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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>So when do we get details about the podcasting?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Geoff Hutchison,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>IT Manager/Coordinator,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>McGuire College,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Shepparton, Vic</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Adrian Janson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 5 April 2008 8:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'; 'Year 12 Software
Development Teachers' Mailing List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 IT Apps] VITTA PD announcement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi everyone (and apologies for the cross posts),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The upcoming VITTA PD titled ‘</span><strong><span
lang=EN-AU>VCE and VET IT Exam Preparation for Teachers’</span></strong><span
lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>was to be held at Melbourne High School on the 17<sup>th</sup>
April – however, some of the details of this event have changed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I am pleased to announce that the event will now be moved to the
Swinburne University Hawthorn Campus (which is not very far from Melbourne High
School) and the event will now be Internet podcast for teachers in rural areas
(or those that cannot attend).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>As many of you know, there has been some debate about the use of
these technologies recently – and VITTA is in the process of evaluating a
few proposals and trialling technologies as we speak. We have also
applied for some significant funding so that we might be able to establish some
technologies permanently that will be used to build upon and enrich the VITTA
resource bank – as well as provide on-line access to all PDs for those in
regional and rural Victoria and inter-state. I want to assure you all that
we are in fact working on this issue – but I know that for many of you,
‘soon’ is not soon enough. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The timeline for the PD day remains the same: being – <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-AU>4:15pm -</span></strong><span
lang=EN-AU> Registration and refreshments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-AU>4:45pm -</span></strong><span
lang=EN-AU> <strong>Concurrent Sessions</strong> (Choose one)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-AU> </span></strong><span
lang=EN-AU> 1) ITA Applications (Claudia Graham, Chief Assessor)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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2) VET IT (Kevork Krozian, Forest Hill College)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-AU>5:45pm</span></strong><span
lang=EN-AU> - Changeover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-AU>6:00pm</span></strong><span
lang=EN-AU> - Software Development (Claudia Graham)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-AU>7:00pm</span></strong><span
lang=EN-AU> - Close<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>A revised pricing structure will be available shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thank-you to Swinburne University and in particular, Robert
Mercer, who has initiated this generous offer to VITTA – and hence to
VITTA members. If this session and the technologies prove to be
successful – we may choose to move in this direction in the longer term.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>In regards to the PD session that will be held on the 9<sup>th</sup>
April ‘Supporting Virtual Teams Through Technology’ (<a
href="http://www.vitta.org.au/calendar/?day=09&month=04&year=2008&event=465">http://www.vitta.org.au/calendar/?day=09&month=04&year=2008&event=465</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>This session was one in which we were opportunistic as we
received news of a exciting speaker (in Michael Sampson from NZ) who would only
be available at this time. We have not had the time to make this event
available on-line, but will create a DVD of the presentation and make these
materials available to all VITTA members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Adrian Janson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>VITTA President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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