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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In 2005 we had no students doing any ICT in yr
9/10</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have managed to get a new yr 9/10 Multimedia unit
up for next year with about 20 students. I am hoping to get some sort of a
flow on in into Yr 11 IT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our numbers have been steadily decreasing for VCE
IT, IS and IPM. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In 2005 there was 2 IPM units running, 1 IS
and 2 IT and 2006 we have one of each</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andrew Grimshaw</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Colac College</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=michael@stmargarets.vic.edu.au
href="mailto:michael@stmargarets.vic.edu.au">Michael Torsello (Mr)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ipm@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:ipm@edulists.com.au">Year 12 Information Technology Processing
and Management Teachers'MailingList</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:16
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Year 12 IPM] IPM
numbers</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781151100-06122005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Hi all</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781151100-06122005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>At my school, IT (or ICT) is in dire
straits.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781151100-06122005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781151100-06122005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>This year, there was 1 IPM class (healthy numbers of Year
12s and 11s) but no Unit 1/2 class.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781151100-06122005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>In an effort to spark interest in IT, I have introduced
separate semester elective subjects of Multimedia and Programming at Year
10.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781151100-06122005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Next year no IPM class, and so Units 1/2 would run, I had
to have a shared class of Year 10s doing the above subjects with the 3 who
selected Units 1/2.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781151100-06122005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781151100-06122005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>We are a laptop school and this may be affecting the
students choice of subjects , but it is just as well or I would be out of
a job.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><I><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Berlin Sans FB"
size=2>----------------------------------</FONT></SPAN></I> <BR><I><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Berlin Sans FB" size=2>With thanks</FONT></SPAN></I>
<BR><I><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Berlin Sans FB" size=2>Michael
Torsello</FONT></SPAN></I> <BR><I><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Berlin Sans FB"
size=2>Director of Computing</FONT></SPAN></I> <BR><I><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Berlin Sans FB" size=2>St Margaret's School, Berwick</FONT></SPAN></I>
<BR><I><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Berlin Sans FB" size=2>Ph: (03) 9703
8111</FONT></SPAN></I> </DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Andrew
Grimshaw<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 6 December 2005 9:40 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Year
12 Information Technology Processing and Management
Teachers'MailingList<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Year 12 IPM] IPM
numbers<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just out of interest I was wondering what numbers
people have in their IPM classes and the ratio to VCE
numbers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ive got 25 out of a pool of 230 VCE
students</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-andrew grimshaw</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>colac college</FONT></DIV>
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