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<p class=MsoPlainText>Hi Steve,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The sessions will be recorded and made available for
purchase for schools. We will post information on this shortly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Adrian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#002060'>Adrian Janson </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#002060'>B.Sc, Dip.Ed, M.Ed<br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#002060'>VITTA President<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#002060'>Director of ICT<br>
</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#244061'>Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill, South Yarra, Victoria 3141
Australia.<br>
Phone: 03 9826 0711 International: +61 3 9826 0711<br>
Fax: 03 9826 8767 International: +61 3 9826 8767<br>
E-mail: <a href="janson.adrian.a@edumail.vic.gov.au"><span style='color:blue'>janson.adrian.a@edumail.vic.gov.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#244061'>Website: <a href="http://www.mhs.vic.edu.au/"><span
style='color:blue'>http://www.mhs.vic.edu.au</span></a></span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#244061'>Blog: <a href="http://jansona.edublogs.org/" target="_blank"><span
style='color:blue'>http://jansona.edublogs.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] On
Behalf Of Pearse, Steven S<br>
Sent: Thursday, 5 August 2010 10:09 AM<br>
To: itapps@edulists.com.au<br>
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Student Exam Preparation Day 2010</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I would like to take my IP applications class to the Exam
Prep day, but<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>being from a country school in Trafalgar, My question is
why only 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>hour. We don't have a systems or a VET class, so when the
travel time is<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>4 times the length of the presentation, and to take a bus
down we are<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>looking at costs of ~ $50 per student. For a hour
revision session, I<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>don't think I can sell that to my students first, and
then the parents<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>of my students who are going to have to shell out money.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Steve Pearse <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Trafalgar High School<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>From: itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>[mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>itapps-request@edulists.com.au<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Thursday, 5 August 2010 9:53 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To: itapps@edulists.com.au<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: itapps Digest, Vol 66, Issue 4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Send itapps mailing list submissions to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> itapps@edulists.com.au<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> http://www.edulists.com.au/mailman/listinfo/itapps<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help'
to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> itapps-request@edulists.com.au<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>You can reach the person managing the list at<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> itapps-owner@edulists.com.au<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is
more specific<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>than "Re: Contents of itapps digest..."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Today's Topics:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> 1. Enrol Now!! Student Exam Preparation Day 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> (VITTA Professional Development)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> 2. [OT] Are iPads 'computers'? (Mark KELLY)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> 3. Re: [OT] Are iPads 'computers'? (WEIR Andrew)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Message: 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 13:35:40 +1000 (EST)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>From: VITTA Professional Development
<pd@vitta.org.au><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Enrol Now!! Student Exam
Preparation Day<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To: itapps <itapps@edulists.com.au><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Message-ID:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <23722262.356451280892940234.JavaMail.root@office.vitta.org.au><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Hi everyone (and apologies for the cross posts), <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>VITTA invites you to tell your students about the Student
Exam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Preparation Da y on Sunday , 15 August . Sessions are
offered for VCE IT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>applications, Software development and VET IT. The day
will be a great<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>opportunity for your students to get a kick start on
their exam revision<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>and hear exam tips , brush up on their theory and get
motivated ! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The Student Exams Day coincides with Open Day at the
University of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Melbourne , so it provides an opportunity for students to
also take in<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>career and course advice. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>DETAILS <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Venue: ICT Building, 111 Barry Street, Carlton <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Times: 9:30 - 10:30 Software development <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>9:30 - 10:30 VCE VET IT <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>10:45 - 11:45 IT applications <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>(Please register at least 15 minutes prior) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The cost of the day is $35 per student. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>For further information and registration, see he attached
brochure OR<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>visit: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> ? IT Applications:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/student-exam-day-register-for-it-ap<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>plications <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> ? Software Development:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/student-exam-day-register-for-softw<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>are-development <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> ? VET IT:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/student-exam-day-register-for-vet-i<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:07:52 +1000<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>From: Mark KELLY <kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Are iPads 'computers'?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To: "Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing
List"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <itapps@edulists.com.au><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Message-ID:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>A poser just occurred to me as I plan budgets for next
year: if we buy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>iPads, would they count as *computers* in the annual
school ICT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>inventory<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>(and therefore count towards DEECD's planned 1:1 ratio of
year 9-12<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>students<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>per computer)?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-- <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Mark Kelly<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Manager - Information Systems; Reporting Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>McKinnon Secondary College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>School Phone +613 8520 9000, Fax +613 9578 9253<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Webmaster - http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Author - VCE IT Lecture notes: http://vceit.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Moderator: IT Applications Mailing List<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Korma: the philosophy that what you get out of a curry
depends on what<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:54:26 +1000<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>From: "WEIR Andrew"
<andrew.weir@thomascarr.vic.edu.au><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Are iPads
'computers'?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To: "Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing
List"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <itapps@edulists.com.au><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Message-ID:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><88F750E32F18E24B9AB69528B847BEB8019984A6@exchangeserver.administration.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Mark,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>(See below my rant)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>This was a statement circulated to the CEO schools. (At
the end of my<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>bit)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>We looked at the ipad; they are a nice media consumption
device but we<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>were a bit concerned about getting data on and off the
device IE USB<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>connectivity, student file space and printing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Also word processors and presentation tools are not included
in the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>package so we had to add another Approx $40 to the cost
of the device to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>purchase those apps, I am not sure about site and volume
licensing from<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>apple for ipad apps.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I know things like Google docs could replace the need for
the apps such<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>as pages, but with the wireless running at all times
battery life gets<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>shortened and the ipad does not charge from a standard
charger, it<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>actually requires a 1 amp usb port and I believe most
computers max out<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>a 500 - 700ma. So the availability and OHS requirements
for the power<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>need to be considered.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>There was also the issue of support and Jail Braking.
There are pro's<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>and cons for custom OS and other things but what then
happens to the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>security of the network. Should schools support devices
that have been<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>jail broken and how can we stop students Jail braking the
device<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>especially if we let them take the devices home.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>>From a LOTE, Humanities and to some point English
point of view we did<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>find some major benefits and have not ruled out
purchasing two class<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>sets but as the main stream student device we are not
totally convinced<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>of version 1 of the ipad. Let's see what apple says for
second<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>generation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Some of the pro's were ITunes university, Ipad books especially<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Shakespeare and other novels.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Also at this point we are actually taking a step back
from technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>and really look at the curriculum so that it is supported
and enhanced<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>by whatever "device" we choose.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Anyway this is only just the opinion of a teacher getting
over a bad<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>dose of flu. So happy to see a healthy discussion. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Andrew<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>*****************************************************************<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>iPad<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Many schools have also asked if the new iPad would be
approved as a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>'computer' under the DER<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>funding. Initially, the advice from DEEWR was that it was
not eligible.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>However, the following advice was<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>received by us on 23 June:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Many of you have sought advice about whether the new
Apple iPad meets<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>eligibility requirements<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>under the National Secondary School Computer Fund. I
would like to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>advise that DEEWR<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>considers that the iPad does meet the existing
definitions of an<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>eligible computer device under<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>the Fund. An iPad is a particular type of tablet computer
and these have<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>been considered as<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>eligible devices since the implementation of the Fund in
2008.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>A tablet, including the iPad, allows users to input
information via<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>QWERTY typing, it runs word<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>processing and other efficiency applications and it
provides a means of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>accessing information<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>from the Internet. The major difference between a tablet
and a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>conventional laptop is that the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>keyboard is a software generated function on a screen
rather than a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>physical object. The iPad<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>runs different applications from other laptops.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>In summary, DEEWR considers that the iPad, as a tablet,
can be purchased<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>under the Fund but<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>it is a matter for education authorities/schools to
decide if the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>application suite on an iPad meets<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>the educational needs of their students.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Andrew Weir<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Information Technology Co-ordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Thomas Carr College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>From: itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>[mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark
KELLY<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Thursday, 5 August 2010 9:08 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Are iPads 'computers'?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>A poser just occurred to me as I plan budgets for next
year: if we buy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>iPads, would they count as computers in the annual school
ICT inventory<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>(and therefore count towards DEECD's planned 1:1 ratio of
year 9-12<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>students per computer)?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-- <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Mark Kelly<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Manager - Information Systems; Reporting Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>McKinnon Secondary College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>School Phone +613 8520 9000, Fax +613 9578 9253<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Webmaster - http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Moderator: IT Applications Mailing List<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Korma: the philosophy that what you get out of a curry
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