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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Prior to 2007, all our yr7 classes did 2-3 periods a week for a semester. This year, it is expected that IT is integrated into other subjects. We have found that students arrive here with a good grasp of applications. The yr7 do one or two periods intro to IT mainly to familiarise non-apple students with the mac system. IT is available as electives at yr9.<BR>
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Robert Minato<BR>
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Catholic College Wodonga<BR>
1 Bowman Crt<BR>
Wodonga 3690<BR>
02 6043 5546<BR>
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On 11/10/07 8:58 PM, "Colin SUTTON" <oz.sutton@gmail.com> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Hi all<BR>
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My school, Montmorency SC, has NO compulsory ICT!<BR>
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A student can go through 6 years of schooling here and do NO formal IT.<BR>
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No other school I have ever taught in (2 in Vic, 3 in QLD and 4 in the UK) have ever had this! <BR>
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It seems unbelievable that in the Information Age students are not formally taught ANY ICT.<BR>
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They have to learn another language, do wood, metal, cooking and sewing - useful and even essential - but the ONE thing none of them can avoid is ICT! <BR>
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Sure, many can play games and surf to sites, but they are not formally taught a wide range of other useful or essentail skills.<BR>
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Schools I have taught in elsewhere had at least one semester of ICT at Year 7 (Yr 8 in QLD as secondary starts in Yr8). <BR>
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Most had an elective system that required them to do at least ONE or more units at 8/9 or even again in Yr 10.<BR>
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Comments anyone?<BR>
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COLIN _______________________________________________ <BR>
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