[Year 12 IT Apps] RE: developing Games for the iPhone and iPod Touch

Thu May 13 12:34:10 EST 2010

Hi James,

A good suggestion - I will see what I can organise!

Adrian Janson B.Sc, Dip.Ed, M.Ed
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Sent: Thursday, 13 May 2010 10:10 AM
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Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] RE: developing Games for the iPhone and iPod
Touch

I guess as it is a 10 week course, it's not too bad ($75-$90 a pd session);
however, it is rather expensive for us schools with limited pd budgets.

It would be nice if they could offer a "taster" cheap 1 session PD on it to
see if people want to really go through it or not. Or a condensed cheaper
version of the 10 week course.

James Lee

p.s: Thanks to all those who helped me with php course ideas/server2go/mowes
:)

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Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 21:48:57 +1000
From: "Hutchison, Geoffrey G"
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Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] developing Games for the iPhone and
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$750/$900 ... whooaa

And Melbourne centric ......again

Geoff Hutchison,

IT Manager/Coordinator,

McGuire College,

Shepparton, Vic

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[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Geraldine McKenna
Sent: Wednesday, 12 May 2010 9:32 PM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] developing Games for the iPhone and iPod
Touch

Pity once again that exorbitant pricing is offputting. Otherwise it
sounds very interesting and worthwhile.
Geraldine McKenna
Avila College
Mt Waverley

On 12/05/10 10:30 AM, "VITTA Professional Development" <pd at vitta.org.au>
wrote:

Learn to Create Games for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad!

with Conor O'Kane

This 10 week course covers creating simple 2D games using the Torque
game engine, and deploying those games onto Apple hardware such as the
iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. The course is tailored for teachers who want
to use game development as a learning aid for all subject areas.

Areas covered include:

    * Importing artwork, or creating original art for use in games.
    * Writing scripts to add interactivity and gameplay.
    * Creating particle effects.
    * Incorporating tilt and touch input methods.
    * Adding sound effects and music.
    * Using Apple's Xcode to deploy games! onto the target platforms.
    * Hardware, software and financial requirements for Torque game
development in the classroom.

For more information and to book:
http://vitta.org.au/events/event/learn-to-create-games-for-the-ipod-touc
h-iphone-and-ipad

If you have any questions email Jo at pd at vitta.org.au
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Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 08:17:50 +1000
From: Mark KELLY <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] sac2
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Please forgive me mounting my usual soapbox for a second...

Whichever SAC you use, and wherever it comes from, it's still
*your*responsibility to ensure that it fulfils the requirements of the
study
design.  There have been one or two dodgy outcomes let loose in the past
that would not have passed VCAA auditing.

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:59 PM, George Ciotti <
ciotti.george.w at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

>  With all due respect, what youre effectively saying is that after all
> your experience you wont provide Andrew with one of your SACs? Or one of
the
> SACs that you may have gotten from someone else in the past and
successfully
> used in your class?
> I would give you one of mine if I had one Andrew but I am in the same boat
> as other first year ITA teachers. It seems to me that SACs that others
have
> used successfully in the past or indeed are using currently are few and
far
> between. Not any on the VITTA unless youre doing the Software SAC, heaps
of
> those!
>
> The big question is why? I would have thought that by now there
> would/should be plenty. How many ITA teachers are there out there?
>
> If you dont mind Andrew, I wouldnt mind looking at the ones you have.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> George Ciotti
>
> -->
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>
>
>
> On 5/12/10 11:53 AM, "Robert Hind" <robert at yinnar.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Andrew!
>
> We've all been down the same road. First time teaching the subject. Not
> sure exactly what the study design means! Am I doing the right thing? What
> help can I get? Where can I get it?
>
> That is where the ITApps list really helps. You can ask for help and
> usually get it.
>
> I was teaching IT when the VCE started. We had CATs - and now SACs. Those
> of us teaching at that time had to develop our own CATs and SACs -
> especially in non-metropolitan schools, where I was teaching at that time,
> as we had no local support. The whole Edulists did not exist and there
were
> no commercially available resources. I am now retired from full time
> teaching.
>
> So what am I saying to you?
>
> Don't agonise too much about this SAC. You have two examples already - so,
> unless you are not happy with either of them, go with one of those. Modify
> of course to suit your students and the software you and they are using.
>
> The SAC has to allow students to demonstrate the required skills- see the
> VCAA Assessment Handbook for ITApps at
> http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/InfoTechHB_2007.doc <
> http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/InfoTechHB_2007.doc>
>
> Then really all you have to do is rank the students in order of their
> ability to satisfy the requirements for the SAC. The moderation of the
> internal assessments via the exam marks takes care of assessment
differences
> between schools/teachers.
>
> Good luck with SAC 2
>
> Robert Hind (Semi-retired) OOF, GOM (Thanks Kent!)
> Ashwood and Traralgon
> robert at yinnar.com
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Townsley, Andrew A" <townsley.andrew.a at edumail.vic.gov.au <
>
mailto:townsley.andrew.a at edumail.vic.gov.au<townsley.andrew.a at edumail.vic.go
v.au>>
> >
> To: "Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List" <
> itapps at edulists.com.au
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> >
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:23 AM
> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] sac2
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am after another SAC for outcome 2. I have 2 already and really would
> like to see another if possible.
> >
> > A.Townsley
> > townsley.andrew.a at edumail.vic.gov.au <
>
mailto:townsley.andrew.a at edumail.vic.gov.au<townsley.andrew.a at edumail.vic.go
v.au>>
>
> > Fountain Gate SC
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au <
> mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au <itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au>> on
> behalf of Jackson Bates
> > Sent: Tue 11/05/2010 11:16 AM
> > To: itapps at edulists.com.au
<mailto:itapps at edulists.com.au<itapps at edulists.com.au>>
>
> > Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] U3O2 - Ok to code entirely in Notepad?
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > This is probably a dumb question, but if a pupil is proficient in html
> > and css, can they create their prototype website in Notepad (or Vym, or
> > Notepad++ etc). I know the task must be completed using appropriate
> > software that can create a website, but does that include something as
> > simple as a text editor or must they use Dreamweaver or another WYSIWYG
> > type of editor?
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> >
> > Jackson Bates
> >
> > Waverley Christian College
> >
> >
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