[Year 12 IT Apps] Final outcome
Graham
gales.graham.w at edumail.vic.gov.au
Fri Aug 24 11:58:59 EST 2007
Thanks for sharing , Frank.
Graham Gales
Bright P-12 College
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Heir apparent to the Chief Cook and BottleWasher
Understudy to the general Dogsbody
On 24/08/2007, at 9:28 AM, Russo, Frank R wrote:
> Hi Jenna
>
> My plan is to work thru Chp 7: Storage, Comm and disposal of data &
> info and Chp 8 Security Measures for IT Apps (2nd Ed).
>
> Along with some video about how the internet works from the VITTA
> Suppport CD as well as some of the task sheets from the same.
>
>
>
> I will be giving them a test for Outcome 2 (attached)
>
>
>
> Hope this helps
>
>
>
> Frank
>
>
>
> Frank Russo
>
> ICT ~ Teaching & Learning
>
> Monterey Secondary College
>
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-
> bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Jenna Hubbard
> Sent: Friday, 24 August 2007 8:17 AM
> To: itapps at edulists.com.au
> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Final outcome
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Does anyone have any interesting lessons to prepare the students
> for their final outcome, or ideas for a lesson?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jenna
>
> From: "Roland Gesthuizen" <rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: "Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing
> List"<itapps at edulists.com.au>
> To: "Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List"
> <itapps at edulists.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] FW: Ultranet
> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:34:32 +1000
>
>
> Say Andrew, I am surrounded on three sides at my school by huge
>
> electrical pylons (its like a scene out of The Castle) and an EduPASS
>
> WAP in my office. I think that I need to start wearing a protective
>
> beanie made from aluminum foil. Will this protect me?
>
> http://zapatopi.net/afdb/
>
> Kevork is spot on .. although it isn't so much clawing back control
> as tearing up what schools have done. I remember a time when we
> built our network s with no department guidance, support or vision.
> At least the Uni up the road was a good source of inspiration. Is
> my world going upside down with things being sold off or ceded to
> federal or state bodies? Hospitals are next I see. Universities?
> Are schools next?
>
>
>
> I would be very unhappy if I was told to use any one Network OS
> compared to the hybrid network that has suited and grown into the
> needs of my school. The technicians I have spoken have similarly
> expressed concerns about this shift. What might benefit and support
> a small, regional primary school has considerably less merit for
> larger secondary school.
>
>
>
> I am no fan of major, disruptive changes that shuffle power upwards
> to only deliver a hypothetical and incremental improvement. I
> shudder to think of the experience of one fab list member who has
> had enough trouble to just get their ITA class software working ...
> extrapolated to the entire state. Brrrrrr
>
>
>
> Regards Roland
>
> On 21/08/07, Kevork Krozian <Kroset at novell1.fhc.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
> Dear Folks,
>
> Apparently the first stage of clawing back control of school IT
> infrastructures is the Ultranet project. This will centralise all
> data as far as who, when and what in all IT activities in a
> school. Updates will be pushed out as in edupass.
>
>
> Stage 2 is to mandate server hardware and NOS's ( Network
> Operating Systems ).
> Stage 3 is to mandate desktop hardware and OS's.
>
> I don't know about everyone else but I wouldn't feel too happy if I
> was told I had to use one Network OS as opposed to another.
>
>
>
> Having spoken to a number of technicians this is their opinion , so
> read in all the requisite disclaimers.
>
> As an aside apparently a parents' group has requested that edupass
> be shut down pending a full investigation of the health
> implications of the radio waves used in the wireless system on the
> health of their children , students and teachers.
>
>
> If you don't believe me read it in the Age here http://
> www.theage.com.au/news/national/classroom-wireless-could-be-harmful-
> parents/2007/08/16/1186857682342.html
>
> from last Friday.
>
>
> Take Care
>
>
>
>
> Kevork Krozian
> IT Manager , Forest Hill College
> k.krozian at fhc.vic.edu.au
>
> http://www.fhc.vic.edu.au
> Mobile: 0419 356 034
>
> >>> Mark Kelly <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au> 20/08/2007 7:58 pm >>>
> I dread to say this, since I am usually The Cynical One Lambasting The
>
>
> Establishment (TCOLTE), but...
>
> Dare I suggest the motives of DE&T are less Machiavellian than you
> might
> fear?
>
> Could they even have genuinely altruistic motives?
>
> Yes, I was a part of the Ultranet trial, but that is not the reason I
>
>
> say this.
>
> For DE&T to actively counteract any motive force in a pre-emptive and
> self-satisfying manner is to assume they have a motive for doing so...
> and when have they shown any signs of oppressing Moodlish
> installations
>
>
> in schools?
>
> Could it be that they are in fact trying to satisfy a need in schools
> that some pioneers have already explored with Moodling, or equivalent?
>
> I'm not getting paid for this, but I'm holding off pre-emptive
> criticism
>
>
> until I see the beast that's provided for me to ride.
>
> Etc
>
> Mark
>
> Stephen Digby wrote:
> > Yes.
> > The current review of government school intranets is the first
> step in
> > the claw back of control of school IT.
>
>
> > They are starting with requiring schools to document their
> networks and
> > redesign them under a single blueprint.
> > Under the guise of security they will then shut down "unsupported"
> > external access tools like moodle.
>
>
> > To justify the ridiculous expenditure on UltraNet, they will
> require all
> > schools to use it, thus making maintenance of other tools a costly
> > duplication rather than an alternative.
> > Any deficiencies in the system will be met with either denial or
> more
>
>
> > wasted investment....
> >
> > Hear this before ?
> >
> > Heard of "CASES" ?
> >
> > ====================================================
> > Stephen Digby, Learning Technology Manager
>
>
> > mailto: admin at cheltsec.vic.edu.au <mailto:admin at cheltsec.vic.edu.au>
> > Cheltenham Secondary College
>
> www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au
> > <http://www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/>
> > Ph: 613 955 55 955 Fx: 9555 8617 Mb: 0431-701-028
> > ====================================================
>
>
> > Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a
> cruel
> > libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans
> > themselves. Albert Einstein
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
>
>
> > *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
> > [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Andrew
> Grimshaw
>
>
> > *Sent:* Monday, 20 August 2007 3:27 PM
> > *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> > *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] FW: Ultranet
> >
> > Am i silly to assume that we will be able run our moodels as well
> as the
>
>
> > ultranet? - i cant think of any reason why we couldn't
> >
> > andrew grimshaw
> > colac college
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Roland Gesthuizen <mailto:
>
> rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
> > *Newsgroups:* local.it.itapps
> > *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> > <mailto:itapps at edulists.com.au
>
> >
> > *Sent:* Monday, August 20, 2007 1:37 PM
> > *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] FW: Ultranet
> >
> > Hmm, they didn't answer the $M60 question asked.
> >
> > Oddly enough, they invited Laurie to download the tender.
> Cute :-)
>
>
> >
> > It would be an interesting to post a tender response.
> >
> > A survey is nice, but I wonder at the depth and level of
> > consultation with the subject associations and professional
> groups
>
>
> > already doing cool activities with tools such as Moodle. This is
> > about teaching and learning, not just worksheets, software and
> > bandwidth. For now, we we can only speculate at the deeper
>
>
> > educational pedagogy and research that underpins this centralist
> > model for networked service delivery. Anybody who can predict
> the
> > world beyond 2017 is a fool. I'm certainly not holding my
> breath.
>
>
> >
> > It is really great to see ALL the different learning tools we
> are
> > all using and engaged by the exciting things that are happening.
> > Only last week, a new teacher was posted here a swag of ideas
> from
>
>
> > MS Sharepoint users. Thats cool! There is a very real
> strength in
> > our current diversity of tools, teaching styles and innovative
> > solutions, many in spite of poor funding or administrative
> hurdles.
>
>
> > The VITTA annual conference is a celebration of these success
> > stories by a community of practicing educators.
> >
> > Should we be concerned about an all embracing, centralist
> model for
>
>
> > networked service delivery for Victorian state schools? I
> suppose we
> > could be proactive and engage with the tender process .. or
> keep on
> > doing the fun stuff that engages and teaches our students :-)
>
>
> >
> > Regards Roland
> >
> > On 20/08/07, *Laurie Savage* <sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au
> > <mailto:sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au
>
> >> wrote:
> >
> > I emailed the Ultranet people, here is their reply.
> >
> > Laurie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Quach, Tam T [mailto:
>
> quach.tam.t at edumail.vic.gov.au
> > <mailto:quach.tam.t at edumail.vic.gov.au>] On Behalf Of
> > Ultranet
>
>
> > Sent: Monday, 20 August 2007 9:28 AM
> > To: sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au <mailto:sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au>
> > Subject: RE: Ultranet
>
>
> >
> > Hi Laurie
> >
> > Thank you for your enquiry of 17 August 2007 regarding the
> > Ultranet.
> >
> > The Department of Education is aware that some schools
> are using
>
>
> > learning
> > management systems such as Moodle. Please refer to section
> > 8.1.20 of the
> > Request for Tender specifications below:
> >
> > 8.1.20 Learning Management Systems
>
>
> > A few Victorian government schools have made investments in
> > third party
> > learning management solutions. Solutions include (but are
> not
> > limited to)
> > Edumate, My Classes, Scholaris, Studywiz, Moodle,
> Blackboard and
>
>
> > other
> > custom developed intranet solutions. The solutions are
> > implemented within
> > schools' curriculum network environment. DoE is in the
> process
> > of conducting
>
>
> > an extensive survey of existing applications in use at
> schools
> > to assist in
> > formulating the data conversion and change management
> strategies.
> >
> > Learning management systems, however, are only one
> component of the
>
>
> > Ultranet. The other components include:
> >
> > . Strategy
> > . Learning and Teaching Management
> > . Administration
> > . Collaboration
> > . Student Information
>
>
> > . Staff Information
> > . School Information
> > . Reporting
> > . Productivity Tools
> > . Architecture
> > . Security
> > . Standards
>
>
> > . Change Management
> > . Development and Implementation
> > . Service Hosting, Operational Support and Maintenance
> >
> > The Ultranet Request for Tender was released publicly on 1
>
>
> > August 2007. You
> > can the Ultranet RFT from the Victorian Government
> Tenders web
> > site at
> > www.tenders.vic.gov.au <
>
> http://www.tenders.vic.gov.au>. Search
> > for 'Ultranet'. You will need to register on
> > the site in order to download the document.
> >
>
>
> > I hope this answers your question.
> >
> > Regards
> > Tam Quach
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Laurie Savage [mailto:
>
> sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au
> > <mailto:sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au>]
> > Sent: Friday, 17 August 2007 3:35 PM
> > To: Ultranet
> > Subject: Ultranet
>
>
> >
> > We are already using a colloborative, intuitive e-learning
> > system that is
> > under constant development and improvement. We use it for
> VELS
> > and VCE
>
> > cources. It is free, open source and can be tailored to
> local
> > needs. It is
> > written in PHP and uses a free backend database. It is
> called
> > Moodle. Does
> > the state need to spend $M60 to implement an untried
> alternative?
>
>
> >
> > Laurie Savage
> > ICT/Comm. Tech. Teacher,
> > Pascoe Vale Girls College
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