[Year 12 IT Apps] Unit 4 Outcome 1 Task 3

Tue Aug 7 09:08:24 EST 2007

All

Does anyone use FreeMind?
Does anyone have links or resources that would help a new user get
underway?

Thanks

Brendyn

Brendyn Hancock
IT Manager
bhancock at nagle.sale.catholic.edu.au
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Nagle College
5152 6122
Bairnsdale VIC 3875

>>> "Christophersen, Paula P"
<christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> 16/07/2007 12:44 pm >>>
The study design requires the students to record their decisions and
actions when creating a solution to the problem. I don't think they
need
to tediously record every decision made for the stages of the
problem-solving methodology, but rather to identify some key decisions
that had to be made (e.g. what form of user documentation) and what
actions they took (how did they carry out the decision) when solving
the
problem. The evaluation of their problem solving strategies could be
also recorded in this visual representation (for example, a
bubble/callout could house a comment, such as 'my decision to create
'x'
allows the user to simultaneously view documentation advice and their
own solution ...'

Students could, for example, use the following approach (of course,
they
would make it look visually appealing!):

 Decision                        Options
Action
            Impact of decision/action

(list the decision)           (record available options)
(indicate action taken - could colour code option selected)
(evaluation component)

Regards

Paula

Paula Christophersen

ICT Curriculum Manager

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment

Authority

41 St Andrews Place

EAST MELBOURNE 3002

Phone: 03 9651 4378

Fax: 03 9651 4324

-----Original Message-----
From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au 
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Litsa Tzelepis
Sent: Monday, 16 July 2007 9:45 AM
To: itapps at edulists.com.au 
Subject: Fw: [Year 12 IT Apps] Unit 4 Outcome 1 Task 3

Can anyone clarify please?

Do the students mind map the problem-solving methodology as in the
text
book or the PSM and all the bits that they do - so more specific to
their own processes?

The assessment guide mentions all the phases? i'm not really sure.

Thank-you, Litsa

	----- Original Message -----

	From: Roland Gesthuizen <mailto:rgesthuizen at gmail.com>

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	Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 8:14 PM

	Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Unit 4 Outcome 1 Task 3

	I just read this good magazine article that describes in detail
how to use Freemind to create a mindmap. I like the colourful recipe
context that the Author has baked into the tutorial.

	Freemind in your kitchen (2007) by Gianluca Pignalberi
<http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/user/4>

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/making_mind_maps_with_freem

ind?page=all,1,2,3

	I have uploaded a printable PDF version that you are welcome to
download and use in the classroom. I made this using Firefox  /
Aardvark
addon / PDF Creator.

	    http://www.vitta.org.au/resources/detail.php?doc_id=3228 

	Like most FLOSS, not only are your student users free to
download, use, share or poke a stick at Freemind ... as a tutorial
bonus
they can get to try out the recipe for yourself. :-P

	Regards Roland

	On 05/06/07, Meadows, Roslyn M <
Meadows.Roslyn.M at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

	Free Mind is an open source Mind Mapping Application - I have
only used
	it briefly but it seems quite good.
	http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page 

	Cheers
	Ros Meadows
	Bentleigh Secondary College
	Ph 9579 1044

	-----Original Message-----
	From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au 
	[mailto: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au 
<mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au> ] On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
	Sent: Tuesday, 5 June 2007 8:14 AM
	To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
	Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Unit 4 Outcome 1 Task 3

	I've only come up with Inspiration too.

	Lesley Humphries wrote:
	> While my girls are quietly working away on their Outcome 2
task, I've
	> been trying to plan next semester. Has anyone thought about
what
	> software they will use for Task 3 -
	>
	> "...software tools to create an effective visual
representation of all

	> the thinking strategies used to analyse the information
problem, to
	> design, develop and test the solution, and to design, develop
and test

	> the user documentation. Comprehensive evaluation of the
effectiveness
	of
	> these strategies is based on sound, appropriate criteria and
is
	> demonstrated in comprehensive annotations or modifications to
the
	visual
	> representation."
	>
	> All I can think of is Inspiration - would that be suitable?
Other
	ideas?
	>
	> Thanks, Lesley
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