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Thursday, November 15, 2007

analogy 11/15

ANALOGY(What is an analogy?)
DICTIONARY : BOOK :: ballet : _____

1. ballerina

2. graceful

3. dance -correct answer

Word Quiz careeningIf you were in a car that was careening down the highway, you might feel

1. impatient.

2. sleepy.

3. carsick.

work for 11/15


Wednesday, November 14, 2007

analogy 11/14

PICKY : FINICKY :: fabric : _____
1. cotton

2. cloth -correct answer

3. threadbare

vocabulary 11/14

1. While I'm in excel the active cell is current.


2. In the cell I add the date of 10/17/91

3. In the colunm I add all the recent percentages of the class rated at different schools.

4. I use find to look for more destughished words for my document.

5. I use a formula to prove that I had all the right percentages.


6. I labeled all my texted.


7. MRS.H told me that range is used for all the excel documents.

8. I used replace to change a specific word in my excel.


9. All teh rows numbers are the dates.

10.I did not use value for my last project.


11. Matt used the workbook to help him with all of excel.

12 He went to the specific page of 330.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Thursday, November 1, 2007

analogy 11/1

What word completes the analogy?(What is an analogy?)
TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____

1. solid

2. loose-correct answer

3. ground

WORD QUIZanticlimax"After practicing my role for weeks," said Marva, "the show was an anticlimax.

"1. "I got two standing ovations and a bouquet of roses.

"2. "Only three people showed up to watch.

"3. "My mom videotaped the whole thing."

Thursday, October 25, 2007

warm-up

PURSUE : CHASE :: roomy : _____
1. chamber-correct answer

2. spacious

3. small

Word QuizWhat does it mean?inertWhich could be described as inert?

1. a couch potato-correct answer

2. a jumping bean

3. an ant farm

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

10/19

ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____

1. unyielding

2. flexible

3. bone

What does it mean?cacophonyWhich would be most likely to make a cacophony?

1. librarians with newspapers

2. monkeys with cymbals

3. chefs with sauces

analogy 10/22

BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____

1. dining

2. leafy-correct answer

3. Popeye

Word QuizspelunkI thought it would be fun to spelunk with my Uncle Bo because

1. he makes great costumes.

2. I love to eat seafood.

3. caves fascinate me.

analogy 10/24

WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____

1. combine

2. scatter-correct answer

3. rake

Word QuizennuiSomeone who is suffering from ennui feels

1. very itchy.

2. very achy.correct

3. very bored.

Friday, October 19, 2007

top story!!!!!

JOURNLIZE- TOP STORY-WHAT 2 THINGS CAN WE DO TO HELP PREVENT THE "KILLER MRSR" INFECTION?Did you know about this top story before watching the video? After watchingthis video what are you going to do differently? What to do you think aboutthe "KILLER MRSR" infection?

1) 2 things that we can do to prevent this disease is to wash our hands alot more and to keep all locker rooms clean.
2) yes I did know because my friends who had this class previously told me about it.
3)After watching this video I'm going to wash my athletics clothes more then I have been and constantly wash my hands and keep cuts clean.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

tech talk 3.2

______ are viruses that copy themselves until filling up a computer's storage space.
Your Answer: worms
2
What are two types of “sneaky viruses” that are not designed to harm your computer but can still cause serious problems?
Your Answer: spyware and adware
3

What are two ways a virus can infect your computer?
Your Answer: visures are usually spread as an e-mail attachment;sometimes they are spread by sharing an infeacted floppy disk
4






What type of software is available to help prevent viruses and WORMS?
Your Answer: anti-viurs software and firewall are powerful tools to combat virues. Norton, MacAfee, Net Zone, and Panda are just a few of the very popular brands of anti-virus software.

pro.#1


10/10/07 analogy

CAR : AUTOMOBILE :: _____ : swamp

1. wet

2. low

3. marsh-correct answer

WORD QUIZviscous"I was going to get one of those lizards," said Willa, "but they are too viscous.

1. "They can bite for no reason."

2. "They have a slimy feel."

3. "They hide all day long."

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

analogy

(What is an analogy?)EXCLUDE : INVITE :: _____ :quiet



1. chatty-correct
2. church-mouse
3. silent

WORD QUIZ

plausible
Which would be a plausible reason for being late to school?

1. You were abducted by aliens.

2. The bus came late.corect answer

3. Your mother suggested you stay home and watch T.V. a little longer.

Friday, October 5, 2007

analogy

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPMPARCHEESI : GAME :: jazz : _____

1. musicians

2. harmonious

3. music

WORD

acmeYou would probably say that the acme of Benji's career was when he


1. was rescued from an animal shelter.


2. retired and let his pups take over acting



3. became a movie and television star.

what I've learned


Thursday, October 4, 2007

analogy's for the week

10-04-2007ANALOGY/WORD

TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____

1. cover

2. house - correct

3. sky

feral

Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem

1. wild as a tiger. - correct answer

2. smart as a whip.

3. timid as a mouse.



10-03-2007ANALOGY?CAKE : BATTER :: window : _____

1. home

2. glass - correct answer

3. view

Word Quiz

What does it mean?

perfunctory

Before leaving the house Sandy gave the dog a perfunctory hug—

1. it was a really hard squeeze.

2. it was a long-lasting squeeze

.3. it was just a quick squeeze. - correct answer.



10-02-2007THE ANALOGY SNEAKY : FORTHRIGHT :: generous : _____

1. giving

2. stingy - correct answer

3. surplus

What does it mean?

skulk

If you decided to skulk through the school, you might look like

1. a spy. - correct answer

2. a snob.

3. a kangaroo.


10-01-2007

HAIRBRUSH : BRISTLED :: _____ : mythical

1. real

2. dragon - correct answer.

3. ancient

Word Quiz
deface

Someone might deface a wall by

1. using spray paint to mess it up. - correct answer

2. hanging some nice pictures on it.

3. patching it, then applying fresh paint

talk 2.4

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

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

3.
Name two ways a client computer can connect to the network.
clients connect to network through a phsyical connection such as ethernet and connect by other methods such as a modem.

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

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

talk 2.2

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



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



What is a method of safeguarding data in the event of a virus or computer crash?
back up flies




What is the primary storage for most personal computers?

hard drive

2.2


Monday, October 1, 2007

music list


talk 2.1

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





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


How many bits are used in the word “computer”?
Your Answer: 64


Write your first name in binary.
s-01010011
a-01000001
r-01010010
a-01000001

Thursday, September 27, 2007

analogy

CLIFF : STEEP :: _____ : underground

1. subterranean

2. tunnel-correct answer

3. secret

WORDtoxic

Which plant's name suggests that it is toxic?

1. Creeping Charlie

2. Poison Ivy-correct answer

3. Lace Plant

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

vocabulary

SPOUT : TEAPOT :: _____ : candle
1. wick-correct answer

2. match

3. darkness

Word QuizUnanimous

If six people make a unanimous decision,

1. all six agree.

2. they are split three to three.

3. they have made six separate decisions.

Monday, September 24, 2007

1.I made an icon for itunes.

2. As soon as a get on the computer I go to my desktop.

3. I move the cursor around to click on the start button.

4.quick launch toolbar

5. taskbar button

6.menu bar- I move my cursor over to the menu bar to view my favorites

7.toolbars-my toolbar consitst of my favorites which consist of Abercrombie & Fitch.com

8.control icon-I move the cursor over to the control icon to close the my windows

9.scroll box-I used the scroll box to move all the way to the bottom of the page

10.help toolbar-I click on the help on the toolbar to learn more about the internet.

analogy

ANALOGY OF THE DAY:ENEMY : PAL :: _____ : tiny
1. gigantic-correct answer

2. small

3. iotaWORD OF THE DAY sentient

Which could be described as sentient?

1. a hamster

2. a cupcake

3. an ocean-correct answer

Friday, September 21, 2007

ANALOGYWEED : PLANT :: flu : _____
1. sneezing
2. health
3. illness-correct answer
WORD QUIZ
prohibit

To prohibit people on their beach, the neighbors set up

1. a party for the whole neighborhood.

2. an admission booth.

3. a "No Trespassing" sign-correct answer

Thursday, September 20, 2007

analogy

PETAL : ROSE :: _____ : rabbit

tail-correct answer

hare

mammal

What does it mean ?

precarious

Who might look precarious?

1. a king on a golden throne

2. a tightrope walker-correct answer

3. a sleeping baby

STUDENT EXPECTATION: Students today we willreview for quiz with "Who wants tobe a millionaire?

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

analogy/word (wpm)

post wpm-30


post review


WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB
SMOOTH : WARTY :: _____ : unknown
1. famous


WORD QUIZ
persevere

What newspaper headline tells about someone who has the ability to persevere?

1. Woman Builds Castle Stone by Stone

2. Boy Finds Diamond Ring on Beach

3. Farmer Shares Crops with the Poor




pg. 41-42


1.true

2.False

3.it is important to save a document so you are able to return to document later.

4.save keeps same original name and save as you personal change the name

5. a. to add infomation to help you find this document later.

6. its just a shorter way

7.all of the above.

8.all of the above

9.false

10.false

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

warm-up and vocabulary

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCABTEST QUIA & GAGGLE ACCTANALOGYHAIRPIECE : TOUPEE :: spunky : _____

1. plucky

2. dull

3. trouble

WORD QUIZ

obtrusive

While we were hiking, we saw an obtrusive mass of rock. It


1. was hard and glittered in the sun.

2. had layers of different colors.

3. stuck out into our path.

Monday, September 17, 2007

warmup

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCABTARANTULA : SPIDER :: _____ : award
1. recognize

2. Emmy - correct answer

3. withhold

obliterate

What might you use to obliterate graffiti?1. spray paint2. a strong cleanser - correct answer3. photography