ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____
2. magazine
reticent
Who is likely to be described as reticent?
3. a man of few words
WPM is 20
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM 10/31
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
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
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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
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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
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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
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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
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
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
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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."
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
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.
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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.
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