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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'>I’m not
sure that making ICT non-compulsory is a bad thing if subject teachers are supported
by ICT specialists so they can integrate ICT into their subject area in a
meaningful way. All the schools I have ever taught in I have had periods
allocated where I am not teaching but available to provide support to teachers.
I have then worked with teachers in the best way for them, team teaching,
classroom support, PD, providing access to hardware or software etc. I
tired to keep an ear out for what was going on where in the school and make
suggestion and encourage use of ICT. Some subject areas see ICT as being
irrelevant so this can take a lot time to build trust and confidence with some teachers,
before they will consider anything new. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'>I worked with a
group of English teachers studying Romeo and Juliet with year 10’s.
We did web design and the combination of skills made it a fantastic project.
I was only able to attend one lesson a week, so the students had to wait to have
technical problems dealt with at that one lesson or support each other. I
offered e-mail support to the students which was great to see them define problems
and independently seek support. Some of the teachers did something they
had never had the confidence to do before. Some students who had never previously
been engaged really excelled. The whole writing for a purpose and writing
for a specific audience was covered much better by the English teachers than I would
be able to do it. Too many great things to list……………<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'>Over the years I
have worked with teachers from just about every subject area to deliver projects
that have ICT integrated in a meaningful way. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'>I think sometimes
the leadership in schools needs to be offered ideas about how to deliver ICT.
Discreet ICT lessons do not have to be the way to go, many of the social and
cultural issues related to ICT would be difficult to cover in a discrete lesson
but fit perfectly into the context of a subject area.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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of Education <br>
The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Western Australia</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><br>
web <a href="http://digital-kids.wikispaces.com/"
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yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Mclean, Rachelle L<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 12 October 2007 12:30<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Year 7 - 10 Information
Technology Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Yr7-10it] Year 7-10
IT structures</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’m at Hampton Park
Secondary and there’s no compulsory ICT here either. It is
ridiculous. The school’s attitude is that every teacher can teach
ICT integrated with their regular units. As if!!!!!!!!!!!! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Rachelle McLean<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Colin SUTTON<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 11 October 2007
8:59 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> yr7-10it@edulists.com.au<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Yr7-10it] Year 7-10 IT
structures</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi all<br>
<br>
My school, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Montmorency</st1:City> <st1:State
w:st="on">SC</st1:State></st1:place>, has NO compulsory ICT!<br>
<br>
A student can go through 6 years of schooling here and do NO formal IT.<br>
<br>
No other school I have ever taught in (2 in Vic, 3 in QLD and 4 in the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>)
have ever had this! <br>
<br>
It seems unbelievable that in the Information Age students are not formally
taught ANY ICT.<br>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
Comments anyone?<br>
<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
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