bellringer - 5.13.10

29. For what does CCD stand?



30. How did you (or do you plan to) go about backing up your files from your MacBook?

bellringer - 5.11.10

27. Take a look at the page in your book which covers Unit 15 (formatting reports). Look over all of the specifics and be prepared to ask any questions that you might have regarding these.



28. After using Pages for almost an entire year, if given the choice, would you prefer to use Pages, Word, or another word processing program. Why do you feel this way?

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25. Which foreign language is the easiest for you to deal with when needed? Why do you feel this way?



26. Please visit the link below and read the article. Be prepared to discuss (or write about) this on Tuesday.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10100108.stm

bellringer - 5.5.10

23. For this bellringer, you are to locate a foreign language translator on the web. Once you have done this, paste the link below.



24. Why is cinco de mayo celebrated?

bellringer - 4.29.10

21. What do Cc and Bcc mean in an e-mail message? What is the difference in the two?



22. What is the name of the e-mail management software program on your MacBook (hint: it is not activated for students)? What is the name of Microsoft's corresponding program (hint: look out through windows)?

bellringer - 4.27.10

19. Why are you here?



20. What is the purpose of testing and if given the power, how might you do it differently?

bellringer - 4.21.10

17. What is the difference between a hyperlink and a bookmark?



18. What does t.o.c. mean?

bellringer - 4.19.10

15. What does opacity mean?



16. What does the shadow feature do in Pages? Can its orientation be changed? Is it possible to have a natural shadow without the Sun?

bellringer - 4.15.10

13. Pages :: Apple iWork
      Word ::

14. In the case of constant power, what is the formula for power? How might you apply this formula to performance in a work intensive class such as word processing?

bellringer - 4.13.10

11. dear :: salutation
      respectfully ::


12. The keyboard is what type of computer device? Can you name another of this type of computer device?

bellringer - 4.2.10

9. keyboard :: computer
    pen ::
  

10. Name three things wrong with this passage?

     The teacher said, "please do your bellringers.

     After nothing was done by the students, the teacher thought for a moment, returned to the front of the room, and said, please do your bellringers--now."

     The students looked up from their computers, rolled their eyes, and continued playing games with no regard to what had been said

bellringer - 3.28.10

7. Who was Dante Alighieri, and what is he famous for doing?



8. Who wrote "The Road Not Taken"? If you've yet to do so, please look this up on the web and read it.

bellringer - 3.25.10

5. What are your favorite types of characters in books or movies like? Is there a common theme amongst them?



6. Find an excerpt from a book online that gives an example of dialogue.

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3. Please write the definition of dialogue.



4. Name two writing rules to use when writing dialogue.

bellringer - 3.16.10

These are the bellringers for the 4th 9-weeks.

1. Do you feel as though your typing skills have improved since the beginning of the school year? What about your communication skills?



2. What area of your English knowledge do you feel needs the most work?

bellringer - 3.10.10

39. As we near the end of the 3rd 9-weeks, are you happy with your performance? If not, how can you change this for the better? Also, please list five goals you have for the next 9-weeks (one of which needs to pertain to this class).


40. Please make three lists: 1. every country to which you have been 2. every state to which... 3. every capital to which...

bellringer - 3.4.10

37. What is the name of a title which comes below the title in a table?



38. What appears between the body of information and the titles of a table?

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35. In order to calculate the total number of cells in a table, you should multiply the number of _________ by the number of ______________.



36. The grey row or column at the top or right edge of a table is known as a ______________. These rows or columns contain the specific topic titles that are represented by the ______ in the rest of the table.

bellringer - 2.26.10

33. What is it called when you join more than one cell together in a table?



34. Define these terms which relate to tables: vertical placement, horizontal placement, column width, row height, vertical alignment, and horizontal alignment.

bellringer - 2.24.10

31. Where might you find a collection of various letter templates, readily available for your use?



32. Distinguish among the following: a chart, columns, a grid, rows, a table.

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29. What are the two ways to edit a letter electronically via pages?



30. If it were possible, and you must become a document. Given the choice of being a memo, an e-mail, an unbound report, or a personal business letter, which would you choose to be and why?

bellringer - 2.18.10

27. Can you name a formatting similarity between Unbound Reports and Personal Business Letters? Can name at least two differences?



28. Please list the three styles of punctuation that can be used for the salutation and complementary close of a letter? Which of these is used for a Personal Business Letter?

bellringer - 2.12.10

25. What is the nickname of our state? Why is it called this?



26. Please list the parts of a Personal Business Letter (these can be found on p. 82 of your book) (there should be 9 parts listed).

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23. What are the names of the two addresses found on an envelope?



24. Please list the shortcut keys for each of the following: Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo.

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21. A Works Cited Page (Reference Page) uses which type of indentation? In addition, entries should be listed ____________________ by author's last name.



22. To quote a long passage within an unbound report, you should indent both the _________ and the ___________ margins.

bellringer - 2.4.10

19. What is the key to setting up a document with multiple page margin settings in Pages?



20. What are the margins for each of the following?

unbound report - PAGE 1: left?  right?  top?  bottom?
unbound report - BODY: left?  right?  top?  bottom?
unbound report - REFERENCE PAGE: left?  right?  top?  bottom?

bellringer - 2.2.10

17. Why do you feel that it is essential to maintain proper formatting of various types of typed documents? What is the best method for you to learn these formatting settings?



18. If given the choice, would you prefer to type (write) given a specific topic, a deadline, and standard expectations or given a clean sheet, no time constraints, and high expectations?

bellringer - 1.27.10

15. What are the margins for an Unbound Report?



16. The reports you key in this unit will have ____ paragraphs. The initial answer to this question stands for _____________ ______________.

Bellringer - 1.25.10

13. What is the difference between a rule and an expectation?



14. How are expectations and goals similar? How might rules, as opposed to expectations, possible limit the growth of something?

Bellringer - 1.21.10

11. For this bellringer, please use the Internet to find a picture of the new Microsoft Arch Keyboard that will arrive in stores in February. Then copy the picture and place it into your bellringers 3 Pages document.



12. For this bellringer, again use the Internet to find out what new technology might be revealed by Apple on January 27. This one might take some decent researching skills, so be persistent.

bellringer - 1.19.10

9. What are the major differences between memos and e-mail messages?



10. Do you know how to set up automatic spell checking on various e-mail programs and word processing software? Why is this skill essential to the success of a word processor (one who processes words)?

bellringer - 1.14.10

7. Where is Haiti? What is its capital? What is its language?

8. This country is the ___________ in the western hemisphere? What happened there almost two days ago?

bellringer - 1.12.10

5. Visit the link below and look through the towers.

http://www.burjdubai.com/the-tower/worlds-tallest-towers.aspx


6. Which of these is the tallest building in the United States? Does the phrase Asian Tigers mean anything to you? If so, please explain. If not, what about the phrase The Roaring 20s?

bellringer - 1.6.10

3. How often do you practice your handwriting skills? Do you prefer cursive or print? Can you create your own font styles? Are you good enough at them to quickly write something out (while switching between them)? If your answer was no or maybe to any of the above, there are two major remedies to this. Can you name them?



4. If an impressive manmade structure were a physical representation of the passionate fire within mankind and we could say that written documents were the literal equivalent, what would happen to each if they were lacking in specific detail. To get you and me thinking on the same wavelength, consider this:
rivets:Titantic            grammar, spelling, formatting, editing:documentation

bellringer - 1.4.10

1. What would it have been like to record data for a typical person in 1910?



2. What do you imagine it will be like to input information into a computer in 2110?