[Year 12 IT Apps] itapps Digest, Vol 129, Issue 57

Fri Nov 20 09:49:11 AEDT 2015

I was also informed of this textbook delivery date today. Mid April seems
like a kick in the teeth. We have a new study design yet we can't access
the appropriate materials to help us teach it? Seems unreasonable.... I
have already ordered and distributed the sample Chapter 1 of the
Informatics text (we have 2 classes this year - Woooo) however this will
only last so far.

On that, has anyone else noticed in the Introduction that it includes
information about Online Communities still for Outcome 1? I had to do a
retake on the new study design to ensure this was an error, and yes, i
found as we know, Online Communities has been removed. So just be careful.
I told my students to cross it out from their texts. I know they are sample
"uncorrected" drafts, but still surely that should have been removed?

Not particularly happy.

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> Hi all,
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> I've got an issue with no hardcopy solution for my year 11 students in
> 2016 like there is for my 12s.  The Informatics people barely batted an
> eyelid when I said the textbook was delayed but "here ya go".  Not sure how
> I offer a level of professionalism to my newly minted VCE students, saying
> "we are aiming for you to step up here...but you won't have a text for 1/3
> of your course...enjoy my PPTs instead!"
>
> Even for the 12s I've got to carry much of the early U3O2 lifting because
> you'd be mad not to at least make a start on this in Term 1 (when you won't
> have the textbook for any sort of guidance)
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> I'll probably be leaning on the old textbook for teaching U1O1 and U1O2
> and am actually starting to lean towards teaching networks first as there's
> much the students can research on their own and online without reference to
> a textbook that at least in this particular area of study can be out of
> date (e.g. data transmission speeds) before it's even printed.
>
> Lucas
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> From: "Garth, Lucas A" <garth.lucas.a at edumail.vic.gov.au>
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> Hi Mark and Ben
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> At least this student could find their IT apps text book and the pages
> seem a little worn so probably someone got good use out of it.
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> If you really hated the subject no way you'd have kept the text, you'd
> have tried to sell it sneakily to next year's students near the end of term
> 3 for $20
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> Lucas
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> From: Mark <mark at vceit.com>
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> http://www.smh.com.au/cqstatic/12z7v7/archery.JPG
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> O dear. That's not very fair.
> The average undomesticated textbook is a lethargic and soporific parasite
> that lives undisturbed at the bottom of students' lockers until the end of
> an academic year when it transfers to a new host.
> It is easily startled simply by being opened or read or (heaven forbid)
> attacked with a highlighter.
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> Hunting one for sport with a compound bow is like shooting a daft
> toothless cabbage, except at the end of a study design when all textbooks
> are fair game.
> When consumed,  I've heard that they tend to be bland, tough, hard to
> digest, and may cause nausea.
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> Good accuracy but low precision.
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> Bow-line is fine but may need to loosen up slightly to reduce tension and
> improve aim.
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> Needs to push on if they want to see their way though the entire text book.
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> My advice is to keep practicing.
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> > Hi all, Who has an IT Apps student that is good at archery.
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> > Cheers,
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