Daily Warm- Ups. Respond with 3 Or More Sentences

Daily Warm- Ups. Respond with 3 or more sentences.

January 22, 2013- It has often been said, “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.” Do you agree? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.

January 23- Who makes a better leader: someone who is loved, or someone who is feared? Take a position and explain your answer.

January 24- Most states allow people to get a driver’s license at the age of 16. Some people feel that 16 is much too young for the responsibility that comes with driving a car and that teenagers should not be allowed to drive until the age of 18. In your opinion, at what age should people be allowed to drive, and why?

January 27- You have been asked to write a brochure to attract visitors to your Home town, Burlington. Write at least 3 or more lines that convinces people to visit Burlington.

Define the following terms---- January 28- active cell- Active worksheet- Adjacent range- Cell- Cell reference-

January 29- Column- Formula- Formula bar- Landscape orientation- Microsoft Excel 2010(Excel)

January 30-

Name box- Nonadjacent range Portrait orientation- Range- Range reference-

January 31- row- sheet tab- spreadsheet- workbook- worksheet- February3- Align Autofit- Border- Cell style- Clear- February 4- Column heading- Fill- Font- Font size- Font style- February 5- Format painter- Indent- Merge- Number format- Orientation- February 6- Row heading- Style- Theme- Truncate- Wrap text-

February 7- Elementary and secondary schools around the country are beginning to actively address the problem of bullies. In your opinion, is bullying an issue that should be addressed by schools or left to parents? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

February 10- Some people believe that students aren’t learning enough in high school. Should school standards be higher? Explain your answer using specific reasons and examples.

February 11- Is a good education a right or a privilege? Why do you think so? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.

February 12- Who makes a better leader: someone who is loved, or someone who is feared? Take a position and explain your answer.

February 13- What is your college of choice? (Name 1) Explain why you should be admitted to that particular college.

February 14- Most private schools require students to wear uniforms. Should public school students wear uniforms too? Argue for or against school uniforms for public school students.

February 18- Automatic page break- Copy- Cut- Fill handle- Filling-

February 19- Footer- Freeze panes- Header- Manual page break- Margin-

February 20- Normal view- Office clipboard Page break preview- Page layout view- Paste-

February 21- Print area- Print titles- Scale- Split-

February 24- Do you think that the movie and/or TV ratings systems are effective or useful? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

February 25- Many people feel that the use of surveillance cameras in public places, such as parking lots, is a good idea that can help ensure our safety. Others worry that too many cameras violate our right to privacy and give law enforcement officials too much power. In your opinion, should we install more surveillance cameras in public places? Why or why not?

February 26- Should a parent be a child’s disciplinarian, or a child’s best friend? Take a position and explain your answer using specific reasons and examples.

February 27- Do you think the SAT or ACT exam is an accurate measure of a student’s aptitude for college? Support your position with specific examples. February 28- It has often been said that we can lie with silence as well as with words. Do you agree? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

March 3- Woodrow Wilson once said, “Friendship is the only cement that will hold the world together.” Do you agree? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.

March 4- Charles Simmons said, “Live only for today, and you ruin tomorrow.” Do you agree? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

March 5- Absolute cell reference- Formula- Manual calculation- Mixed cell reference- Operand- March 6- Operator- Order of evaluation- Point-and-click method- Relative cell reference- Sum button- March 7 Argument- Date and time functions- Financial functions- Formula Autocomplete Function- March 10- Logical functions- Mathematical functions- Statistical functions- Text functions- Trigonometric functions-

March 11- Ascending sort- Comment- Conditional formatting- Descending sort- Filter- March 12- Filter arrow- Hyperlink- Object- Picture- Research task pane-

March 13- Screen clipping- Screenshot- Shape- SmartArt graphic- Sort- Template-

March 14- In your opinion, should students be required to say the pledge, should it remain voluntary, or should the practice be completely abandoned?

March 17- Many albums and CDs now contain stickers warning parents that the lyrics of some of the songs may not be suitable for children. Some people argue that simply putting a sticker on a label is not enough. What do you think the record industry should do to warn parents about inappropriate lyrics?

March 18- Should people lease or buy new cars? Make a case for the option that you think is best.

March 19- Some states have now made it illegal to drive while talking on a hand-held cellular phone. Do you think this is a good law that should be passed in other states as well? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

March 20- The inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin said, “Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness.” Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

March 21- According to a Czechoslovakian proverb, “Better a lie that soothes than a truth that hurts.” Do you agree? Why or why not?

March 24- Imagine that you have made it to the final round of interviews for a new job. Convince your prospective employers that you are the one who most deserves the position.

March 25- 3-D reference- Destination- Source- Worksheet range-

March 26- Axis- Chart- Chart area- Chart layout- Chart sheet-

March 27- (Early Release) Chart style- Column chart- Data label- Data marker- Data series

March 31- Data source- Data table- Embedded chart- Exploded pie chart- Legend-

April 1- Line chart- Pie chart- Plot area- Scatter chart- Sparkline-

April 2- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

April 3- In some countries, teenagers have jobs while they are still students. Do you think this is a good idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details.

April 4- Many teachers assign homework to students every day. Do you think that daily homework is necessary for students? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

April 7- If you could ask a famous person one question, what would you ask? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. April 8- best fit- Compacting- Database- database management system(DBS)- Datasheet- April 9- Datasheet selector- Datasheet view- Field- Field name- field selector-

April 10- Field value- Navigation Pane- record- Record selector- Alphanumeric data-

April 11- autonumber- AutoNumber- Blank database template data type- Default Value property- April 14- Description property- Design grid- Design view- Field properties pane- Field property-

April 15- Field property- Field size property- Format property- Primary key- Required property-

April 16-

Template- And Operator- AutoFilter- Calculated field- common field-

April 17- Condition- Expression- filter- Filter by Form- Foreign key-

April 28- multitable query- One-to many relationship- operator- query- Referential integrity- Relationship-

April 29- query- Referential integrity- Relationship- Simple Query wizard- Sort-

April 30- Subdatasheet- Total row- bound control- Control- Control layout-

May 1- Datasheet tool- Detail section- Field list pane- find- Form-

May 2- Explain some ways in which you would you database in your personal life?

May 5- What do you think is the best feature about using database? Explain. May 6- Some people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants. Other people prefer to prepare and eat food at home. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

May 7- Is it better to enjoy your money when you earn it or is it better to save your money for some time in the future? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

May 8- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Classmates are a more important influence than parents on a child’s success in school. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

May 9- Is it more important to be able to work with a group of people on a team or to work independently? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

May 12- Form footer section- Form tool- form view- form wizard- Layout view-

May 13- Multiple items tool- record source- Split form tool- theme- Unbound control-

May 14- grouping level- Label Wizard- line tool- print preview- Read-only-

May 15- report- report selector- Report tool- Report wizard- comma-separated values(CSV)-

May 16- Data source- Delimited data- delimiter- Export- Form letter- May19- import- Main document- Merge field-

May 20- Have you ever made a change that improved your life or the lives of others? Explain.

May 21- Introduce yourself to an interviewer. What are your strongest traits? Explain.

May 22- What is your academic weaknesses? How can you improve?

May 23- What are your future goals? 4 Year College, community college, or work.

May 27- What are your academic strengths? Elaborate.

May 28- If you could become an animal, which would it be and why?

May 29- If you could change one thing in the US, what would it be and why?

May 30- What are some things that you learned from this class and how can you use it in your daily life?