[Informatics] OT- Macbooks vs PCs

[Lee, James q]

FYI, for future proofing, be aware that Access 2016 isn’t bundled with O365 – it’s an extra cost. ($109.99 per licence).

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-drops-the-ball-access-2016-not-included-in-office-365/

So migrating to a different RDMS might be necessary after all..


James Lee
Head of eLearning
ICT and Media Teacher
Bentleigh Secondary College
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From: informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Baas, Benjamin B
Sent: Wednesday, 2 December 2015 1:37 PM
To: Year 12 VCE Informatics Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Informatics] OT- Macbooks vs PCs

I ran SQL with some of my students this year, I gave them a choice between SQL and Access. The students that did SQL better on the SAC than the Access students.

Cheers,

Ben.

From: informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Roland Gesthuizen
Sent: Wednesday, 2 December 2015 1:21 PM
To: Year 12 VCE Informatics Teachers' Mailing List <informatics at edulists.com.au<mailto:informatics at edulists.com.au>>
Subject: Re: [Informatics] OT- Macbooks vs PCs

I am going to make do with SQL and wean myself off MS Access next year.

During our year 12 headstart course (a keysborough transition course for year 11 students) I was quite impressed by how the kids took to it using the Khan Academy tutorials, crikey they learned it fast and better than my chugalug approach to teaching MS Access. OpenOffice Base is better now too but I reckon that SQL Lite could work just fine for what we need to do for 2016. I’ll keep you posted how I go.

https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming/sql

https://www.evernote.com/l/AB-2p_5qfdZJo6H1Y5vgkws-9W1PmU-TNkA

Regards Roland


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