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<p class=MsoNormal>Reading last July&#8217;s VCAA bulletin, the following was
listed as required knowledge for IT Apps:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<ul type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>conditional
     formatting<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>formulae
     including simple functions (SUM, average, maximum, minimum, count),
     conditional statements and lookup tables<o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>cell
     protection<o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>graphs<o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>insert
     notes/comments<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>macros<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>relative
     and absolute cell references<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>naming
     a range<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>electronic
     validation<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>sheet
     referencing<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>formatting/layout<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have Year 11&#8217;s this year and for U1O1 I was
wondering if the VCAA cares what I teach or what others have done. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>I want to hold back some skills until Year 12. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Anyone care to share what works with them?<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Mike Jolly<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Year 9 Co-ordinator<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Kyneton Secondary College<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>jolly.michael.d@edumail.vic.gov.au<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>03 5421 1100<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>0412 75 1984<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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