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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'>Thanks for this Mark.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have taking a few of your tips to heart
and will try to implement some as I go through the year.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Mark KELLY<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 14 April 2010
9:39 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Year
12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Year 12 IT Apps]
Teaching ITA</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 was asked by a teacher new to ITA what I did week by week, and what
homework/classwork I gave for ITA. I thought it might be useful to others
so here's what I replied.<br>
<br>
Ignore it as you see fit :-)<br>
<br>
------<br>
<br>
I don't work by weekly plans any more (after a while it becomes habit, but I
realise the usefulness of planners when you're starting out.)<br>
<br>
A rough timeline:<br>
<br>
Term 1 - week 6 - start U3O2. The time before is practice with web editing,
graphics editor and sprinklings of relevant theory. (The new study design
2011+ has got the hint and put the database task as the second outcome.)<br>
<br>
Term 2 - week 4 - start U3O1. Preceded by theory and Filemaker practice
(Bowden's tutorials)<br>
<br>
Term 3 - week 5 - start U4O1. Preceded by Excel practice (Bowden tutorials + Lynda
screen movie tutes) and a fair bit of exam practice jammed in + U4O1 theory.<br>
<br>
Term 3 - week 9 - U4O2 (test). Preceded by intensive theory revision,
exam practice (including how to approach multiple choice & short answer,
and how to handle bad questions). I go through about 10 exams altogether
- past VCAA exams 2007-2009 (and even parts of older IPM exams from 2001-2006
where relevant). Since U4O1 theory slides in really nicely to revision
theory, they get done at the same time.<br>
<br>
As for what I do for class exercises and homework, I may not be a good
example. I must admit I don't shine with e5 goodness or deal holistically
with individual learning styles very often. I tend to lecture... it's about the
only way to cram so much theory into less than 112 class hours.<br>
<br>
I tend to use my theory slideshows as a starting point (mainly so I don't
forget to cover points, which is what I tend to do if I do a freestyle lecture
following the key knowledge dotpoints). I give them some hands-on
software practice to break the routine, but it's not more than about 20% of
class time... that's mainly what their homework consists of.<br>
<br>
Homework also includes specific practice tasks, e.g. go home and mock up a
picture of a wiki being used by a virtual team working on a (random)
topic. <br>
<br>
I booklist the Potts text, but hardly ever use it in class. It's for their
reference at home: to get a second opinion, further details etc. I don't assign
questions 1 to 5 on page 85 for classwork or homework. Maybe I should...
I don't know. Go with your gut. Some kids might benefit from
it. I push weaker kids or those who didn't do units 1+2 to use the text
more heavily.<br>
<br>
With the year 11s I use quite a few videos (ostensibly for the U1O3 ICT issues
outcome, but more accurately to keep them interested). About once a week I show
doccos on the effects of gaming (ABC 'Good Game' is excellent),
social implications ('Hungry Beast' has been really good), media (ABC 'Media
Watch' and occasionally 4 Corners - especially their 'Fear in the fast lane' ep
from 2009), technology (Catalyst), project management (ABC 'Grand designs') and
a bunch of segments from 'How It's Made'.<br>
<br>
For year 12 I don't have the time or excuse for more than a couple of videos,
usually for proj man and U4O2 ('Fear in the fast lane', etc)<br>
<br>
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bell</st1:place></st1:City>'s gone so
I won't ramble more. I've got year 11 and will be showing them a segment
from this week's 'Good Game' on the effects of gaming on sleep patterns (since
a couple of my dears were falling asleep at the end of yesterday's afternoon
double period).<br>
<br>
Good luck<br clear=all>
<br>
-- <br>
Mark Kelly<br>
Manager - Information Systems<br>
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