0331WarmUp

Had a great time @ DigiGirlz event @ Microsoft in Cambridge yesterday!

Check it out @ http://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/programs/digigirlz/default.aspx

See if you can find us in a photo @ http://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/programs/digigirlz/slideshow.aspx

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0327WarmUp

When was the first computer made? 1964? 1973?

How about 1946--it was called ENIAC!

Read all about it @ http://news.cnet.com/2009-1006_3-6037980.html

Watch a video @ http://news.cnet.com/1606-2-6038193.html?tag=txt.

Listen to what the inventor of ENIAC has to say @ http://news.cnet.com/1606-2-6038226.html?tag=txt

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dmac

How would you like to program an application using punch cards? Ever hear of a floppy disk? A tape drive?

Follow the evolution of computer storage from its earliest days, all the way up to now @ http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/computer_data_storage_through_ages

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0325WarmUp

What is the game of life?

Find out @ http://www.math.com/students/wonders/life/life.html

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0324WarmUp

How did the digital revolution begin?

Read a history @ http://www.cs4fn.org/history/digitalrevolution.php

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0323WarmUp

We're in the middle of the digital revolution?

But what does the word digital mean? Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital

The information revolution is based on one idea: that all information -- numbers, text, sound, pictures, and videos -- can be translated into a string of 1's and 0's. Of course, in some cases, it takes a LOT of 1's and 0's.

What does it mean to convert something to digital format. Watch @ http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/what_is_digital/

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dmac

0320WarmUp

Ever want to be a police artist who draws sketches of suspects?

Now you can @ http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml

Draw a suspect.

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