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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">I fully endorse your notion of focusing on concepts rather than functionality. I think we should be doing that now – not waiting. Focusing
on concepts rather than functional skills only usually increases the chances of transferring knowledge and skills from one setting to another – an attribute welcomed in both learning and working.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">It’s interesting at the national level that there is a strong push for the achievement standards for the learning areas to be centred
on conceptual understandings and skills rather than a focusing heavily on content. Within the VELS ICT domain, the VCAA reformatted the standards on the basis of the underlying concepts and skills and I think this approach fosters a sturdier framework for
developing learning programs and for measuring students’ progress (<a href="http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/support/charts/ict.html">http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/support/charts/ict.html</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Speaking of the national agenda, ACARA recently published, for consultation, the learning continua for each of the general capabilities.
In particular you might like to view the ICT continuum and respond to the survey. However, before being able to do this, you need to register with the Australian Curriculum (<a href="http://consultation.australiancurriculum.edu.au/">http://consultation.australiancurriculum.edu.au/</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Then go to:
<a href="http://consultation.australiancurriculum.edu.au/GeneralCapabilities/ICT/ConceptualStatement">
http://consultation.australiancurriculum.edu.au/GeneralCapabilities/ICT/ConceptualStatement</a> for the conceptual statement and then
<a href="http://consultation.australiancurriculum.edu.au/GeneralCapabilities/ICT/Continuum">
http://consultation.australiancurriculum.edu.au/GeneralCapabilities/ICT/Continuum</a> for the continuum.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> elearning-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:elearning-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Cameron Bell<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 5 July 2011 8:01 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> elearning Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [elearning] BYO device?</span></font><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">I know it's holidays, (even though I am doing reports - still) but the list has been too quiet lately. Is everyone too busy on FB or Twitter? Are the lists in the Autumn
of their years? Are there only a few of us dinosaurs still using them?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Just read this article and thought although it is about the Blackberry, the underlying reasons will also apply to schools not too far down the track.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt"><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/blackberry-becoming-obsolete-20110705-1h07z.html">http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/blackberry-becoming-obsolete-20110705-1h07z.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic">Employees have been pressuring companies to allow them to use their iPhones and their Androids and their other smartphones for business, instead of
a company-issued BlackBerry.</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic">Indeed, BlackBerry's slump is signaling another trend: "the demise of the corporate IT crowd," said Rodger Morrow, a Sewickley, Philadelphia-based
speechwriter and communications consultant. "Corporations are now trying to get out of the hardware business," he said.</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">I can see the attraction to Gov Ed departments of being able to offload the cost of ICT infrastructure to the students/parents.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Consumer devices like iPads/tablets and iPhones/Android are now the driving force in ICT, not computers and laptops.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Pretty soon we will be saying to students "And you need an internet capable device that can do A,B,C."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">BYO device is moving closer. Which is a good thing IMHO - it will stop schools trying to pander to the latest cool device and force them to go back to examining the
curriculum in a device-independant way. No more "showcase" schools giving free publicity to <insert company name> and acting as de-facto sales departments by insisting on one particular brand, rather than giving the students choice. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">I think it is ironic that teachers that railed against the dominance of Microsoft in schools are now insisting on iPads rather than "a tablet".<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">In a few years, I can see myself teaching a concept and rather than showing them how to use an app, or devising the activity with a particular app in mind, I'll be showing
the students the criteria an app will need to satisfy to help them in a particular subject and letting them choose.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">PS: Here is the Twitter version if can't handle more than 140 characters before you lose concentration:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"> http://bit.ly/m14IhS - Should/can students BYO smart device 2 save govt $, & give them choice? Y do schools still insist on 1 brand?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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