<div class="gmail_extra">Hi Adrian. Yes, I do force kids to use a 'really' mobile device for the SAC. Perhaps laptops can be left off the list in the next study design.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 April 2012 10:35, Adrian Janson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:janson.adrian.a@edumail.vic.gov.au" target="_blank">janson.adrian.a@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hi Michael (and all),<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">You are right – and actually I think in the last few years
in particular, the desktop has been trending down and the notebook up (I no
longer have a desktop at home – whereas it used to be my ‘power’
machine).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">However, ‘laptop’ was put into the study as an ‘easy
out’ in some ways – to soften the blow of developing for a mobile
device. If it were not there – the chorus of disapproval would have
been more than just your email! There are constraints for Notebooks that
are worth considering apart from battery life. You often have to use a
touch-pad instead of a mouse and the resolution is often not as big –
small things I know.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Pick something other than a Notebook would be my advice, as it
is a lot more interesting!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Adrian<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#002060">Adrian
Janson </span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#002060">B.Sc, Dip.Ed,
M.Ed<br>
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Coordinator<br>
</span></b><span style="color:#244061">Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill,
South Yarra, Victoria 3141 Australia.<br>
Phone: <a href="tel:03%209826%200711" value="+61398260711" target="_blank">03 9826 0711</a> International: <a href="tel:%2B61%203%209826%200711" value="+61398260711" target="_blank">+61 3 9826 0711</a><br>
Fax: <a href="tel:03%209826%208767" value="+61398268767" target="_blank">03 9826 8767</a> International: <a href="tel:%2B61%203%209826%208767" value="+61398268767" target="_blank">+61 3 9826 8767</a><br>
E-mail: <a href="http://janson.adrian.a@edumail.vic.gov.au" target="_blank">janson.adrian.a@edumail.vic.gov.au</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#244061">Website: <a href="http://www.mhs.vic.edu.au/" target="_blank">http://www.mhs.vic.edu.au</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#244061">Blog: <a href="http://jansona.edublogs.org/" target="_blank">http://jansona.edublogs.org</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Howard, David<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 23 April 2012 8:44 AM</span></p><div><div class="h5"><br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">That’s why you have the choice when writing the SAC. Last
year I made prescribed the mobile device as an iPad. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I agree with the sentiments here but you as the teacher can
decide what mobile device you are basing your SAC around. When we have run SD
here, we base “mobile device” around smart phones & tablets
that have constraints of screen size and users fat fingers.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I found this relevant article on flipboard.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://mashable.com/2012/04/11/mobile-app-design-tips/" target="_blank">http://mashable.com/2012/04/11/mobile-app-design-tips/</a>
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark KELLY<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 23 April 2012 8:28 AM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">+1. <br>
<br>
"Netbooks" makes a bit more sense, but most laptops have no more
constraints than do desktops, apart from battery life.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 23 April 2012 08:19, Michael Wooldridge <<a href="mailto:mwo@mornsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">mwo@mornsc.vic.edu.au</a>>
wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Actually,
I’ve always wondered about the position of the laptop in that list.
What’s the difference between designing software for a laptop and a
desktop? If, as I suspect, there is no difference, doesn’t it make the
whole concept of designing for a ‘mobile computing device’ somewhat
redundant? </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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everything" </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US">Joyce Cary.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><i>SD U4O1 KK02- types and characteristics of mobile computing devices,
including:</i><u></u><u></u></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><i>PDAs</i><u></u><u></u></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i>mobile phones</i><u></u><u></u></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i>laptops</i><u></u><u></u></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i>gaming consoles</i><u></u><u></u></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Gaming
consoles (e.g. Xbox, Playstation) are far from mobile - they are strictly
limited by the length of their cords. <br>
If the study design means to refer to games machines such as the Gameboy, it
would have been wiser to add the word "handheld" !<br clear="all">
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