<font face="verdana, sans-serif">Many thanks, Frank.</font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Hope all is well with you. We had our Presentation Evening tonight and so things are now starting to wind up, and not a moment too soon.</font></div>
<div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">All the best,</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Alex</font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hi Alex good to hear your back<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">I am not teaching SD at the moment but keep in touch with things via edulists<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Below is a copy of an email Adrian Janson sent a while ago his is the only text book available……hope this helps<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Monterey SC<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">An update on the availability of the SD 2<sup>nd</sup> edition text!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Print edition: </b>full details including price, ISBN can be found here:
<a href="http://www.adrianjanson.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=27" target="_blank">
http://www.adrianjanson.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=27</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This will probably only be available in mid-December, but I have started to receive pre-orders already.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>eBook edition (pdf): </b>again, full details including price, ISBN can be found here:
<a href="http://www.adrianjanson.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=39" target="_blank">
http://www.adrianjanson.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=39</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now available!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>iBook edition:</b> available very soon! I can’t give any more information than this but the text has been lodged with the Apple iBook Store.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With all editions, I am bundling a full practice exam paper and solutions (which I have on my site for $33) for free. Once students purchase any of the editions, they receive a coupon code that allows them to download this at no cost.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am also selling the eBook to those that have already purchased the print version – for $16.50 – again via a coupon code that students will receive with their print text.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Adrian <u></u><u></u></p>
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<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:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alex Hopkins<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 4 December 2012 3:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev@edulists.com.au</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 SofDev] Newbie request<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">It's some years since I taught the programming course at Units 3 and 4 level, and I've decided, after hearing Kevork's terrific presentations at last week's VITTA PD to give it another shot,
since all my students for next year are more interested in programming than they are in the ITA course.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">So, a couple of newbie questions:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">If any list members were willing to send me SACs they've used this year, I'd be grateful, as I would be for any other guidance that might help a newbie most efficiently prepare for teaching
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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Dr Alex Hopkins<br>
Head of Technology Faculty<br>
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Bayside Christian College<br>
120-128 Robinsons Rd<br>
Langwarrin South, VIC 3911<br>
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