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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='color:#1F497D'>Thank-you Paul.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>They’re some great ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank-you for your reply,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Litsa </span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><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"'> Paul Golub [mailto:golupau@santamaria.vic.edu.au] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 5 March 2013 12:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> Information Technology Teachers' Offtopic Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Offtopic] FW: 9 & 10 Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hi Litsa,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We do semester courses as well.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Last year at <b>Year 9</b> we broke it up into two courses:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'>Professional web design – Flash and Dreamweaver</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'>Fun and Games – Scratch and Game Maker</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>At <b>Year 10</b> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'>Cell phone programming using App Inventor</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'>Game Maker </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'>Looking inside at computer at various parts and what they do (only about 3-4 lessons on this, no assessment)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'>Access Database (to finish off the semester while writing reports and an introduction for Year 11 IT)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I’m also looking at fiddling around with the course especially at Year 10.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I like the App Inventor but not too keen on doing Game Maker. Some have done it at Year 9 and it’s the first group through to do it at Year 10.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Students have told me they don’t mind doing it again but I’ll see how I go. Then there is the group that didn’t do it at Year 9.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Regards</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Paul Golub</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Santa Maria College</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>50 Separation St</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Northcote 3070</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>9489 7644</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><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"'> <a href="mailto:offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au">offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [<a href="mailto:offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Litsa TZELEPIS<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 5 March 2013 10:07 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:offtopic@edulists.com.au">offtopic@edulists.com.au</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Offtopic] FW: 9 & 10 Courses</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our domain was looking at updating our 9 & 10 courses.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is it possible to get some ideas some other schools are doing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry if this has been asked before.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We teach the following topics:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Year 9</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>Word (a very quick unit on mail merges – letters and labels)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>Spreadsheets<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>Databases<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>InDesign<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>Theory<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Year 10</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>Photoshop + Graphics theory<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>Dreamweaver + web design concepts/theory<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>Flash + animation concepts/ theory<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal 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