[Year 12 IT Apps] Non ITA list content --- from the Administrator

Fri Feb 16 15:52:31 EST 2007

Hi Folks and Colleagues,

   This issue comes up every six months and is never satisfactorily resolved.

    From my point of view the following are the issues:

   1. Despite the presence of 20 , yes 20 different lists with memberships
ranging from 50 to over 500, all related to IT, the itapps lists
remains the "go to " list whenever there is a question on any topic -
even non IT.
   2. Not all IT teachers are itapps teachers. Many schools no longer have
itapps running and so valuable information never reaches those people
unless they join or remain on the itapps list.
   3. Those who are itapps teachers may not be working on or responsible
for OT posts that only dilute the rightful place of the itapps list to
help teachers teach itapps. So, their frustrations rise as they have to
wade through the chaff to reach the wheat. This is known as a high
chaff to wheat ratio list due to the non itapps posts.
   4. A high number of non itapps posts reduce the quality of the itapps
list. It can charm, but usually frustrates subscribers.
   5. Several years ago, an offtopic list was set up specifically for IT
teachers. Let's use it and get onto it.
   6. Let's redirect or repost messages to the right list so we can better
manage the content of each list for the task it is intended.

   Surely as IT teachers we are capable of using the technology correctly.
Let us encourage ( not criticise or condemn ) each other to use the
correct list for the appropriate topic.

   Happy hour in 10 minutes ....... bring it on

Best Wishes

Kevork Krozian
Mailing List Administrator
kevork at edulists.com.au
www.edulists.com.au

> Hi Kent,
>
>
>
> But nobody seems to subscribe to the Offtopic list, which is why I
> posted my query re wireless problems to this list, and I did preface my
> first enquiry with "This is really Offtopic but I thought more
> suggestions might come from this list."
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>
>
> If everyone who started an offtopic thread puts the word 'offtopic' in
> the subject, you can set up a rule in your email client to delete them
> all automatically if you don't want to participate in these threads.
> Otherwise there is a little X button you can use, combined with the
> shift or CTRL key and sorting by topic it is quick to delete large
> numbers of emails.
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> Just an idea.
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> Personally I always think you never know when a thread might appear that
> interests you (or someone says something that gives you a giggle!)-
> regardless of the topic.
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> It's hot, it's 2.40pm Friday arvo, and a glass of wine is less than half
> an hour away!!! *smile*
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>
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> Cheers
>
> Ros
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>
>
> Roslyn Meadows | Information Technology | Bentleigh Secondary College |
> meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au | ph 03 9579 1044 | mobile 0412 614
> 062
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
> Sent: Friday, 16 February 2007 2:06 PM
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Non ITA list content
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> Hi Kent.  Yes, I guess the OT quotient has been rising lately but it
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> never seemed to get to a problematic level.
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> We should all keep in mind the primary aim of this list and ask
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> ourselves whether it's better post our queries to a more appropriate
> forum.
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>
> Mark
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> Kent Beveridge wrote:
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>> Is it just me or have others noticed that there seems to be lots of
> (what I consider to be) stuff that is non ITA focus.
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>> Eg I dont recall that I have to teach in ITA about CASES 'how to'
> documents.
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>> Can you guys please be selective about the content as my email box is
> about to explode with all the OT stuff!
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>> Apologies to those who feel I'm being a wet rag - I just like seeking
> attention!
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>> KB.
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>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Stephen Digby
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>> Sent: Fri 16/02/2007 1:02 PM
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>> To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
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>> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] VELS Reporting
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>> I think that teachers CANNOT enter domain scores.
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>> They ONLY enter dimension scores and the software automatically
> calculates the domain score.
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>> The dimension scores cannot be reported.
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>> If two people enter different dimension scores in the same domain,
> different domain scores will be displayed
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>> on their reports, but the overall student domain score for the next
> semester (or for a summary sheet if the
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>> school chooses to have one) will be a mathematical average of both
> assessments.
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> Stephen Digby, Learning Technology Manager
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>> mailto:admin at cheltsec.vic.edu.au
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Michael Warden
>
>> Sent: Friday, 16 February 2007 7:48 AM
>
>> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'
> MailingList
>
>> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] VELS Reporting
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>>
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>> Hi everyone,
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>> I have a question to ask about the QuickVic reporting program. Does
> anyone know if teachers are suppose to
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>> input DIMENSIONS scores or DOMAIN scores please???
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>> TIA
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>>
>
>> Michael
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> --
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> Mark Kelly
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> Moderator: IPM Mailing List
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Kevork Krozian
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