<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thanks James, <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The State Library of Victoria card isn’t for borrowing books but an online account to access some cool online journal collections etc. Easy to do. Click here to register your details if you live in Victoria</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://psr.slv.vic.gov.au/" class="">https://psr.slv.vic.gov.au</a> <br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards Roland<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 20 May 2019, at 1:45 pm, James Vella <<a href="mailto:James.Vella@avemaria.vic.edu.au" class="">James.Vella@avemaria.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Get a SLV membership – you can sign up online<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">😊</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They’re free and give access to those types of journals….no guarantees though<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">😊</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: ARIAL;" class="">James Vella<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">Domain Leader Technology<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><br class=""><span id="cid:EmailBannerMay2019_5ab0ac4e-3438-43ed-bc9e-5eb72ecdde48.jpg"><EmailBannerMay2019_5ab0ac4e-3438-43ed-bc9e-5eb72ecdde48.jpg></span><br class=""><br class=""><a class="socialLink" href="https://twitter.com/avemariacollege" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span id="cid:Twitter_90316226-9586-417c-b51a-5dcf403c377d.png"><Twitter_90316226-9586-417c-b51a-5dcf403c377d.png></span></a><a class="socialLink" href="https://www.facebook.com/avemariacollegeaberfeldie" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span id="cid:Facebook_f36273d0-08aa-48ea-8b50-29f289005fcf.png"><Facebook_f36273d0-08aa-48ea-8b50-29f289005fcf.png></span></a><a class="socialLink" href="https://www.instagram.com/avemariacollege/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span id="cid:Instagram_f0580411-bf13-467b-a97c-de8367973fcc.png"><Instagram_f0580411-bf13-467b-a97c-de8367973fcc.png></span></a><br class=""><br class=""><span style="font-size: 8pt;" class=""><strong class="">DISCLAIMER</strong>: This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential. 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Please consider the environment, before printing this email.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Yr7-10it <<a href="mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Melissa Yuan<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, 20 May 2019 1:43 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:yr7-10it@edulists.com.au" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">yr7-10it@edulists.com.au</a>>; OZTeachers Mailing List <<a href="mailto:ozteachers@googlegroups.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">ozteachers@googlegroups.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Yr7-10it] CT and HCI<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Hi,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">I would like to read those articles but unfortunately without a uni library account you have to buy them<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings;" class="">L</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> But you know if one fell off the back of a truck ….<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">As an early career teacher, it’s always good to have a few things to show colleagues to explain what the heck you’re on about. And for those of us with limited attention spans, a video is always helpful.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Some favourites:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQvyTEx1wyOY&data=02%7C01%7CJames.vella%40avemaria.vic.edu.au%7C952ec4afb49c4e49bf0f08d6dcd549fe%7C956340187ce14710a21c1fb0b4928006%7C0%7C0%7C636939205967073836&sdata=A4pzniGyVvEyIRzjFGWmLGt44h2vQLHsrLIzaLBcgd0%3D&reserved=0" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvyTEx1wyOY</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Computer Science is Changing Everything</span><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH_pqhMO3ZSY%26t&data=02%7C01%7CJames.vella%40avemaria.vic.edu.au%7C952ec4afb49c4e49bf0f08d6dcd549fe%7C956340187ce14710a21c1fb0b4928006%7C0%7C0%7C636939205967073836&sdata=znPqyS70gYUyK76oI0DpW8mBhEPqh2T2riGLrTKG4j4%3D&reserved=0" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_pqhMO3ZSY&t</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><h1 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span class="watch-title"><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm; font-weight: normal;" class="">What will a future without secrets look like? | Alessandro Acquisti</span></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h1><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_Mwc1gc77dc&data=02%7C01%7CJames.vella%40avemaria.vic.edu.au%7C952ec4afb49c4e49bf0f08d6dcd549fe%7C956340187ce14710a21c1fb0b4928006%7C0%7C0%7C636939205967083829&sdata=rOkpzwXf2vKWSPcDwYTIEnXq9himhDvhLewXxL%2Bsdq4%3D&reserved=0" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mwc1gc77dc</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><h1 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span class="watch-title"><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm; font-weight: normal;" class="">Why top universities teach drag and drop programming</span></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h1><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks, Mel<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 883px; 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font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 173, 239);" class="">Melissa</span></b><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td><td style="padding: 0.75pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 173, 239);" class="">Yuan</span></b><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td><td style="padding: 0.75pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">IT Teacher</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.5pt;" class=""><td width="88" valign="top" style="width: 66pt; border-style: none none none solid; 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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Yr7-10it <<a href="mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Roland Gesthuizen<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, 6 May 2019 9:44 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:yr7-10it@edulists.com.au" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">yr7-10it@edulists.com.au</a>; OZTeachers Mailing List <<a href="mailto:ozteachers@googlegroups.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">ozteachers@googlegroups.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Yr7-10it] CT and HCI<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">This is a bit deep but I thought to share it here. A preservice teacher with a solid CS background remarked a couple of weeks ago about the maturity of junior secondary students to think about coding and computational thinking (CT), remarking that there are many pedagogical and maturity challenges. I have been reading up about CT and the benefits to students, even if they don't go on to study CS.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><p class="csl-entry" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 22.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Lu, J. J., & Fletcher, G. H. L. (2009). Thinking About Computational Thinking. <i class="">Proceedings of the 40th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education</i>, 260–264. <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1145%2F1508865.1508959&data=02%7C01%7CJames.vella%40avemaria.vic.edu.au%7C952ec4afb49c4e49bf0f08d6dcd549fe%7C956340187ce14710a21c1fb0b4928006%7C0%7C0%7C636939205967093827&sdata=gPlWo%2Fc%2BKzwMjVPhXbPhgFTOHXKLJ0%2Fo4vwMX3OpeqU%3D&reserved=0" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 54, 174); text-decoration: none;" class="">https://doi.org/10.1145/1508865.1508959</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><p class="csl-bib-body" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588);"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Much of the recent thinking comes from this discussion paper by Wing that points out the unplugged nature of CT, that it goes beyond just the hardware and software (and perhaps even the programming). This is quite readable at 2 pages and well worth a glance.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div class=""><div class=""><p class="csl-entry" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 22.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Wing, J. (2006). Computational thinking. <i class="">Communications of the ACM</i>, <i class="">49</i>(3), 33–35. <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1145%2F1118178.1118215&data=02%7C01%7CJames.vella%40avemaria.vic.edu.au%7C952ec4afb49c4e49bf0f08d6dcd549fe%7C956340187ce14710a21c1fb0b4928006%7C0%7C0%7C636939205967103815&sdata=mXrSv1DImeeN4EpNCjN5OBdjmEu40LYIBcGt%2B3Pr8mY%3D&reserved=0" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 54, 174); text-decoration: none;" class="">https://doi.org/10.1145/1118178.1118215</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem 22.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588);"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">"Computational thinking is <span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">reformulating a seemingly difficult problem into one we know how to solve</span>, perhaps by reduction, embedding, transformation, or simulation ... Computational thinking is <span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">thinking recursively</span>. It is parallel processing. It is interpreting <span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">code as data and data as code</span>... Computational thinking is using <span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">abstraction and decomposition</span> when attacking a large complex task or designing a large complex system. It is separation of concerns. (Wing 2006:33)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588);"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The debate is still going on with this recent post that is even challenges, do we need to even program to teach about CT? What is the role for Human Computer Interaction (HCI) when we consider how Scratch made it easier to teach coding? Have a think about this notion of reducing the friction between people and computers.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div class=""><p class="csl-entry" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 22.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Guzdial, M. (2019, April 29). A new definition of Computational Thinking: It’s the Friction that we want to Minimize unless it’s Generative, (2019) Mark Guzdial [Blog]. Retrieved from Computing Education website: <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcomputinged.wordpress.com%2F2019%2F04%2F29%2Fwhat-is-computational-thinking-its-the-friction-that-we-want-to-minimize%2F&data=02%7C01%7CJames.vella%40avemaria.vic.edu.au%7C952ec4afb49c4e49bf0f08d6dcd549fe%7C956340187ce14710a21c1fb0b4928006%7C0%7C0%7C636939205967103815&sdata=SREjtls%2Bdm4qlKixo2ysdWH0jmmF4hG7KUTTArUR65Q%3D&reserved=0" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 54, 174); text-decoration: none;" class="">https://computinged.wordpress.com/2019/04/29/what-is-computational-thinking-its-the-friction-that-we-want-to-minimize/</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="csl-entry" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 22.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">"<span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">computational thinking is about framing problems so that computers can solve them</span> ... To meet Alan Kay's point about generativity, there are some things in computing that <span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">we want to teach because they give us new leverage on thinking</span>. <span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">We want to teach things that are useful</span>, but not those that are necessary just because we have bad user interfaces." (Guzdial 2019:2)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588);"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">If you feel brave for a reply, please share your thoughts.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588);"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Best of Wishes, Roland Gesthuizen<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div>_______________________________________________<br class=""><a href="http://www.edulists.com.au/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://www.edulists.com.au</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<br class="">Year 7 - 10 IT Mailing List kindly supported by<br class=""><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and<br class=""><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://www.vitta.org.au</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> - VITTA Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association Inc<br class=""><a href="http://www.swinburne.edu.au/ict/schools" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://www.swinburne.edu.au/ict/schools</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- Swinburne University<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></div></body></html>