[Year 12 IT Apps] an apology for American colleagues..KentB

Sun May 11 18:02:55 EST 2008

Hi Ross,

There is a requirement on these lists that we do identify ourselves.

So who are you? Where are you teaching? Etc?

Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
Ex Traralgon and Ashwood

and if you want more ID from me then please say so

Robert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ross Algie" <ralgie at mcmedia.com.au>
To: "'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'" 
<itapps at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 5:48 PM
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] an apology for American colleagues..KentB

> Don't stress guys.
> George W. has been insulting the world for the last 7 years.
> Time they stopped being so precious.
> And; I don't care!
> Onya's all
> Ross Algie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au 
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Robert Hind
> Sent: Sunday, 11 May 2008 4:36 PM
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] an apology for American colleagues..KentB
>
> Gudonyu mate
>
> from a whinging Pom
>
> ( Yes I am a Pom, although now an Oz citizen, so I can say what I like 
> about
>
> Poms)
>
> Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
> Ex Traralgon and Ashwood
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Oldham" <billo at kew.hotkey.net.au>
> To: "'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'"
> <itapps at edulists.com.au>
> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 4:14 PM
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] an apology for American colleagues..KentB
>
>
>> It would be better to use the derogatory name of Yank when referring to
>> Americans from the northern states.
>>
>>
>>
>> Having been raised in the South as a Confederate, we have always referred
>> to
>> anyone above the Mason Dixon line as a Yank.
>>
>>
>>
>> Remember the motto of all us Good Ole Boys - "Forget? Hell no! The South
>> shall rise again."
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards, Bill Oldham from Louisville (pronounced Lowville), Kentucky
>> (pronounced Kaintuck) also an Australian citizen and sessional teacher at
>> Chisholm TAFE
>>
>>
>>
>> PS To keep this on an ITA topic, how are people using delicious on a
>> prototype web site? Would a cut and paste do for a prototype page?
>>
>>
>>
>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
>> On Behalf Of Kent Beveridge
>> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 2:38 PM
>> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
>> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] an apology for American colleagues..KentB
>>
>>
>>
>> Being one prepared to take his lumps....
>>
>> It appears my choice of words in my filter post upset a member of our 
>> list
>> community. I have directly sent my apology to that member off list as 
>> that
>> is how I was informed of their 'disgust'.
>>
>> To any other American members who were also offended by my recent post's
>> wording, please accept my apology as I was just echoing the wording of my
>> techie and I personally, am not 'anti-american'. It was not a 'dig', just
>> a
>> typically Aussie slapstick choice of words, but apparently not to the
>> taste
>> of all.
>>
>> Disrespect is not my intention.
>>
>> Why write this? Simple..
>>
>> The error occured here, so this is where it should be corrected!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thankyou.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kent.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kent Beveridge,
>>
>> I.T. co-ordinator
>>
>> St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College
>>
>> Horsham
>>
>> email.. kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au
>>
>>
>>
>> |<3|\|7  b3\/3r1D93 ?  ;-)
>>
>> Wishes and Eggs, one you make and one you break!  A bit like 
>> promises.....
>>
>> "This email and any attachments may be confidential.  You must not
>> disclose
>> or use the information in this email if you are not the intended
>> recipient.
>> If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately 
>> and
>> delete the email and all copies.  The School does not guarantee that this
>> email is virus or error free.  The attached files are provided and my 
>> only
>> be used on the basis that the user assumes all responsibility for any
>> loss,
>> damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from the use of 
>> the
>> attached files, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not.
>> The
>> content and opinions in this email are not necessarily those of the
>> School."
>>
>>
>>
>>  _____
>>
>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Kent Beveridge
>> Sent: Sun 5/11/2008 9:48 AM
>> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
>> Subject: filtering software overkill!..fireworksMX qn.
>>
>> Does anyone else use 'surfcontrol' (it gives a big white box with red or
>> blue lettering when banning stuff).
>>
>> Our school does and its driving me batty! I aint the techie as you know,
>> but
>> it NOW blocks teacher tube, god tube(yes that exists too) and all video 
>> on
>> the google link.(we already had youtube, myspace and facebook banned for
>> 'social software link reasons' and I coped with that before...but now...
>>
>> My school is going backwards.
>>
>> Apparantly its an american program..shoulda guessed!
>>
>>
>>
>> Its basically killing my classes now...so much for moving forward and
>> embracing technology.
>>
>> I desperately want to promote use of multimedia at my school and have 
>> just
>> finished some intense HTML programming which uses links to this stuff for
>> creating pages at the middle school level but now it seems all that 
>> effort
>> might be for zilch.
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, I sent an email to the techie about my concerns, but so far, no
>> responses.
>>
>>
>>
>> For others in the Catholic system reading this, what filters do you use,
>> and
>> could you email me a list of their names please so I can pass it on to my
>> principal...its gone too far for me not to speak about it now I think.
>>
>>
>>
>> About the fireworks program..we have the MX version...has anyone got any
>> nifty starter level stuff they could email me please. I have no resources
>> for this one and would love to use it..oh, I also have never used it so
>> will
>> be learning it too. Targetting years 8/9 level...but have some smart
>> cookies
>> in that lot.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kent.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Kent Beveridge,
>>
>> I.T. co-ordinator
>>
>> St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College
>>
>> Horsham
>>
>> email.. kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au
>>
>>
>>
>> |<3|\|7  b3\/3r1D93 ?  ;-)
>>
>> Wishes and Eggs, one you make and one you break!  A bit like 
>> promises.....
>>
>> "This email and any attachments may be confidential.  You must not
>> disclose
>> or use the information in this email if you are not the intended
>> recipient.
>> If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately 
>> and
>> delete the email and all copies.  The School does not guarantee that this
>> email is virus or error free.  The attached files are provided and my 
>> only
>> be used on the basis that the user assumes all responsibility for any
>> loss,
>> damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from the use of 
>> the
>> attached files, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not.
>> The
>> content and opinions in this email are not necessarily those of the
>> School."
>>
>>
>>
>>  _____
>>
>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Roland Gesthuizen
>> Sent: Sun 5/11/2008 2:09 AM
>> To: eLearning mailing list; Year 7 - 10 IT Mailing List; Year 12 IT
>> Applications Teachers' Mailing List
>> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Privacy fears over student register
>>
>> As you know, I am an passionate advocate for schools to make good use of
>> learning technologies in the classroom and ICT to assist the school
>> administration.
>>
>> Last week, I briefly discussed with a departmental Ultranet
>> representative,
>> some of my concerns about the privacy issues regarding the construction 
>> of
>> the student registry. Perhaps this was an unfair question but I was
>> surprised that nobody had been briefed in detail about this. On previous
>> occasions, I have tried to raise this with the AEU but the emails seem to
>> have spiraled off and into the ether. Perhaps the mandated  requirement
>> that
>> all state school leaders adopt Ultranet as a performance goal, it's deep
>> embedding into our schools and bundling with several different 
>> initiatives
>> has confused things.
>>
>> I harbor some genuine fears that this student registry could put 
>> students'
>> privacy at risk.
>>
>> You can read the full Herald Sun newspaper story about the pending
>> legislation or the attached printable version:
>>    http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23661243-2862,00.html
>>
>> Despite the wishes of former governments, the Australia card was rejected
>> on
>> very much the same issues and more recently an updated Medicare card.
>>    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Card
>>
>> Now is a good time to explore this whole new area and give consideration
>> to
>> the implications of what is being planned or the legislation that is
>> before
>> the Victorian parliament.
>>
>> Now is a good time to ask questions.
>>
>> Regards Roland
>>
>> -- 
>> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
>> http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au <http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au/>
>>
>> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
>> change
>> the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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