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<DIV><SPAN class=105142501-26102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Good
luck with the meetings. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=105142501-26102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=105142501-26102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
argument is the same for other Technology subjects, such as Food Technology or
Design Technology. The students need to be taught a basic skill set by trained
professionals, if they are to then use and apply these skills in other settings
- whether this is at school or in their everyday lives. Integration is great but
cannot replace the technology training students need to become competent and
confident users in the future. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></I></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=105142501-26102005><I><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lorette
Dobb</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT face=Arial size=2>Head of Technology & Coord
Gifted Programs</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kingswood
College</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT face=Arial size=2>Box Hill</FONT></I> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P><I><FONT face=Arial size=2>(03) 9890 0677</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT face=Arial
size=2>dobb.l@kingswoodcollege.vic.edu.au</FONT></I> </P></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Meadows, Roslyn
M<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:27 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Year 7 - 10
Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[Yr7-10it] VELS Materials to share<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#800040 size=2>Thank you so
much Loretta and Kervork and also to Keith for putting this together for all
of us.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#800040 size=2>The three IT staff and the principal
of our school are meeting next week to discuss these issues. Unfortunately
much of our IT is being cut out next year purely because of a staffing problem
(one staff member on leave for first semester) and the other two of us are
part-timers, with one who only teaches 9 lessons of IT because she is also
wears the Careers/MIPS hat.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#800040 size=2>I will use much of this material to
support our argument to retain ICT as a separate subject - thank you to every
one once again.</FONT></DIV>
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size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=2>Ros Meadows</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=2>Bentleigh SC</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=2>9579 1044</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="mailto:meadows.roslyn.m@edumail.vic.gov.au">meadows.roslyn.m@edumail.vic.gov.au</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#800000>"Furious activity is no substitute for
understanding." <B>H. H. Williams</B></FONT><FONT size=3>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au on
behalf of Dobb, Lorette<BR><B>Sent:</B> Mon 10/24/2005 1:20 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List; Year 7 - 10
Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Yr7-10it]
VELS Materials to share<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevork has recently made a new link from the
edulists tree of knowledge called VELS , which has several resources on there
including Paula's PD presentations on VELS as well as a package of
material I sent him recently.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have tried to put together some VELS planning
documents for my faculty - they are rough but people are welcome to adapt them
to their situation if they are useful. I would welcome suggestions from others
who have started planning for VELS.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will also upload them to VITTA as
suggested.</FONT> </P>
<P><I><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lorette Dobb</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Head of Technology & Coord Gifted Programs</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Kingswood College</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Box Hill</FONT></I> </P>
<P><I><FONT face=Arial size=2>(03) 9890 0677</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT
face=Arial size=2>dobb.l@kingswoodcollege.vic.edu.au</FONT></I>
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