[Year 12 IT Apps] RE:Google tools

[Alex Hopkins]

Is it in fact a requirement, though? It seems to me that this is
important, as it would make a substantial difference to our teaching
practices. I use Google docs, etc with year 9s, who certainly aren't 18! I
don't have a year 12 group this year, but when I saw Bill's idea I thought
it an excellent one for the group that I will have next year. So could we
have any clarification on this matter?

Regards,

Alex Hopkins
Bayside Christian College

> Thanks, Anne.
>
> I was not aware of the minimum 18 year old age requirement.
>
> I guess I will confine it to my class where the students are all over 18
> years old.
>
> Thanks for the heads up.
>
> Regards, Bill Oldham (sessional teacher at Chisholm TAFE and VU)
>
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> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] RE:Google tools
>
> I love your idea Bill, and use google substantially. If you set up an
> igoogle page, most of these tools can be accessed quickly, so add in
> reader, notebook, todo etc as well.
> However, do students have to be 18 years of age to use all this. I am not
> certain but thought I read somewhere that was the case.
> Anne Mirtschin
> Hawkesdale P12 College
>
> Quoting Bill Oldham <billo at kew.hotkey.net.au>:
>
>> Is anyone considering using the Google tools that are now available
>> to use
>> in all the SACs for next year except the database one?
>>
>>
>>
>> This year I started with a Google account. I began with Gmail, Gtalk,
>> and
>> Ggroups.
>>
>>
>>
>> This lead into using Blogger, Google images and Picasa.
>>
>>
>>
>> Then came the online versions of a word processor, spreadsheet and
>> web page
>> creator programs as part of Google docs.
>>
>>
>>
>> Timelines were developed in a rough sense using Google Calendar and
>> Google
>> docs spreadsheet.
>>
>>
>>
>> Add to this a start of using PBwiki, YouTube and Google toolbar.
>>
>>
>>
>> It seems like most of ITA in 2009 could be covered using Google tools
>> and be
>> completely online.
>>
>>
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards, Bill Oldham (sessional teacher at Chisholm TAFE and VU)
>>
>>
>
>
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