

You can use google to translate your wicked awesome sayings into Spanish and French.

How about R2D2? Try this link: http://www.r2d2translator.com/

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dmac

012709WarmUp

Are you a football fan? What's up with that yellow line that marks the line of scrimmage?

It's called augmented reality!

Check it out @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_reality.

How is it different than virtual reality? Go to
http://www.howstuffworks.com/augmented-reality.htm and find out.

Watch a video @ http://www.fandome.com/video/107610/The-Mystery-of-the-Yellow-Line/

So now, how's it work?

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dmac

012609WarmUp

How's your eco-driving? What is it?

Check it out @ http://ecodrivingusa.com/#/be-an-ecodriver/ and
http://ecodrivingusa.com/#/ecodriving-practices/ and
http://ecodrivingusa.com/#/maintenance-practices/.

Calculate your CO2 emissions @ http://ecodrivingusa.com/#/eco-calculator/.

Take a road test @ http://ecodrivingusa.com/#/virtual-road-test/.

How did you do?

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dmac

0121WarmUp

Take a few minutes to review the term 2 notes as follows:

Networking/Computer Repair:
-PC Ports http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dhm34zzs_621fsjxj7fk&hl=en
-Electricity http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dhm34zzs_624d5r7dhd8&hl=en
-Binary Numbers http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dhm34zzs_622dchzb9gt&hl=en
-Motherboard Components http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dhm34zzs_623dqxtw6f7&hl

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dmac

012009WarmUp

Long ago, in a land far, far away...sounds like the beginning of a fairy tale.

What is a fairy tale? Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tales.

Ever think of writing one of your own? Maybe this will help! http://www.brown.edu/Courses/FR0133/Fairytale_Generator/gen.html

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dmac

0116WarmUp

Don't litter--you've heard it since you were a kid!

How about E-Waste?

What is it? Check it out @ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1870485,00.html

What do you do with your E-Waste? Find out @ http://ban.org/
and @ http://greenphone.com/index.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

You don't care about E-Waste? Take a look @ http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1870162,00.html

Check out some of the most polluted places on earth @ http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1661031_1661028,00.html

Have the last word.

dmac