[Year 12 IT Apps] AusVELS and Digital Technologies

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Brendyn,

Such as meeting would be a good use of the Polycom equipment. Most schools in Victoria have these systems and I use it now every other day to coordinate meetings and discussions (and even classes) between our two metro campuses. Brendan OBrien showed me last year how several units can connect at once from the edge of Victoria, even more if a session is simultaneously webcast via a Google Hangout.

Perhaps this is something the DLTV office could help coordinate and explore as they have a unit in their office.

Regards Roland

PS: Just a point of trivia. I did my teaching rounds at Nagle College many, many moons ago :-)

Roland GESTHUIZEN
http://about.me/rgesthuizen



"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

On 21 Mar 2014, at 10:46 am, Brendyn Hancock <BHancock at nagle.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> Paula
>  
> Last year we spoke about you possibly making the journey out this way in order to promote/give information on the new Digital Technologies area and General Capabilities in the Australian Curriculum.
>  
> After consulting some others I would like to propose that we plan for a meeting in Sale (that saves you an hr travel each way) and makes it just that little more attractive for other schools (sth Gippsland).
> I propose an afternoon session from say 1pm – 3pm. We would invite every school (secondary) catholic/DEET/other (???) and plan for some time in Mid Term 2, 2014.
>  
> This email is to open up the conversation and start to look at things like dates/content/logistic etc etc.
>  
> Thank you.
>  
> Cheers
>  
> Brendyn
>  
> Mr Brendyn Hancock | ICT Manager | Nagle College
> PO Box 507 (20 Hope Avenue ) Bairnsdale 3875
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>  
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Christophersen, Paula P
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 February 2014 4:33 PM
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> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] AusVELS and Digital Technologies
>  
> Dear colleagues
>  
> I’m just alerting you to a VCAA Notice to Schools, which outlines the curriculum and reporting responsibilities that government and Catholic schools have with respect to AusVELS in 2015. Regarding Digital Technologies (one of two subjects within the Technologies Learning Area), schools are expected to begin implementing the curriculum from 2015. This can mean many things for example, a staggered implementation beginning in 2015, with whole-school coverage achieved within three years; a full implementation across a school from 2016 etc. How this done is a school decision. As yet no ‘final date’ for complete implementation has been published.
>  
> http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/correspondence/notices/2014/09.aspx
>  
> Regards
> Paula
>  
> Paula Christophersen
> Curriculum Manager, Digital Technologies
> Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
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