<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br>Got excited with the typing there!! I really do know how to spell 'me'!</div><div><br></div><div>Natalie<br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On 05/06/2013, at 10:10 AM, Natalie H <<a href="mailto:natinga71@yahoo.com">natinga71@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Don't forget all the special characters that are valid! Plus sign, parentheses, hyphens and that 1300 BITE MEE could be a phone number!</div><div><br></div><div>Natalie Heath (Parade College)<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On 05/06/2013, at 9:37 AM, "Harper, Glenda J" <<a href="mailto:harper.glenda.j@edumail.vic.gov.au">harper.glenda.j@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Goody! Now telephone numbers? Always text. Leading zero needs to be there, even if spaces are (wrongly) omitted.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> <a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>
[<a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Litsa Tzelepis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 5 June 2013 9:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Data type for postcode<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I still think – look at the data provided in the exam – and then decide the best option.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If it looks like this – 03 555 6789, it’s text, like this 035556789 it’s a number.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">For a couple of marks, it shouldn’t be this complicated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Clearly there are stacks of ways this can go – let’s agree to come up with a common sense way of answering a question.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Just my 20c worth, Litsa
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<a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Margaret Lawson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 5 June 2013 1:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Data type for postcode<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Perhaps we should have another mailing list for post codes, judging by the discussion.<br>
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Given that this will impact on the marking of exams, perhaps we can suggest that more detail is included into the next study design so that there are not these discrepancies in interpretation of the study design.<br>
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US president also has a personal zip code.<br>
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Perhaps there are also fake postcodes used in movies, in the way that<br>
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