Wednesday, October 31, 2007

ANalOgY

ANALOGY/WORDQUIZ/WPM

ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____
1. recycled
2. magazine ** CorRect AnSwER
3. written

reticent
Who is likely to be described as reticent?
1. a penny pincher ** CoRrEcT aNsWeR
2. a bundle of nerves
3. a man of few words

Monday, October 29, 2007

ANALOGY

(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____
1. horse
2. building ***CoRrEct AnSwEr
3. farm

WORD QUIZ
fusty
If you visited friends who lived in a fusty house, you might decide to
1. wear your best clothes.
2. open a window. ** CoRrEcT AnSwEr
3. share your food.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

ANALOGY

WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____
1. combine
2. scatter** CORRECT ANSWER
3. rake

Word Quiz
ennui
Someone who is suffering from ennui feels
1. very itchy.
2. very achy.**CORRECT ANSWeR
3. very bored.

*** QuIcK SelF TeST***
Can you apply styles to paragraph and characters? yes
Can you change the line spacing in a paragraph?yes
Can you change paragraph alignment, indents, and paragraph spacing? yes
Can you add a border and shading to a paragraph? yes
Can you align text in different ways using tabs? yes
Can you create a bulleted list, a numbered list, and an outline numbered list? yes
Can you change the font, font size, and color of text? yes
Can you apply font styles such as bold, italic, or underlining? yes
Can you create or modify a header or footer? yes
Can you insert page breaks? yes
Can you add page numbers to a document? yes
Can you name and describe all the toolbar buttons you have used in this lesson? yes

Monday, October 22, 2007

BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____
1. dining
2. leafy
3. Popeye**CORRECT ANSWER

Word Quiz

What does it mean?
raconteur
My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—
1. no one can beat her at tennis.**CoRRect AnSweR
2. I could listen to her stories for hours.
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone.

Friday, October 19, 2007

ANalogY

ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____
1. unyielding**CORReCt ANSWEr
2. flexible
3. bone

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

1. librarians with newspapers
2. monkeys with cymbals**CORReCT ANSWEr
3. chefs with sauces

TOP STORY-WHAT 2 THINGS CAN WE DO TO HELP PREVENT THE "KILLER MRSR" INFECTION?
We could makesure our hands are clean. Clean our area when we are done.
Did you know about this top story before watching the video?

After watching this video what are you going to do differently? What to do you think about
the "KILLER MRSR" infection?
im going to makesure my hands are always clean after anything i do.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Ananlogy/WARM UP

HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : _____
1. crime *** CORRECT ANSWER
2. thief
3. giving

WORD QUIZ
verdant
Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?
1. The Green, Green Grass of Home
2. Red Sky in the Morning
3. Yellow Rose of Texas**CORRECT ANSWER


SHALLOW : DEEP :: _____ : fancy
1. tiara
2. formal**CORRECT ANSWER
3. drab

WORD QUIZ
posthumous
A posthumous book is
1. full of nonsense.
2. organized from A to Z.** CORRECT ANSWER
3. published after the author has died.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD

(What is an analogy?)
HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : _____
1. crime ** CORRECT ANSWER
2. thief
3. giving

WORD QUIZ
verdant
Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?
1. The Green, Green Grass of Home
2. Red Sky in the Morning**CORRECT ANSWER
3. Yellow Rose of Texas

Monday, October 15, 2007

Offer letter

Analogy/WORD

(What is an analogy?)
OWL : HOOTS :: _____ : whirs
1. noise
2. fan
3. blowing***CORRECT ANSWER

WORD QUIZ
incessant
Lola's search for new flavors of ice cream was incessant.
1. she did most of her research on the Internet.
2. she really preferred the same old flavors.**CORRECT ANSWER
3. her efforts never ended.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

TRACY TANNER RESUME

analogy/WORD

What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
KITTEN : MILK :: _____ : rain
1. storm** CIRECT ANSSWER
2. garden
3. wet

What does it mean?
viscous
"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."

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Sun & Sea Memo 1

ANALOGY/WORD

(What is an analogy?)
CAR : AUTOMOBILE :: _____ : swamp
1. wet
2. low
3. marsh** CORRECT ANSWER

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."** CORRECT ANSWER
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 ANSWER
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. ***CORRECT ANSWER
3. Your mother suggested you stay home and watch T.V. a little longer.

Friday, October 5, 2007

BLOGGING IN BCIS-TITLE

ANALOGY/WORD

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPM
PARCHEESI : GAME :: jazz : _____
1. musicians
2. harmonious
3. music ***CORRECT ANSWER

WORD
acme
You 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. ***CORRECT ANSWER

.:QUESTIONS:.
1.Name one output device used by architects.
Plotters
2.Name two examples of specialized output devices used by the visually impaired.
Voice Recognition

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

4.What is the purpose of voice recognitoin software?
Lets handicapped users speak computer input commands.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Analogy/Word

ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____
1. cover
2. house**CORRECT ANSWER
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.

ANALOGY?
CAKE : BATTER :: window : _____
1. home
2. glass
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.

ANALOGY
SNEAKY : FORTHRIGHT :: generous : _____
1. giving
2. stingy
3. surplus
What does it mean?
skulk
If you decided to skulk through the school, you might look like
1. a spy.
2. a snob.
3. a kangaroo.

ANALOGY/WORD/WPM
What word completes the analogy?
HAIRBRUSH : BRISTLED :: _____ : mythical
1. real
2. dragon
3. ancient
Word Quiz
deface
Someone might deface a wall by
1. using spray paint to mess it up.
2. hanging some nice pictures on it.
3. patching it, then applying fresh paint

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Monday, October 1, 2007

FAVORITES

MOVIES !!

Title Type Released Date

1.Love and Basketball Drama April 21,2000
2.It takes two Comedy November 17,1995
3.Reno 911 Comedy February 23,2007
4.Halloween Horror October 21,1988
5.Breakfast Club Drama February 15,1985
6.Scary Movie 3 Comedy October 24,2003
7.Monster Ball Drama Febrauary 8,2002
8.Madea's Family Reuinion Comedy February 24,2006
9.Friday Comdey April 26,1995
10.Next Friday Comedy January 12,2000

Bites n Bytes

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


2.How many Kilobytes (KBs) in a 100MB file?
100000


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


4.Write your first name in binary.
01001010 01001111 01011001 01000011 01000101