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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Doing a spot check of different schools surprised me to see the number of schools that do not offer ITA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Either that or the subject scores did not make it above 40.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>But as Roland points out, it is a good example of data visualisation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>All the best for the New Year and may your new classes all be enjoyable ones.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Cheers, Bill Oldham (sessional teacher at RMIT)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US 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>Roland Gesthuizen<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 31 December 2011 9:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> Paula Christophersen; Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Data visualisation for study results<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Kevork and Paula,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It was exciting to get a student up to 40. Like many, an ESL student (year 11 too!). Another particular student often rode his skateboard late into my class. After a friendly high-five and secret handshake as he glided past, it was easy to chat to him on a regular basis about stuff like reading notes, listening to my questions, making summaries and doing past examinations (again, again and again!), about just sticking it out as he was going to have so much fun in 2012 at Uni. Crikey, this really made my day when I spotted that his score was over 35. :-)<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Regards Roland<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 20 December 2011 09:17, Christophersen, Paula P <<a href="mailto:christophersen.paula.p@edumail.vic.gov.au" target="_blank">christophersen.paula.p@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dear colleagues<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Here’s another good example of data visualisation at work regarding study scores over 40.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/in-a-class-of-their-own-alternative-rhythms-of-the-bright-20111219-1p2jj.html" target="_blank">http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/in-a-class-of-their-own-alternative-rhythms-of-the-bright-20111219-1p2jj.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>And congratulations to all the hard working students (and their teachers) who scored 40 and above in IT apps and Software development.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Paula<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Paula Christophersen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>ICT Curriculum Manager<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Victorian Curriculum and Assessment<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Authority<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="tel:%2803%29%209651%204378" target="_blank">(03) 9651 4378</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. 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