[Year 12 IT Apps] Student Exam Preparation Day 2010
Margaret Lawson
margaret.lawson at konstantkaos.net
Fri Aug 6 08:46:38 EST 2010
that's good because most of my kids were planning on going to the
Swinburne Open Day
:(
Margaret
Adrian Janson wrote:
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> Hi Steve,
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> The sessions will be recorded and made available for purchase for
> schools. We will post information on this shortly.
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> Cheers,
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> Adrian
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> *Adrian Janson **B.Sc, Dip.Ed, M.Ed
> **VITTA President*
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> *Director of ICT
> *Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill, South Yarra, Victoria 3141
> Australia.
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> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Pearse, Steven S
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> I would like to take my IP applications class to the Exam Prep day, but
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> being from a country school in Trafalgar, My question is why only 1
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> hour. We don't have a systems or a VET class, so when the travel time is
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> 4 times the length of the presentation, and to take a bus down we are
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> looking at costs of ~ $50 per student. For a hour revision session, I
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> don't think I can sell that to my students first, and then the parents
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> of my students who are going to have to shell out money.
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> Steve Pearse
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> Trafalgar High School
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> 1. Enrol Now!! Student Exam Preparation Day 2010
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> (VITTA Professional Development)
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> 2. [OT] Are iPads 'computers'? (Mark KELLY)
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> 3. Re: [OT] Are iPads 'computers'? (WEIR Andrew)
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> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 13:35:40 +1000 (EST)
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> From: VITTA Professional Development <pd at vitta.org.au>
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> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Enrol Now!! Student Exam Preparation Day
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> Hi everyone (and apologies for the cross posts),
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> VITTA invites you to tell your students about the Student Exam
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> Preparation Da y on Sunday , 15 August . Sessions are offered for VCE IT
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> applications, Software development and VET IT. The day will be a great
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> opportunity for your students to get a kick start on their exam revision
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> and hear exam tips , brush up on their theory and get motivated !
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> The Student Exams Day coincides with Open Day at the University of
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> Melbourne , so it provides an opportunity for students to also take in
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> career and course advice.
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> DETAILS
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> Venue: ICT Building, 111 Barry Street, Carlton
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> Times: 9:30 - 10:30 Software development
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> 9:30 - 10:30 VCE VET IT
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> 10:45 - 11:45 IT applications
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> (Please register at least 15 minutes prior)
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> The cost of the day is $35 per student.
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> For further information and registration, see he attached brochure OR
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> visit:
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> ? IT Applications:
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> http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/student-exam-day-register-for-it-ap
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> plications
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> ? Software Development:
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> http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/student-exam-day-register-for-softw
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> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:07:52 +1000
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> From: Mark KELLY <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
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> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Are iPads 'computers'?
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> A poser just occurred to me as I plan budgets for next year: if we buy
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> iPads, would they count as *computers* in the annual school ICT
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> inventory
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> (and therefore count towards DEECD's planned 1:1 ratio of year 9-12
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> students
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> per computer)?
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> --
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> Mark Kelly
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> Manager - Information Systems; Reporting Manager
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> McKinnon Secondary College
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> McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
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> Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085
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> From: "WEIR Andrew" <andrew.weir at thomascarr.vic.edu.au>
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> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Are iPads 'computers'?
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> Mark,
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> (See below my rant)
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> This was a statement circulated to the CEO schools. (At the end of my
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> bit)
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> We looked at the ipad; they are a nice media consumption device but we
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> were a bit concerned about getting data on and off the device IE USB
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> connectivity, student file space and printing.
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> Also word processors and presentation tools are not included in the
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> package so we had to add another Approx $40 to the cost of the device to
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> purchase those apps, I am not sure about site and volume licensing from
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> apple for ipad apps.
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> I know things like Google docs could replace the need for the apps such
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> as pages, but with the wireless running at all times battery life gets
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> shortened and the ipad does not charge from a standard charger, it
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> actually requires a 1 amp usb port and I believe most computers max out
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> a 500 - 700ma. So the availability and OHS requirements for the power
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> need to be considered.
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> There was also the issue of support and Jail Braking. There are pro's
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> and cons for custom OS and other things but what then happens to the
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> security of the network. Should schools support devices that have been
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> jail broken and how can we stop students Jail braking the device
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> especially if we let them take the devices home.
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> >From a LOTE, Humanities and to some point English point of view we did
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> find some major benefits and have not ruled out purchasing two class
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> sets but as the main stream student device we are not totally convinced
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> of version 1 of the ipad. Let's see what apple says for second
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> generation.
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> Some of the pro's were ITunes university, Ipad books especially
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> Shakespeare and other novels.
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> Also at this point we are actually taking a step back from technology
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> and really look at the curriculum so that it is supported and enhanced
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> by whatever "device" we choose.
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> Anyway this is only just the opinion of a teacher getting over a bad
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> dose of flu. So happy to see a healthy discussion.
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> Andrew
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> iPad
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> Many schools have also asked if the new iPad would be approved as a
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> 'computer' under the DER
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> funding. Initially, the advice from DEEWR was that it was not eligible.
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> However, the following advice was
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> received by us on 23 June:
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> Many of you have sought advice about whether the new Apple iPad meets
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> eligibility requirements
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> under the National Secondary School Computer Fund. I would like to
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> advise that DEEWR
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> considers that the iPad does meet the existing definitions of an
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> eligible computer device under
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> the Fund. An iPad is a particular type of tablet computer and these have
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> been considered as
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> eligible devices since the implementation of the Fund in 2008.
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> A tablet, including the iPad, allows users to input information via
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> QWERTY typing, it runs word
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> processing and other efficiency applications and it provides a means of
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> accessing information
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> from the Internet. The major difference between a tablet and a
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> conventional laptop is that the
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> keyboard is a software generated function on a screen rather than a
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> physical object. The iPad
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> runs different applications from other laptops.
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> In summary, DEEWR considers that the iPad, as a tablet, can be purchased
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> under the Fund but
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> it is a matter for education authorities/schools to decide if the
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> application suite on an iPad meets
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> the educational needs of their students.
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> Andrew Weir
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> Information Technology Co-ordinator
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> Thomas Carr College
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> ________________________________
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> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
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> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark KELLY
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> Sent: Thursday, 5 August 2010 9:08 AM
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> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
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> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Are iPads 'computers'?
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>
> A poser just occurred to me as I plan budgets for next year: if we buy
>
> iPads, would they count as computers in the annual school ICT inventory
>
> (and therefore count towards DEECD's planned 1:1 ratio of year 9-12
>
> students per computer)?
>
>
>
> --
>
> Mark Kelly
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> Manager - Information Systems; Reporting Manager
>
> McKinnon Secondary College
>
> McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
>
> Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085
>
> School Phone +613 8520 9000, Fax +613 9578 9253
>
> kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
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> Webmaster - http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
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> Author - VCE IT Lecture notes: http://vceit.com
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> Moderator: IT Applications Mailing List
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> Korma: the philosophy that what you get out of a curry depends on what
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> you put into it.
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