Monday, August 31, 2009

bellringer - 9.1.09


17 Without looking, name the entire top row (above the home row and below the number row) of your keyboard.




18 How do you perform a BACKSPACE with the MacBook keyboard?


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

bellringer - 8.28.09


15 What do the following mean: SS, DS, TS, QS?




16 In order to find your GWAM during a 10 second timed writing, you would need to multiply your score by which number? Why?

bellringer - 8.26.09


13 What does GWAM mean?




14 Which is more important: speed or accuracy?


Thursday, August 20, 2009

bellringer - 8.24.09


11 The following is a quote from Larry Allan Nadig's website. Please read it.
"We were given two ears but only one mouth, because listening is twice as hard as talking."

12 Why might the ability to listen properly be crucial to the success of someone trying to learn or develop a new skill?

bellringer - 8.20.09


Thursday, August 20


9 What type of computer device is the keyboard?




10 What other input devices can you name? Please try to name at least two.

Monday, August 17, 2009

bellringer - 8.18.09


7 Other than QWERTY, what is another type of keyboarding arrangement?




8 Do you have a decent mental image of the keyboard? Could you draw it without looking?


Friday, August 14, 2009

bellringer - 8.14.09


5 What are the HOME KEYS?



6 What type of keyboard do we use?


Wednesday, August 12, 2009

bellringer - 8.12.09


3 Can you keyboard properly?



4 If you answered yes to question 3, how many WPM can you type? If no, type na.

Monday, August 10, 2009

bellringer - 8.10.09


1 Do you own a Mac/Apple?




2 Do you have Internet access at home?