[Year 12 IT Apps] No more printed study designs!

Thu Dec 15 12:55:56 EST 2011

I agree with Jarrod. I have also found the display of epubs to be device and 
software dependent when comparing different readers on a windows laptop and 
also different ebook readers. Let's stick to a format we know - pdf.

Robert Hind (Semi-retired) OOF, GOM, COF
Ashwood and Traralgon
robert at yinnar.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robinson, Jarrod J" <robinson.jarrod.j at edumail.vic.gov.au>
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Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [ Year 12 IT Apps] No more printed study designs!

> Roland
>
> VCAA would battle to convert the study designs to epub format, it was a 
> nightmare for me to convert a standard word document with just words and 
> headings. Throw in tables etc and it gets super ugly
>
> Jarrod
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au 
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Roland Gesthuizen
> Sent: Thursday, 15 December 2011 12:05 PM
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Cc: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] No more printed study designs!
>
> again, why not an ePub version?
>
> On 15/12/2011, at 8:14 AM, Ben Hines <b.hines at ccg.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
>> What's a printed copy? I have one somewhere, but due to the erratum's I 
>> don't even bother with it. I'm happy with the PDF, so won't even notice 
>> the change...
>>
>>
>> Mr Ben Hines
>>
>> VCE Maths/ICT Teacher
>> Senior School Campus - Christian College Geelong
>> S(03) 52411577 (ext. 180)
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Robinson, Jarrod
>> J
>> Sent: Wednesday, 14 December 2011 10:56 PM
>> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] No more printed study designs!
>>
>> I find opening the study design on an iOS device (which places it on the 
>> bookshelf) is a great way to explore the study designs. The death of the 
>> printed copy is a good thing.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 14/12/2011, at 10:52 PM, "geoffmoss37 at bigpond.com" 
>> <geoffmoss37 at bigpond.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Its just another way to pass the costs back on to the school, and the 
>>> teacher if you want to print a copy at home, or am I being cynical?
>>>
>>> Geoff Moss
>>> RMIT
>>>
>>> ---- "Savage wrote:
>>>> It's pretty easy to create active tables of contents and indices in a 
>>>> PDF, but I can't see it happening!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Laurie Savage
>>>>
>>>> ICT teacher, Pascoe Vale Girls College
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>>>> [itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] on behalf of Matheson, Heath A
>>>> [Matheson.Heath.A at edumail.vic.gov.au]
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2011 11:47 AM
>>>> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] No more printed study designs!
>>>>
>>>> If they put a decent indexing system in so you can jump to where you 
>>>> want to go it wouldn't be so bad. Though still hard to put sticky notes 
>>>> on a pdf.
>>>>
>>>> Heath
>>>>
>>>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>>>> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark KELLY
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2011 11:05 AM
>>>> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List; Year 12 Software
>>>> Development Teachers' Mailing List
>>>> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] No more printed study designs!
>>>>
>>>> I noticed in the latest VCAA bulletin that there will not be any
>>>> more printed study designs after next year. It's all online
>>>>
>>>> This internet thing is just getting out of control!
>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>> Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area McKinnon Secondary
>>>> College McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia Direct line /
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