013118WarmUp

Today's GrokIt

Look at this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAx_6-wdslM&list=PLzdnOPI1iJNcsRwJhvksEo1tJqjIqWbN-

Write a comment telling me what you think makes up or defines a computer?

dmac

013018WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.wired.com/story/strava-heat-map-military-bases-fitness-trackers-privacy/

http://www.businessinsider.com/google-waymo-deal-buy-thousands-self-driving-minivans-fiat-chrysler-2018-1

https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-launches-self-driving-minivans-fiat-chrysler/

https://www.wired.com/story/nura-ai-startup-self-driving/

Leave a comment!

dmac

012918WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/a-map-showing-the-users-of-fitness-devices-lets-the-world-see-where-us-soldiers-are-and-what-they-are-doing/2018/01/28/86915662-0441-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html?utm_term=.d470e70f071e

http://bgr.com/2018/01/29/galaxy-s9-vs-iphone-x-face-id-feature-intelligent-scan/

https://www.wired.com/story/ditch-your-smartphone-keyboard-for-gboard/

Leave a comment!

dmac

012518WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-battery-bursts-into-flames-after-a-man-bites-on-it/

https://qz.com/1183559/if-youre-using-an-android-phone-google-may-be-tracking-every-move-you-make/

https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/family/parenting/could-less-screen-time-cure-unhappiness-12902959

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dmac

012318WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-windows-10-versus-google-chromebooks-in-classroom-2018-1

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3250272/software-productivity/why-parents-should-worry-about-office-365s-immersive-reader-dictation-feature-for-students.html

http://www.zdnet.com/article/android-8-1-tells-you-how-slow-or-fast-wi-fi-networks-are-before-connecting-to-them/

https://venturebeat.com/2018/01/22/why-would-game-industry-veteran-phil-harrison-join-google/
http://zeenews.india.com/health/study-says-smartphone-use-may-make-teenagers-unhappy-2075579

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dmac

01222018WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

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.

dmac

011918WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/technology/amazon-finalists-headquarters.html

https://news.google.com/news/u/0/video/SUnu2erPzKo/dwE2iizZINUdhyMbziTlUoy0NVmSM?hl=en&gl=US&ned=us

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-jobs-bezos-amazon-20180118-story.html

http://fortune.com/2018/01/18/apple-hq2-second-campus/

https://news.google.com/news/u/0/video/ixB3Fi5XBY4/dqS8v-EnIYwusFMx1tMUzJqNPmNmM?hl=en&gl=US&ned=us

http://www.businessinsider.com/google-arts-and-culture-app-frustrates-people-of-color-2018-1

Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

Name one city that made it to the shortlist for Amazon HQ2
What is Apple going to do?
What's wrong with the new Google app?