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http://www.edulists.com.au/mailman/listinfo/yr7-10it</a> <br><br>I worry if I hear any group devalue any of the interdisciplinary domains such as ICT as being any less important in a school curriculum. I am very sure that the term interdisciplinary wasn't intended to mean 'integrated' or 'in-between'. Similarly, the term 'discipline' wasn't intended to replace subject areas. Lesley is right, we should focus on the standards and help colleagues raise the bar so that they can engage students with meaningful and suitably ICT challenging activities (not just bigger slideshows or more eye candy). I agree that it is going to be hard to see where the 'basic knowledge fits in'.
<br><br>I still have a mental model of three threads that weave their way together and recall somebody saying that schools can still organise thier activities to best suit their local needs .. this means that ICT may or may not be taught as a standalone subject. Paula has a good slide on the VITTA website that illustrates this.
<br><br>Regards Roland<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 02/11/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Geraldine McKenna</b> <<a href="mailto:gmckenna@ozemail.com.au">gmckenna@ozemail.com.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">With
Year 12s now finished I have some time to look at VELS, particularly as it
applies to our Year 7 level IT course. In looking out our current report where
we have an outcome relating to the students knowledge of hardware and software
concepts / components, I was wondering where such 'knowledge' fits into the VELS
course. Given that ICT is not a discipline, I cannot see how basic knowledge of
computers (which students are usually lacking in) fits into ICT for
Visualising thinking, creating or communicating? Can anyone help with this
question? </font></span></div><span class="sg">
<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Geraldine McKenna</font></span></div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Avila
College </font></span></div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Mt
Waverley</font></span></div></span><span class="q">_______________________________________________
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