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Contact Info
Email: carthur@abingdon.k12.il.us
School Phone: 309-462-2338 extension 357

Times Available
40 mins. before school start
30 mins. after school day ends
Other times by arrangement

Class Schedule for 2010-2011

First Semester/Second Semester

1:    Cooperative Education
2:    Cooperative Education Visits
3:    Planning
4:    Information Processing/Consumer Education

5:    Consumer Education
6:    Computer Concepts I/Computer Concepts II
7:    Desktop Publishing

Student Council-Yearbook
Student Council meets once a week on Wednesday's at 7:30 a.m.
Yearbooks are available for purchase each Fall and are delivered each Spring. Cost $35
 

Background

• graduate of Arcola High School, Arcola, IL
• graduate of Eastern Illinois University (B.S. in Education)
• teaching and coaching Bushnell-Prairie City High School, Bushnell, IL

Favorites Movie: Regarding Henry Song: Beach Boys-Be True to Your School  Food: Fried Chicken Person: Bart

Interests

Exercising and watching college sports, especially Duke.
 

Courses

Computer Concepts I: Semester course covering the following:  word processing, (advanced features)  spreadsheets, webpage creation, desktop publishing concepts, video editing,   Software used includes:  Microsoft (Word, Excel, Publisher, Web Expressions); InDesign, MGI Videowave, Audacity, Camtasia Studio, Web 2.0 Tools

Computer Concepts II: Semester course covering databases, photo editing, presentations concepts, video editing. Software used includes: Microsoft (Access, Powerpoint-advanced features),  InDesign (Photoshop, Illustrator) MGI Videowave, Audacity, Camtasia Studio, Web 2.0 Tools

Information Processing: Semester course introducing animation and website development software.  Software used includes Photoshop, Illustrator,  Flash, Dreamweaver, Camtasia Studio, Final Cut Pro (Macintosh)

Desktop Publishing: Year course which is project based and exposes the students to a variety of software. Two main projects include: Senior Video and Yearbook production.   Prerequiste: Computer Concepts I, Computer Concepts II, and teacher's approval.

Consumer Education: Semester course required for graduation.  Units covered include: insurance, credit, money management, banking, budgeting, savings, investing, and car shopping,

Cooperative Education Program: Year course designed to offer a senior student the opportunity to work during the school day with an area employer. Worksite must be approved by Mrs. Arthur and building principal.
 

Grading Scale 93-100    A 85-92      B 77-84      C 69-76      D

Class Rules

Proper care of computer/video equipment is expected at all times.
Be in your seat at class start time
No food or drink allowed at work area.
Attendance is extremely important.  All long term assignments are due on the assigned date.
Homework/assignments from other classes not to be done during this class.
Internet privileges will be forfeited if class time is used on:  chat lines, message boards, or at personal email sites. NO WARNINGS! 

Tardies
One tardy excused each nine weeks.  Additional tardies will result in detentions.
On the 2nd tardy, the student will be issued a detention for the following morning before school or the following night after school in my room.  Work missed due to the late arrival can be made up at that time.
 

Lessons:
Spreadsheets
IF function  (quicktime)
LOOKUP function  (quicktime)