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The links to the left offer information about individual classes as well as links to a variety of student resources. Below you will find links to overviews of each course and information that applies to all of my students, regardless of the specific class in which you may be enrolled. All students will be held responsible for knowing all of the material below.

Academic / Instructional Standards

To My Students

Teaching Philosophy

Language Arts

Journalism and School Media

Speech and Debate

Social Studies (U.S. History)

Academic Activities

Behavioral Expectations

Class Rules

Consequences of Ignoring Class Rules

Required Materials and Supplies; Technology Expectations

Materials and Supplies

Required Technology Skills     ««

 

Students will be expected to do some projects using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Additional software will be required for Journalism, including Microsoft Publisher and Adobe Photoshop. And because research is an important part of many assignments, students will also be expected to use search engines (e.g., Google, DuckDuckGo, Lycos, WolframAlpha).

 

If you do not have the Microsoft Office Suite at home, I encourage you to use Open Office, which is a free office (productivity) suite that is very similar to Microsoft Office 1997-2003. Should you use this software, see me for instructions on how to save your files so they can be opened in either suite.

 

And remember, as noted in another section of this site, severe penalties will be imposed for using Wikipedia or WikiAnswers as a source of information for ANY school-related assignment or project.

 

Required Technology Hardware

Teacher, Student, Parent Communication

Reports and Notices

Student-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Mr. Mason's Availability

How to Contact Mr. Mason After Hours

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