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Help I an assisting at the Chelsea mens Shed.<BR>
At present I have worked through what is a computer by taking the men through the need to keep a computer clean. we dismantled a computer and thoroughly cleaned the dust from an old pentium we had been given. Now the men are interested in the basics of the various programs like Word ,Escel, database, Publisdher etc as they put together their own notices for events. <BR>
My knowledge is somewhat damage since the my brain aneurysm. <BR>
Asssitance in locating where I may obtain 'open ' software to perform the various function at minimum or gratious costs would be appreciated. acknowledgements of all assistants would be acknowledge by the group in their endeavours.<BR>
my thanks in advance.<BR><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive" color=#0066ff>Geoffory M Crombie</FONT><BR><BR><BR>
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From: van.otterdyk.marcel.j@edumail.vic.gov.au<BR>To: yr7-10it@edulists.com.au<BR>Subject: RE: [Yr7-10it] robots <BR>Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:30:08 +1000<BR><BR>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi Rob,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’ve attached the draft of a unit I wrote. This is fairly structured. Version two is more open ended but incomplete. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NXT is just the latest in a line of Lego Robotics systems. Also known as the “Grey brick” replaces the “Yellow Brick”</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I found it easiest to get a small team of keen students to build the robots, prior to the Math Science classes using the assembled robots for these activities. The final activity required the students to sell their robots.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>Costello, Rob R<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, 8 April 2008 9:42 AM<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] robots </SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Would love any resources you could send Marcel – thanks </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Is NXT a dialect of Logo? </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="mailto:Costello.rob.r@edumail.vic.gov.au">Costello.rob.r@edumail.vic.gov.au</A> </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">And thanks to Bill for the Logo book resource – sounds promising </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>Marcel van Otterdyk<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, 8 April 2008 9:32 AM<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] robots </SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">At Strathmore Secondary College we developed a Math, Science and Technology unit using Lego NXT stuff. In 2006 I received funding through Innovations and Excellence to purchase some kits. Kids really enjoyed it. The NXT programming is very intuitive and kids largely teach themselves. At present we are working with VSSEC and the autonomous systems dept from the University of Sydney to further develop the units. I can send you some material, still in draft form, if you wish.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>Costello, Rob R<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, 5 April 2008 9:14 PM<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> [Yr7-10it] robots </SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Has anyone gone down this path; </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">in general? </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Or for maths in particular? </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://mindstorms.lego.com/" target=_blank>http://mindstorms.lego.com/</A></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><EM><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rob </SPAN></FONT></I></EM></P>
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