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<DIV><SPAN class=445562300-12122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Roland I do not disagree with you but I do believe it does depend on how you
read the study design. At my place a lot of decisions are being made without my
consultation about Technology and the approach is 'divide and conquer'. We have
revisited the Mac PC issue. They have even hot rid of my year 8
Robotics units and introduced a subject called Design Creativity and Technology
which is media based. They have big plans to carry out media amnd ake it big and
I have no qualms about the people hired to do this yet they are making decisions
about technology without consultation all in the name VELS</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=445562300-12122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I am
not anti VELS. I believe very much in the philosophies that underpin it and like
you have all the respect of technology teachers. I will do your search (about
the use of intefgration) but I do not disagree with you. The problem is the
leadership team in consultation with trying to do things bigger and better
do.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=445562300-12122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=445562300-12122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I can
go on and on about what has happened but what I need to do is work to
create a curriculum that is worthwhile.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> vels-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:vels-bounces@edulists.com.au]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Roland
Gesthuizen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 12 December 2006 2:18 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Victorian Essential Learning Standards<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [VELS] A unit
for Year 7 IT<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Integration is not really a word used by the
VELS. I teach my ICT courses with oodles of English (theatre plays,
creative writing etc) but I dont call it 'integrating' English into ICT.
Perhaps it is my way of thinking but 'embedding' ICT into courses sounds
better and a bit more dignified. I think of it as a way for us all to teach
rich and vibrant courses that overlap and support each other. <BR><BR>Nobody
wanted to grab the topic of Internet Safety at our school, it became a bit of
a football that got kicked around with programming with GameMaker,
MovieMaker, Podcasting, Wiki's, Digital Portfolios etc. This isnt all that
suprising with the reluctance of some to adopt 'Web2' technologies. Similarly,
few staff were interested in the finer details of ICT assessment after
discovering that it wasnt just a matter of grinding out the odd slideshow and
three fold brochure to mark. (Read the standards .. Read the standards)
<BR><BR>Integration sounds a bit like divide and conquer, a fight over
hardware instead of a more dignified collaboration and as Jamie McKenzie once
described as 'smushing', a move to cram ICT into a curriculum. Of course how
and when schools can best do this is really up to them to figure out..
<BR><BR>Regards Roland<BR><BR>PS: Try this Google search<SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> +VELS integrate ICT site:<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://vcaa.vic.edu.au" target=_blank>vcaa.vic.edu.au </A></SPAN>and you
will see what I mean ... <BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 11/12/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>DANIELA
LUPONE</B> <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:luponed@columba.vic.edu.au"
target=_blank>luponed@columba.vic.edu.au</A>> wrote: </SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>Hi Roland Is your course
integrated with other subjects then taking up some of the difficulties they
are experiencing? Would be interested to take a look at your
course</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>Regards
Daniela</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2><SPAN>D.Lupone</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>St Columba's
Colege</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN>Essendon
3040</SPAN></FONT></DIV><SPAN>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:luponed@columba.vic.edu.au"
target=_blank>luponed@columba.vic.edu.au</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:vels-bounces@edulists.com.au"
target=_blank>vels-bounces@edulists.com.au </A>[mailto:<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:vels-bounces@edulists.com.au"
target=_blank>vels-bounces@edulists.com.au</A>]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Roland
Gesthuizen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 11 December 2006 4:01 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Victorian Essential Learning Standards<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [VELS] A
unit for Year 7 IT<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Odd, we are putting a small IT
course back into our year 7 curriculum to make life easier for all the
other teachers. They can still embed IT into their course but relax as the
assessment has been done, knowing that a competent teacher has got the
ball rolling with an IT course that draws its context from the other
domains. Anybody interested in a course outline? <BR><BR>Regards
Roland<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 11/12/06, <B
class=gmail_sendername>DANIELA LUPONE</B> <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:luponed@columba.vic.edu.au"
target=_blank>luponed@columba.vic.edu.au</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">I
know there was some discussion about what people are doing with regards
to VELS and It<BR><BR>I am putting together a course with regards to
Year 7 IT. In putting this together I am conscious that the school will
probably get rid of Year 7 IT in the following year. I have tried to
devleop on our existing course where we use IT applications such as
word, powerpoint and outlook. <BR><BR>Would appreciate any
criticism<BR><BR>regards Daniela Lupone<BR>St Columba's
College<BR>Essendon
3040<BR><<Tech_UP_7_Info_Wordprocessing_2007.doc>><BR><BR>ST
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