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<p>Hi Roland</p>
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<p>I am not criticising the small but dedicated band of people who work at VITTA. What I am concerned about is that it was sold as a "great resource for the new study design", and it just isn't. So my point is, be honest about the contents, and price it
accordingly. </p>
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<p>If you are going to charge $250 for a resource kit, then pay someone who has the time and expertise to assemble it, not rely on the efforts of those who contribute resources for a small gratuity. We pay $70-80 for a textbook, and that has heaps of information
- the resource kit (based on this price structure) should be three times as meaty. If only 20 schools purchase the kit (and I think this number is a very conservative estimate), then thats $5000 already. I don't know how much people get to write resources,
but its a pretty decent start.</p>
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<p>Unlike previous years, the resource kit is not in the form of a CD, so you might have missed it. You have to access the material through the VITTA website. This has the obvious advantage that additional resources can be added or updated from time to time,
so I think this is a good move.</p>
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<p>I don't want anyone to think I am criticising those who have contributed, its basically a lack of quantity rather than quality. And I really object to forking out more money to purchase Unit 1 and 2 exams, when they should have been in the resource kit
in the first place.</p>
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<p>regards</p>
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<p>janet (still waiting for the VITTA response)</p>
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<div id="divRpF36040" style="DIRECTION: ltr"><font face="Tahoma" color="#000000" size="2"><b>From:</b> yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au [yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au] on behalf of Roland Gesthuizen [rgesthuizen@gmail.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 6 May 2011 2:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Year IT Units 1 & 2 Exams now available<br>
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<div>G'day all,
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<div>I guess we need to keep in perspective that from my experience peddling behind the scenes that like many other subject associations, VITTA is made of a group of dedicated teachers who sometimes volunteer their time to assemble these resources or contribute
for a small gratuity. It is getting tougher each year to rally support in these projects and I can only imagine that users that subscribe to this resource would get updates if any late material is submitted or if there are gaps that clearly need to be filled.
Also tough with a new study design and the push to get it right first for year 12.
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<div>Some things we cannot control. Crikey, just look at how long it took for the ITA textbook to cross our desks and that wasn't any fault of the authors. I can only imagine that they would welcome any constructive feedback although it is hard for the office
staff to respond directly to these posts.</div>
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<div>Regards Roland</div>
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<div>Disclaimer: I am not speaking on behalf of VITTA, apologising for poor quality work or holding back the discussion. I am also member of the ICTEV, will present at the ICTEV2011 and VITTA2011 conferences. I have yet to see this resource Kit, has been ordered
.. I guess it is at our other campus?</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 6 May 2011 11:22, Anna Cosio <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ACosio@holmes.edu.au" target="_blank">ACosio@holmes.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
<a href="mailto:yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ciotti, George W</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 6 May 2011 10:23 AM<br>
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<div class="h5"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Year IT Units 1 & 2 Exams now available</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black">If indeed the exam pack is NOT part of the Resource Kit can VITTA provide a list of what we have paid for and expect to get in this resource asap. This, at the very least, will help with planning.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black">Cheers</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black">The University High School<br>
77 Story Street, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia<br>
Ph: (03) 9347 2022<br>
mobile: 0412934782</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="COLOR: black">From: </span></b><span style="COLOR: black">George Ciotti <<a href="mailto:ciotti.george.w@edumail.vic.gov.au" target="_blank">ciotti.george.w@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:yr11it@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">yr11it@edulists.com.au</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thu, 5 May 2011 01:44:15 +0000<br>
<b>To: </b>Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:yr11it@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">yr11it@edulists.com.au</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Year IT Units 1 & 2 Exams now available</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black">George Ciotti</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black">The University High School<br>
77 Story Street, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia<br>
Ph: (03) 9347 2022<br>
mobile: 0412934782</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="COLOR: black">From: </span></b><span style="COLOR: black">"Bane, Janet A" <<a href="mailto:bane.janet.a@edumail.vic.gov.au" target="_blank">bane.janet.a@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:yr11it@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">yr11it@edulists.com.au</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thu, 5 May 2011 00:01:39 +0000<br>
<b>To: </b>Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:yr11it@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">yr11it@edulists.com.au</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Year IT Units 1 & 2 Exams now available</span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Hi Bridie</span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Are there any plans to include a practice exam in the (quite expensive) VITTA resource kit we paid for? I have been a little underwhelmed so far, with the amount of resources that it contains.</span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">regards</span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Janet Bane</span></p>
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on behalf of Bridie Mackay [<a href="mailto:bridie@vitta.org.au" target="_blank">bridie@vitta.org.au</a>]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 4 May 2011 4:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:yr11it@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">yr11it@edulists.com.au</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Yr11 Information Technology] Year IT Units 1 & 2 Exams now available</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black">The Practice Exam Pack for Year 11 IT Units 1 & 2 is now available in VITTA’s resourceshop.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> VITTA has developed a series of rigorous practice exams to support the new 2011-2014 VCE IT Study Design. Each Practice Exam Pack covers all aspects of the relevant course and allows schools
to simulate the experience of the end-of-semester exams. The exams are relevant to the current IT study design.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">All new Key Knowledge points are addressed in these packages.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">The 2011<b> VCE IT units 1 & 2 Exam Pack ($99)
</b> includes:</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">suggested solutions</span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">detailed teacher notes including responses for each question and hints to answering the questions - invaluable for class discussion!</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Also available:</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">2011 VCE IT Applications Exam Pack $137.50 inc gst</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">2011 VCE Software Development Exam Pack $137.50 inc gst</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">2011 VCE IT Combined Exams Bulk Pack $275.00 inc gst</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black">Click here to order: <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/resourceshop/id/114/cid/21/parent/0/pid/21/t/resourceshop/title/2011+VCE+IT+Units+1+%26+2++Exams+Pack" target="_blank">
http://www.vitta.org.au/resourceshop/id/114/cid/21/parent/0/pid/21/t/resourceshop/title/2011+VCE+IT+Units+1+%26+2++Exams+Pack</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black">Kind regards</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black">Bridie</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><span style="COLOR: black">Bridie Mackay<br>
Senior Project Officer<br>
Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association<br>
T: +61 3 9495 6836<br>
F: +61 3 9495 6834<br>
E: <a href="mailto:bridie@vitta.org.au" target="_blank">bridie@vitta.org.au</a><br>
Suite 209, 134-136 Cambridge Street<br>
PO Box 1099<br>
Collingwood, VIC, 3066<br>
Australia<br>
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Bookmark VITTA's Professional Learning Program 2010<br>
<a href="http://vitta.org.au/events/category/training-events" target="_blank">http://vitta.org.au/events/category/training-events</a></span></p>
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