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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM 10/31

ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____
2. magazine

reticent
Who is likely to be described as reticent?
3. a man of few words

WPM is 20

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD-WARM UP and WPM 10/30

ANALOGY
GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass
1. trumpet


WORD QUIZ
overture
You would most likely find an overture
3. at the beginning of an opera.

19 WPM

Monday, October 29, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD-WARM UP 10/29

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____
2. building

WORD QUIZ
fusty
If you visited friends who lived in a fusty house, you might decide to
2. open a window.

WPM is 20

Friday, October 26, 2007

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM 10/26

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ
RULER : MEASURING :: crayon : _____
3. coloring
WORD QUIZ
porcine
Which Looney Tunes animal is truly porcine?
1. Porky Pig


My WPM is 21

Thursday, October 25, 2007

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM 10/25

PURSUE : CHASE :: roomy : _____
2. spacious

Word Quiz
What does it mean?
inert
Which could be described as inert?
1. a couch potato



My WPM is 22

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM 10/24

What word completes the analogy?
WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____
2. scatter


Word Quiz
ennui
Someone who is suffering from ennui feels
3. very bored.

WPM is 21

Monday, October 22, 2007

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM 10/22

BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____
2. leafy

Word Quiz
What does it mean?
raconteur
My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—
2. I could listen to her stories for hours.

My WPM is 21

Friday, October 19, 2007

Top Story

I think the 2 things that help us prevent are
1. Wash your hand before and after you use something.
2. Ask about the things that you want use.

I dont know that much about it but thiss video is going to do something different about me

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB 10-19

(What is an analogy?)
ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____
2. flexible


What does it mean?
cacophony
Which would be most likely to make a cacophony?
2. monkeys with cymbals

WPM is 20

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Promotion Letter 10-18

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB 10-18

(What is an analogy?)
SHALLOW : DEEP :: _____ : fancy
3. drab

WORD QUIZ
posthumous
A posthumous book is
3. published after the author has died.

WPM is 22

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Warm up (10-17)

HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : _____
1. crime


WORD QUIZ
verdant
Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?
1. The Green, Green Grass of Home


Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Nur Saleh (10-16)

Sun and Sea Magazine (10-16)

Analogy, Vocabulary (10-16)

LEMON : YELLOW :: sweatpants : _____
3. comfy


WORD QUIZ
augur
An ancient Roman might have gone to an augur to
3. buy and sell goods.

WPM is 21

Monday, October 15, 2007

Analogy, Vocabulary & WPM (10-15)

ANALOGIES/WORDQUIZ/WPM
MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____
1. fuzzy

WORD QUIZ
raconteur
My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—
1. no one can beat her at tennis.


My WPM is 21

Friday, October 12, 2007

Warm up (10-12)

WARM UP
What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
STITCHING : QUILT :: beak : _____
3. songbird


What does it mean?
meritocracy
Word Quiz
My swim camp uses a system of meritocracy to decide who will be lifeguard.
1. The oldest person is lifeguard.



WPM is 20

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Tanner Resume (10-11)

Sun & Sea Memo 2 (10-11)

TECH TALK 3.3 (10-11)

1. Why is it important to correctly use the correct Reply, Reply All, CC, BCC, and Forwarding options?
So e-mail is not sent to the wrong person.


2. Why is it a bad idea to use capital letters to emphasize a point in an e-mail?
because its one common mistake that can look ike SHOUTING


3. What are three types of electronic communication that contribute to inbox overflow?
jokes, junk mail (spam), hoaxes, and chain letters


4. If you spread information around in an e-mail that harms a person or an organization, but it is true, it is gossip. If you spread information that harms a person or an organization and it is false, it is ____.
false




WARM UP
What word completes the analogy?
IMAGINATIVE : CREATIVE :: stair : _____
3. step

WORD QUIZ
gossamer
Which looks most like gossamer?
1. a spider's web

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

WARM-UP (10-10)

1. ______ are viruses that copy themselves until filling up a computer's storage space.
WORMS


2. What are two types of “sneaky viruses” that are not designed to harm your computer but can still cause serious problems?
Spyware and adware


3. What are two ways a virus can infect your computer?
erasing important files or corrupting computer memory

4. What type of software is available to help prevent viruses and WORMS?
Anti-virus software and firewalls


WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
CAR : AUTOMOBILE :: _____ : swamp
3. marsh

WORD QUIZ
viscous
"I was going to get one of those lizards," said Willa, "but they are too viscous.
1. "They can bite for no reason."

Sun & Sea Memo 1 (10-10)

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Letter to you (10-9)

WARM-UP (10-9)

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
EXCLUDE : INVITE :: _____ : quiet
1. chatty


WORD QUIZ
plausible
Which would be a plausible reason for being late to school?
2. The bus came late.


1. Name two types of telephone networks.
1.Standard uses physical connections (wires, cables or fiber optics).
2.Cellular uses air waves (analog or digital).

2. Why are telephone and Internet networks able to function across countries?
LAN

3. Name four different types of Internet connections.
1. Dail-up modem 2.Cable modem
3.ISDN 4. Satellite

4. What are the three types of information transmitted on the telephone network?
1.Sound
2. Omages
3.Data

Friday, October 5, 2007

TECH TALK 2.5 (10-5)

1. Name one output device used by architects.
Keyboard


2. Name two examples of specialized output devices used by the visually impaired.
Voice synthesizers.
braille

3. Name an example of a video game device that can be considered input and output.
Joysticks


4. What is the purpose of voice recognition software?
Voice recognition software lets handicapped users speak computer input commands.



ANALOGY
PARCHEESI : GAME :: jazz : _____
3. music

WORD
acme
You would probably say that the acme of Benji's career was when he
3. became a movie and television star.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

TECH TALK 2.4 (10-4)

1. The ____ is a network user (or computer) that connects into the network to request or order information from the server.
CLIENTS


2. The ____ is a computer that works behind-the-scenes in a network to provide shared resources to network users.
SERVERS


3. Name two ways a client computer can connect to the network.
PHYSICAL
INFARED

4. An Internet connection that supports a wide range of frequencies and multiple signals is known as ____.
BROADBAND

ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____
2. house


feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem
1. wild as a tiger.

TECH TALK 2.3 (10-4)

1. Name two examples of financial and accounting software.
quicken
microsoft money

2.Name one drawback to upgrading software.
incompatibility with older hardware and software

3.Software applies rules, called ____, to data in a way that allows a computer to process information.
algorithms

4.Identify the part of the following filename that indicates the type of data it contains: 010106_MyResearchPaper.doc


CAKE : BATTER :: window : _____
glass

Word Quiz
What does it mean?
perfunctory: performed merely as a routine duty
Before leaving the house Sandy gave the dog a perfunctory hug—
it was just a quick squeeze.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

MY FRIENDS MOVIES

JOYCE'S



PATRICK'S


HANNAH'S

MY TOP 10 MOVIES

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Bits and Bytes Tech Talk 2.2

1. What type of storage device is ideal to transfer data from one computer system to another?
Portable storage

2. What is one three-letter extension for a graphics file?
bmp


3. What is a method of safeguarding data in the event of a virus or computer crash?
regularly back up files


4. What is the primary storage for most personal computers?
hard drive



ANALOGY
SNEAKY : FORTHRIGHT :: generous : _____
2. stingy

What does it mean?
skulk: lie or keep in hiding
If you decided to skulk through the school, you might look like
1. a spy.

Monday, October 1, 2007

Bits and Bytes Tech Talk 2.1

1. How many bytes in a Terabyte (TB)?
1,000,000,000,000,000


2. How many Kilobytes (KBs) in a 100MB file?
100,000


3. How many bits are used in the word “computer”?
64


4. Write your first name in binary.
01001110 01010101 01010010
N U R


completes the analogy?
HAIRBRUSH : BRISTLED :: _____ : mythical
2. dragon

Word Quiz
deface
Someone might deface a wall by
1. using spray paint to mess it up.