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 href="http://vcaa.vic.edu.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">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 href="mailto:luponed@columba.vic.edu.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">luponed@columba.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" 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 color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span>Regards Daniela</span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span>D.Lupone</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span>St
Columba's Colege</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span>Essendon 3040</span></font></div><span>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Tahoma" size="2">-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:vels-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">vels-bounces@edulists.com.au
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:vels-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">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 href="mailto:luponed@columba.vic.edu.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">luponed@columba.vic.edu.au</a>>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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
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