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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hello subscribers to the list….</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hope you all had a refreshing break. Thought I would tell teacher
subscribers about a new resource…which arrived in your school just before
the end of Term 1.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Schools have recently been sent a DVD called Student
Learning February 2006. </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This <font color=black><span
style='color:black'>DVD has been developed by the </span></font>Victorian
Curriculum and Assessment Authority<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>(VCAA) and the Department of Education
& Training’s Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT). It is designed to
facilitate teacher access to student learning materials by providing a single
resource with a common menu and search function. </span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The DVD also includes the <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Design Awareness in Schools resource</span></b>. To
access Design Awareness in Schools, click on this title in the opening menu.
Design Awareness in Schools contains:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Design</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> – about design, design in the Standards, effective design,
creativity, aesthetics, critical thinking</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Design
elements</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> – line, tone,
colour, texture, shape, form, sound, taste and smell</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Design
principles</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> – focus space,
unity, rhythm, balance</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Design
process</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> – design briefs,
investigating, designing, producing, analysing and evaluating, design process
wall charts</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Design
in ICT</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> – information
products: websites, letters, charts and graphs, business cards, resumes,
reports, questionnaires, emails, slideshows, newsletters, brochures,
invitations, posters, tables; design elements; conventions checklist</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Activities</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> – Level 6 activities including teacher resources and
worksheets</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Resources</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> – books and online resources</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Careers</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> – information about design related careers</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Of particular interest to technology
teachers will be the section on the design process, which includes a number of
useful pro formas including one for writing a design brief. It also contains
graphic organisers for developing design ideas and plans. In the activities
section, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gowns and Wraps</span></i> shows
one approach to using the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS). The
Design and ICT section demonstrates conventions for improving information
products.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I would invite teachers to let me know
what you think of the Design Awareness in Schools resource by sending an email
to me personally <a href="tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Regards,</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=4 color=blue face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Lorraine
Tran</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=4 color=blue face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Technology
Curriculum Manager</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=4 color=blue face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>VCAA.</span></font><span
lang=FR> </span></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Telephone:
(03)9651 4407</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Fax:
(03) 9651 4324</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Mobile:
041 933 1630</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Email:
tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</span></font></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The VCAA provides curriculum and assessment
for prep to Year 12. The VCAA is a statutory body directly responsible to the
Minister for Education and Training and serves government and non-government
schools.</span></font></p>
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